Whangamata, a burgeoning seaside getaway, sits prettily on the eastern side of the Coromandel peninsula, North Island, New Zealand. Renowned for its gorgeous golden sand cove-shaped beach, great surf and safe swimming, it is one of the most popular summer…
It doesn’t often happen that you go to a restaurant and then want to go back straight away. But this time, we couldn’t help but return to the lovely Charlotte’s Kitchen restaurant in Paihia, Northland, New Zealand. And this is…
Images, captions & words kindly provided by GloN After a twelve-hour sail from Whangamata, we arrived at Great Barrier Island. It is one of the largest islands in the north/eastern corner of the stunning Hauraki Gulf. Below is a pictorial…
Here are a few pictures of the first leg of our 4-6 week sailing adventure aboard our catamaran – Mount Maunganui, to the Bay of Islands. First stop – Whangamata. Photos kindly provided by GloN
An especially enjoyable Labour Weekend in Auckland inspired me to share my recent experience with you. Auckland offers lots of “getaway” options, and because many locals head either South or North for their long weekend break, Auckland becomes a haven…
Ten tips to help you plan your stay. Mount Maunganui is a charming beachside town in the fifth biggest city in New Zealand. Tauranga. Sitting northeast of the CBD and joined by a harbour bridge, “The Mount,”(as locals call it),…
I just got back from a weekend in “The Central Plateau” in the North Island of New Zealand. Namely a small, remote “desert” town called Turangi. Fifty kilometres southwest of Taupo and skirted by volcanic mountains; Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro,…
Coromandel Is a picturesque, bush-clad Peninsula jutting into the Pacific Ocean on the North East coast of AotearoaNZ protecting the Firth of Thames and Hauraki Gulf to the west, its coastline is dotted with sandy white beaches and Pohutukawa trees…
