Tag: Travel

Transit to Taiwan

ByTravelling Minion September 20, 2020 0 Comments
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

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...

Franz Josef Helihike

ByTravelling Minion August 16, 2020 1 Comment
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

ByTravelling Minion July 29, 2020 0 Comments
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...

“Tragedy” at Milford Sound :)

ByTravelling Minion July 17, 2020 1 Comment
Milford Sound Today Gimpy and I are heading to Milford Sound as it is considered a must see part of New Zealand! We originally planned to drive ourselves up to Milford since the drive is suppose to be as beautiful if not more beautiful than the sound itself. Unfortunately, heavy rains in the area meant a highway closure for us. The repairs only allow for tour buses to go up in specific convoys....

From Queenstown to Te Anau

ByTravelling Minion July 6, 2020 0 Comments
Arrow Town Initially, our plan was to spend the morning exploring Queenstown before driving onward to Te Anau. However after walking through the town last night, both Gimpy and I felt that if you're not in it for the adventure activities there isn't much for us to see. So we started looking at areas near Queenstown to check out and one that came up was Arrow Town. Its a small town that is 15...