10 things I like about New Zealand

Sometime in December, my family and I took a wonderful 2 week trip to North Island, New Zealand. Let’s just say I am completely and utterly in LOVE with the place! The air is fresher, there’s loads of green, the people are nice, people can occupy wherever (though of course now I am pretty sure they’re attempting to chase those folks away) and they’ve got DAIRY. Now who doesn’t love a yummylicious cone of icy cold, creamy lump of ice-cream. I sure do!

Now enough of the jabber and here are just a few photos of New Zealand. We visited Auckland, Waitomo, Rotorua, Wellington to name a few places. Well, I would name more except I can’t quite remember all of them. Not to mention that practically all the names are in Maori.

#10 Beautiful never ending parks & gardens.

Lying down on the fresh clean grass for a bit of sun.

#09 Funny things.


#08 Museums.

Old stuff, new stuff. They’ve got quite a number of privately owned museums and quite a few large free museums too!

#07 Breweries & wineries & chocolate factories.

Sadly, didn’t manage to take a photo of the winery. Most likely, I was too busy sampling all their tasty wines!

#06 Free WIFI at the quay!

Chilling at the quay in Wellington and leeching WIFI. One of the few places with free public WIFI.

#05 Waterfalls, beaches, beautiful scenic places.
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What I like is how when you’re driving from state to state, there are always little scenic places for you to stop, stretch and enjoy the view.

Though you can’t really see, but the water is so clear in the left photo that if you look closely, you can actually see the earth underneath all that foam. Yes, their water is that crystal clear. Le sigh.

#04 Extreme sports.

Ah, to go bungee jumping again! Certain things you’ve gotta experience twice to truly understand if you like it or not. Either that, or I’m just making up an excuse to insist on going bungee-ing again. ;)

#03 Freedom.


#02 Dairy!

Those are kiddy sized scoops by the way. And they were just sooooo good! Rich and creamy, the perfect ice-cream!

Last but not least…
#01 Toilets!

Just imagine, free, clean toilets that smell nice! There was one toilet that was so exceptional, it was so pristine, so well maintained, there were no horrid wet spots on the floor and it smelled like blossoms, it was so wonderful that they actually had a guestbook in there saying, ‘I hope you like our toilets, because we do too! If it’s unsatisfactory, do let us know. If you like it do leave a positive note!’

Yes, I get excited about free, clean, public toilets. All their toilets are always clean and with ample toilet paper available. Even the toilets at the scenic areas where you shit in a hole.

And that’s about it. :)
Till next time!
xoxo