Tag: New Zealand

Minion Monies: How much did my 2020 New Zealand & Asia Trip Cost?

ByTravelling Minion June 26, 2022 0 Comments
The following will be an accounting of my 2020 trip to Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and New Zealand trip. If you've not read the blog, you can do so here. Or if you want a summary of the entire trip you can check that out here. It might provide some extra context to the costs below! The Transportation ($1906.67 & 208,000 Points) The Flights ($1076.90) The "Complicated Booking" ($628.06 &...

Travelling Minions in 2020

ByTravelling Minion January 3, 2021 1 Comment
Probably like everyone else on the planet, 2020 did not go as planned. Back at the start of the year I originally intended to take two major trips with the opportunity for smaller ones in between. Unfortunately, with this global pandemic, I only embarked on one trip early in 2020. I debated whether a year in review this year would be very worthwhile given that most of the year I spent at home....

Wrapping up Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan

ByTravelling Minion November 25, 2020 0 Comments
Wow, how does one wrap up what really feels like three separate trips all packed into one?! It feels so long ago eating laksa in Singapore, black water rafting in New Zealand or visiting night markets in Taiwan. With the world turned upside down, I have been (very) slowly blogging and am finally through the trip (from almost a year ago now!) If you have read through all of it, Thank you! Though...

Reflecting on New Zealand – Gimpy

ByTravelling Minion November 20, 2020 0 Comments
Like with other longish trips, I try to ask a travel buddy or two to share their thoughts. I sent Gimpy a list of questions so she could share her impressions about New Zealand with us! (Some edits made for correctness) If you're interested in reading through the whole trip from beginning to end, please click here. Top 3 Highlights Highlight #1: The Area around Twizel One of my favourite spots...

Auckland

ByTravelling Minion September 16, 2020 0 Comments
After checking out of our AirBnB, Gimpy and I set off for Auckland. The drive along the west coast of the peninsula in the morning is pretty and served as a great way to spend a New Zealand morning. The drive to Auckland takes two hours and soon enough we were pulling into the garage of our Auckland AirBnB. After taking some time to settle in and get our bearings, Gimpy and I decide to take a...

Cathedral Cove

ByTravelling Minion September 7, 2020 1 Comment
Christchurch to Auckland At the ungodly hour of 4 AM, Gimpy and I set out in the dark towards Christchurch Airport. We needed to do an early morning car drop off, then catch the shuttle to the terminal, before flying to Auckland and driving to Cathedral Cove. After arriving at the terminal, making it through security was a breeze. (There seems to be little security when it comes to domestic...