Have you ever had one of those nights where everything starts out wrong and ends up so right? That was a recent Monday night for me. A date cancelled on me last minute (strep throat) and I found myself done with the gym at 6 pm, dressed up nicer than usual with no where to go. Instead of wasting my outfit and falling into a Netflix … Continue reading Aldo Sohm Wine Bar
This view can’t be real, can it? A sprawling green lawn, rows of vines, blue water glistening in the sunlight, a single island sitting right in the middle, mountain ranges as far as the eye can see. It feels like something so beautiful can’t truly exist. But it does. And it’s a vineyard. Where complimentary tastings take place in the lovely Rippon Hall. Inside the … Continue reading Rippon Vineyard
To place Federal Diner in the same category as the greasy, burnt coffee joints off of the Garden State Parkway is unfair. In fact, it’s a travesty. Because if the roles were reversed, if a local from Lake Wanaka were to hop off their flight at Newark Airport and see the familiar words ‘Diner’ and think they were about to devour a warm heavenly cheese … Continue reading Federal Diner
The first meal of a trip needs to set the tone. It’s a necessary jumping off point, and a task I did not take lightly. And while technically a quiche shared four ways and a long espresso at the BACH in the Auckland Airport was the first meal – we can just let that slide out of desperation after a 20+ hours of travel. I … Continue reading Kika
You’ve just survived a 20+ hour flight and the most frustrating car rental company in history, what are you going to do next? I’m going to DisneyWorld!
Just kidding, you’re in New Zealand. You’re going to a winery.
But as one individual on TripAdvisor aptly described, Gibbston Valley, which is located somewhere along the stretch between Queenstown and Lake Wanaka is the DisneyLand of the area, complete with a tasting within a cave filled with lit up barrels and Instagram-able moments.
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