The Rees Hotel & Luxury Apartments Queenstown

Travel Blogs from Queenstown

I'm an earth loving Canadian eh?

A travel blog entry by hollynjym

Well I woke up at 6 am and found out my hot air balloon ride was cancelled due to…drum roll…WEATHER! I sort of expected it would be as I heard the rain as I woke up. But I hoped to get in the next few days while we are here. I left a message saying I wanted to rebook for another day but they told me that they are booked solid the next 2 …

To the left, to the left...

A travel blog entry by hollynjym

Today I took the wheel. Until now Jym has been doing all the driving. Not only did I do well but I actually felt comfortable driving on the left (I cannot say the same for Jym's comfort level with me driving…he closed his eyes and was chanting mantras to himself) He even said Li was laying on the floor of the back seat with his flippers over …

Days 8-12: Misty Mountains and Coldwater Canyons

A travel blog entry by karenchesley

Flying in over Queenstown, our pilot warned, "Don't worry about the fact this plane flies so close to the mountains... It's on purpose." Not sure whether that made us feel better or worse, but one thing was clear--we'd definitely entered New Zealand's alpine region.

After safely landing in the mist surrounding the Remarkables, we took a …

TeAnau to Queenstown

A travel blog entry by oslernztrip

This morning brought our first mainly cloudy weather (we have been so-o-o lucky!), but mild in the 60's. After breakfast at a pleasant cafe in town, we headed SE to Mossburn, then N through Kingston and Frankton to Queensland. Handsome, smooth-topped and relatively low mountains, Then giving way to The Remarkables, a rugged range that forms the …

An alpine village

A travel blog entry by renu-and-sam

The flight to the South Island was positively breathtaking (running out of adjectives!). The weather was uncommonly clear and we were able to look down on massive snow-covered mountains and river valleys that I have only imagined all thanks to Lord of the Rings trailers. Like all of our flights so far (knock on wood), it was swift and efficient and …