My roundabout journey from San Francisco to New Zealand was nearly complete. All I had left was a flight back across much of the Pacific from Kuala Lumpur to Auckland. Thanks to my generous award ticket routing, I flew on Malaysia Airlines in Business Class on their Airbus A330-300. When I tried to check in […]
My two weeks in New Zealand were finished, and I was sad to be leaving. It was time to begin my long return journey home, again through Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia Airlines. Since I was flying in business class, I had access to the Malaysia Airlines Emperor Lounge before my flight. Had I not been […]
I closed out my trip to New Zealand with a trip to Auckland. While Auckland might not quite have the craft beer scene that Wellington does (though I imagine they’d like to make an argument about it as the two cities often do), that doesn’t mean that there aren’t some great craft beer bars & […]
The weather on my second full day in Auckland wasn’t any better than the first. I got a late start, but eventually I forced myself to get out and make the most of the day by seeing a couple more museums, the Auckland Art Gallery and the New Zealand Maritime Museum. Both are great rainy day […]
It was New Year’s Day in Auckland, and 2016 wasn’t kicking off with the best weather. In fact, it was the worst I’d seen my entire time in New Zealand, with lots of rain and wind making outdoor activities impossible. Most of my plans for Auckland had involved being outdoors, since the city is surrounded by […]
New Zealand is one of the first places in the world to ring in each New Year, so for 2016, I chose to go to Auckland, which hosts the largest show. By the time I checked in to my hotel after taking the long bus ride from Wellington to Auckland, it was already 9pm. It […]
After a few days in Wellington, it was time for my final journey through New Zealand on the bus ride to Auckland. Thanks to booking early on Intercity, the ticket cost only $1 NZD. Following the 20 minute walk from my hotel, I arrived at the bus station in Wellington about 35 minutes early, and […]
My departing flight from New Zealand was the reverse of my trip from Kuala Lumpur to Auckland, this time going from Auckland to Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia Airlines in Business Class on an Airbus A330-300. It was still part of my generous US Airways award booking. After a faster-than-expected bus ride from central Auckland to […]
I had finally arrived in New Zealand. Long near the top of my list of “must see” countries, I was absolutely ecstatic. However, I still had one more flight to take, as I had decided to start my journey through New Zealand on the South Island in Queenstown, then work my way back north to […]
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