text: Auckland Airport is the gateway to New Zealand, it is about 40 minutes from Downtown Auckland, and it is easy to get an airport bus directly to the city if you are going to spend a few days there. Like many great cities, you do not need a car to get around and explore. However one of the things I recommend to women is to make use of the Auckland Airport Car Rental - hire … [Read more...]
  Kakahi – Taumarunui Accommodation – stay off the beaten Track in New Zealand
  October 17, 2015 by Rosemary Neave 2 Comments
  The Women Travel Accommodation Network has women owned and run accommodation - providing accommodation in some very special and sometimes out of the way places in New Zealand and around the world. See listings here The latest listing in NZ is Kakahi Adventure Lodge - here is a little more of their story. Maxine Arden left her corporate Auckland job and embraced a life of … [Read more...]
  Drag Cabaret in Auckland
  May 12, 2015 by Rosemary Neave Leave a Comment
  Caluzzi Cabaret & Bar offers an unforgettable Drag Queen Cabaret in Auckland City open on Friday & Saturday evenings only , and also a LGBT (straight friendly) catch up night every Wednesday. Caluzzi Bar: Legendary Caluzzi Bar & Cabaret is an unforgettable dining experience. From the moment you step foot off flamboyant K Rd and through the front door, the girls … [Read more...]
  Waiheke Island – Paradise on Auckland’s Doorstep
  May 5, 2015 by Rosemary Neave Leave a Comment
  Just off the coast of Auckland is the Island Paradise of Waiheke - close to the hustle and bustle of Auckland, but a world away. Once the home of hippies, it still retains a little of that counter culture charm, but now it also includes world class cafés and wineries. However the most arresting part of Waiheke Island is it's natural bounty of beaches and bays - white sand … [Read more...]
  Art Break – Waihi How it all Began…
  December 21, 2014 by Rosemary Neave 4 Comments
  Art Break Waihi is a Kiwi beach holiday experience over two days and take time to explore your artistic side. Encouragement and a stimulating environment by the sea help you to tap into your creativity. Waihi is a small settlement under two hours from Auckland on the east Coast. Here is a story of their beginnings... Heather and I became friends through working together … [Read more...]
  Oak and Puriri – a tale of more than trees at Waimate North
  October 10, 2014 by Rosemary Neave 2 Comments
  A Tale of Two Peoples I have driven past the turn off to Waimate North countless times, and thought one day I will drive down that road. Today was the day. We are on our way to the Hokianga in Northland for a few days, so it seems the perfect time to make a detour, as we are staying for two days on the north side of the Hokianga Harbour. MAP Waimate North is the only … [Read more...]
  Best Pizza In New Zealand
  October 8, 2014 by Rosemary Neave 2 Comments
  It is Official Kevin from Dante's Pizzeria in the lane at Ponsonby Central makes the best Margherita Pizza in New Zealand. Ponsonby Central and it's group of funky shops is one of my favourite shops on what is definately my favourite road in Auckland. Dante's Pizza is authentic Napolese Pizza - it is the first pizzeria in New Zealand to receive membership into the … [Read more...]
  Of Toilets and Trains – Visiting Kawakawa in the Bay of Islands
  October 7, 2014 by Rosemary Neave 1 Comment
  Toilet Stop at Kawakawa It is quiet on this mid winter day in Kawakawa. Originally famous for being the turn off to the Bay of Islands and for having a train run right down the middle of the main street. Now it is a stop in its own right with the world famous Hundertwasser Toilets - the only building designed by Frederick in the Southern Hemisphere. The first time I came … [Read more...]
  White and Windy – Bird Watching at Muriwai –
  October 4, 2014 by rosemary Leave a Comment
  It had been some time since I had taken the drive out to Muriwai on the west coast of Auckland, one day in November a friend visiting Auckland for an ecology conference was just the excuse I needed. Too good a chance to miss showing her the Gannet Colony and one of Auckland’s wild west coast beaches. It is one of my favourite day trips from Auckland, often including a visit … [Read more...]
  Why Visit Auckland? Here are 6 Reasons to start with…
  August 14, 2014 by Rosemary Neave Leave a Comment
  One of the more under the radar major cities in the world, Auckland is a region that’s just waiting to be explored. Featuring plenty of things to see and do, here are a handful of compulsory destinations for everyone travelling to Auckland. Waiheke Island Few places manage to blend the beauty of farmland, forest, beaches, vineyards and olive groves; but Waiheke Island manages … [Read more...]
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