Portland Hotel Wellington

... to open our house to couch surfing so that we could return the karma for our future travels. I spent 3 amazing months in Wellington and have fantastic memories that I will always cherish. Luck was definitely on my side those few months, and fate was ...

... is normal.  Am I just getting old?   Aside from the wind, this is my favorite stop so far. Wellington is friendly, cosmopolitan, has way more than its share of "local pubs" and has enough to keep anyone busy for several ...

... in Wellington with a reputation for wet and windy, the weather was gorgeous, setting off its spectacular bays and gardens. Ah, Wellington, capital of NZ, went against its wet and windy reputation to greet me with sparkling views of its bays and gardens. ...

... that shows this connection. Apart from the fact it is the capital of Vancouver, you would wonder why it exists. A bit like Wellington in some ways. Today we found our way to the Butchart Gardens, and spent the morning ambling around them. They really ...

... . It started raining in the early evening so I only did a little bit of wandering around. It was raining again the next day in Wellington. I took a cable car up a hill for views of the city, though it wasn't so good in the rain. Down through the botanic ...