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Reply | NZ travel thoughts & ideas
at 16:59 5 Jan 2025
I went with my better half in 2020. We had planned a month (20 days South, 10 days North) but had to cut it short because of Covid.
I reckon 3 weeks in South Island is a good shout, we had 2 and half weeks and squeezed a lot in, another 2 or 3 days would have been perfect.
We planned 10 days for North but only did Wellington and Tongariro then had to make a dash for Auckland as flights were drying up. I reckon 2 weeks would cover a lot but you could easily find stuff to do for 3 weeks.
A couple of tips:
1) If you are going to do South Island first, take an internal flight to Nelson and pick up your rental car there and drop it off at Auckland when you leave. It saves 2 or 3 days driving and means you don't retrace your steps when you go north.
2) if you have the time and can afford it, do the overnight on Doubtful Sound rather than (or in addition to) Milford Sound. Spectacular and you will hardly see another boat for 24 hours.
3) if you like hiking, the Tongariro Crossing is a good challenge and spectacular.
4) Try to get onto a glacier if you haven't done it before.
5) Try Omega for car rental, they were very competitive and our experience with them was excellent.
Have a great time - best place we've ever been without a doubt. |
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Reply | Your best and worst ever QPR moment witnessed as a fan and as an armchair fan !!
at 16:47 5 Jan 2025
Setting aside the obvious ones, BZ moment and Chris Day's save, got to be Sinclair's overhead against Barnsley. I just remember the stadium was briefly silent and then erupted as people realised what they had just seen.
Worst, without any shadow of a doubt, was the PO Final in Cardiff - not just the result - just a thoroughly horrible and terrifying day! |
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