by Sarah Gallo | May 4, 2016 | Accommodation Reviews, Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, Reviews, South Island, Tour Company Reviews
From YHA Te Anau, we had to start making our way to Christchurch for our flight home. We decided to drive along the coast and take the Southern Scenic Route. Day 1 Unfortunately, we couldn’t see much during our first drive from Te Anau to Invercargill due to thick fog...
by Sarah Gallo | May 2, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, Reviews, South Island, Tour Company Reviews
Most people visit Milford Sound to join a day cruise, and we did just that! After having completed driving the Milford Road, we hopped aboard Southern Discoveries’ Encounter Nature Cruise. Unlike many other boats, this small vessel allows you to get in the nooks and...
by Sarah Gallo | Apr 29, 2016 | Accommodation Reviews, Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, Reviews, South Island
From our beautiful lodge in Queenstown, we drove two and a half hours to Te Anau, the gateway to Milford Sound. While typically a stunning, mountainous drive, we sadly had quite a bit of fog and couldn’t see anything. By the time we arrived at YHA Te Anau, it was...
by Sarah Gallo | Apr 27, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, Reviews, South Island, Tour Company Reviews, What Gets Your Heart Pumping
After having flown over the Dart River earlier in the day, it was time to experience the river itself. We were booked for a 12:30pm departure for the Dart River Wilderness Jet. As this was a last minute decision, we had no idea what to expect. We were met at the...
by Sarah Gallo | Apr 25, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, Reviews, South Island, Tour Company Reviews, What Gets Your Heart Pumping
One of the world’s top travel destinations, the magnificent Milford Sound cannot be missed while journeying to New Zealand. Unofficially named the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” one would assume that it was an area full of beauty and sunshine, right? Wrong. Beauty?...
by Sarah Gallo | Apr 22, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, Reviews, South Island, Tour Company Reviews, What Gets Your Heart Pumping
Be Brave Even If You’re Not, Pretend To Be No One Can Tell The Difference For as long as I could remember, I had a debilitating fear of flying. So crippling, in fact, that I would have to take high doses of Xanax before flying and, even still, I’d get a massive panic...