Poderi Crisci, Waiheke Island What could be more relaxing than a Sunday lunch that lasts for 3-4 hours. We arrived at Waiheke Island from Auckland on the Fullers ferry and proceeded to our shuttle that was waiting to take us to Poderi Crisci for lunch. It took us about 30 minutes to arrive at the …
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A Beautiful Hotel in Monterey, California
Last year while traveling up the PCH ( Pacific Coast Highway) in California, we stopped for a night at the Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa. What a wonderful location !The hotel was situated within walking distance of the sights of Monterey and the view from the front of the hotel was fantastic. Monterey is definitely …
Passing through Ngatea and needing something to eat…..
Driving to Mount Maunganui for the Half Marathon, we decided that needed to stop to get something to eat. I saw this clean , modern looking café just as we were about to leave Ngatea so thought we would give it go. The selection of food was amazing and it was hard to choose . …
A 10km walk at Mount Maunganui and one of the best hot chocolates ……
After recently attending the Mount Maunganui Half Marathon to compete in the 10km event, it was only fitting to go to one of the local cafes for brunch and a hot chocolate. I came across a café that seemed to be fairly busy and people were sitting out on the side walk at the allocated …
A Bar with a View in Hong Kong
Recently, I was in Hong Kong on a conference and had a bit of free time to go to Ozone Bar at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. This bar is located on the 118th floor. You take the lift to level 104 from the lobby of the Ritz Carlton Hotel and then take another lift to …
Travelling the Pacific Coast Highway and need a stopover
Hiring a car and driving the Pacific Coast Highway in California is fantastic; something that you wouldn’t want to do without a night or two along the way. We spent 4 nights making our way to Monterey from Santa Monica and then a further 2 nights driving back. On the way back, we stayed at an excellent resort in …
The Prettiest Restaurant I have ever been to…West Hollywood
A friend recommended that we try “The Ivy” restaurant whilst in Los Angeles. She told me that I would enjoy it so I booked a table without really knowing too much about it. I booked about 2 months in advance, just to make sure that we could get the right time and night. I was …
Kayaking with Glow Worms
Every New Year holiday period we plan to do something that we have never done before or go somewhere we haven’t been to been to. This year I booked us to do the Glow Worm Kayaking trip. Having never kayaked before, I was a little nervous about what to expect but thought many people have done this …
Coronado, San Diego
A friend had told me about Coronado, which is located across a the San Diego bridge from downtown. So, when thinking about a relaxing stopover on the way home from New York, I thought we would give Coronado a go. Coronado is located about 3 hours’ drive south of LAX. On the day we arrived there was a big …
Yankee Stadium for a Baseball Game, New York
It was our last night in New York and I had managed to purchase some tickets to the New York Yankees vs the San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium. Having never been to a baseball game before , I wasn’t really sure what to expect. So we decided to use the subway to get to …