Wrapping up Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan

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

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...

Transit to Taiwan

Perth We start off where I left off from the previous post. After parting ways with Gimpy in Auckland, I end up in Perth where I spend the night (At the airport) before taking multiple flights to Taiwan the next day. My Singapore flight is scheduled to leave at 6:30 am and so security opened at around 3:30 am. SilverKris Lounge (Perth) After clearing security, my first stop is the SilverKris...

Cathedral Cove

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...

Franz Josef Helihike

There's only one major thing on our agenda today: Helihiking the Franz Josef Glacier. Since booking this, I've been looking forward to this for quite some time. Not only is the idea of hiking the glacier appealing, but taking a helicopter up there really does it! I've never ridden in a helicopter, so this will be the first time.  Franz Josef Helihike After packing everything into our rental...

Drive to Franz Josef

Today would be a long travel day as our intention is to drive from Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier. The drive is a little under 7 hours and the plan is to make stops along the way to stretch our legs and take in the sites where possible. Arrow Junction After some breakfast we set off for the 2 hour drive back to Frankton which is right outside of Queenstown. We stopped here for some coffee and to...