Monthly archives: October, 2011
Head West, it’s best: a Taranaki weekend
Travelbug newsletter competition – winners!
If you’re subscribed to the Travelbug newsletter – and who wouldn’t want to be, it’s pretty amazing (only because you write it – Ed) – then you would have seen October’s competition to win a night’s stay at the wonderful Novotel Queenstown Lakeside hotel.
Rugby finals fever and secret accommodation deals
We’re all done bar the final and the fairy tale continues for the All Blacks who are through to the championship game of their home tournament and one last showdown against a recent World Cup nemesis – France. And Aaron Cruden shows that boys from Palmerston North can jump straight into the big time and …
8 great New Zealand holiday parks
With all the rugby-related activities at present it’s hard to look much past October 24th (when the Richie McCaw and his mighty All Blacks will surely hold aloft that wonderful shiny trophy), but sure enough time is marching on and summer is fast approaching. And you know what that means: it’s time to book your …
Great Auckland brunch spots
Brunch is a dish best eaten lazy. Otherwise, let’s face it, you would have gotten up earlier and it would be breakfast. Auckland is full of great options for brunch so if you manage to haul yourself out of bed then here are some options you really should try.
7 concerts worth traveling to Auckland for
After seeing Chris Cornell give a wonderful acoustic solo performance at the Michael Fowler Centre yesterday, I mused at how awesome it was to see such a wonderful performer in my own back yard. I wondered too, how many had travelled to Wellington to see one of grunge’s greats to play a few Soundgarden tunes? …