West Plaza Hotel Wellington

... Francisco, except there are not many big buildings like in San Francisco. When we got to downtown Wellington I saw a lot of fashion boutiques. We checked into the hotel, had lunch at Felix on Cuba st and checked with the waiter for good restaurants for ...

... on the road taking a bit of a scenic route from Bulls to Palmerston North and Woodville then south-west through Masterton and over the mountains again to Wellington.  Bulls is a small town which has capitalized on its name with street signs such as ...

... , so I enjoyed seeing that again for those reasons. We walked to the corner of this street and found ourselves at the beautiful Plaza Hotel which in keeping with my movie and TV trivia was used in the classic film “Big Business” where Bette ...

... clothing stores, and restaurants.  I was expecting Victoria Peak to be simply a very high look-out point - similar to when I rode the Wellington Cable Car in New Zealand.  Trust the Chinese to find some way to make a buck. While at the Peak, we ...

... the port.  There is one, but it’s a grungy dodgy parking lot.  Baz and I stayed at a campsite (with a hotel option) just outside of Wellington.  If you want to get off the ferry first- you must be among the last to get on…. we ...

... . We didn't go there for dinner. Probably should have. I met Thad D. T. Jr., practicing on his classical guitar at Wellington street in Southwest Corridor Park which is built above a trench for an expressway which was never built on over 100 acres ...

... city but from what we saw it has its best quality and density of bars. Gaslamp Quarter San Diego. Courtenay Place in Wellington, New Zealand's own densely packed party capital. Our Favourite Bars The Beach bars complete with light shows in Koh ...

... I wasn't really keen on returning just yet.  I had five more days in New Zealand and so I decided I would drive down to Wellington, an area and environment I had really enjoyed (yes it's all the way at the other end of the North Island).  I ...

... 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. ...

... for lunch. Once we finished lunch, we continued our Thames north bank stroll, turning north on Lancaster Place and heading up Wellington and Bow streets to Covent Garden and the gift shop of the London Transport Museum. I toured the museum during my ...