Welcome to the blog about our amazing holiday, and thanks for dropping by to take a look.
My husband, Arthur, and I took this holiday following his (early!) retirement in June 2013, and my redundancy in May.
We'd always liked the idea of going to New Zealand, for various reasons. It was somewhere we'd never been. We'd seen the Lord of the Rings films and wanted to see that breathtaking scenery for ourselves.
We couldn't go all that way, of course, without dropping in on family and friends who live in some of the places on the way, so although the main focus of the trip was New Zealand, we called at Singapore, Perth and Melbourne, as well.
Not knowing a great deal about New Zealand, or the things any visitor must see or do, we arranged that part of the trip through a New Zealand based company called Beyond the Blue, who were recommended by people I knew who'd done a similar trip. We simply told them the kind of things we were interested in seeing and the dates we wanted to go, and they came up with the essential sights and experiences of New Zealand, booked all our accommodation, car hire and excursions for us. All we had to do was follow the instructions.
It was a trip which, we like to say, encompassed a wide range of modes of transport. Not only planes, trains and automobiles but also ferries, helicopters and seaplanes.
Needless to say, we had a fantastic time and lots of new experiences and adventures. I kept a journal during the trip (in the posh notebook I got as a leaving present from work) and decided to write it all up and post it online so that anyone interested can read all about it, including people we don't see often. I guess there may even be people I don't know looking at this, such as friends of Facebook friends, Twitter followers or even people who've googled holidays in New Zealand. Whoever you are, I hope you enjoy reading about it, and/or looking at the pictures.
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