Hi, everyone! Last week was a good one. Birthday parties, charity fundraisers, and a trip up to the summit of a mountain with friends. Read on! Juanito’s Birthday Juanito had a birthday party on Monday night. After work, Jasper and I got ready and drove over to his place. Similarly to our recent staff party… Read More A Visit to Coronet Peak
Hey, everyone! This past week has been quite packed with some fun events in Queenstown and then a long weekend trip up to Christchurch. While I love Queenstown, it was good to get away and check out the final of the “big cities” in Aotearoa New Zealand – if only for a few days. Halfway… Read More Matariki in Christchurch
Hey, everyone! While I didn’t really do much exploring the past week, it was certainly quite eventful. From birthdays to work parties to movie nights and dinners with friends… it’s been busy! Winter Staff Party The main event that everyone at the hostel/work was excited for was our work party. It’s not guaranteed, but typically… Read More Queenstown Cowboys
Hey, everyone! This past week has been pretty full on with lots of small things going on. It hasn’t been too busy… but it’s been busy enough. I swear, one of these days I need a weekend to not do a damn thing whatsoever. One of my favorite parts of the week was going down… Read More A Taste of Routeburn
Hey, everyone! It has been a relatively chill week in terms of exploration but I think Oamaru was enough for a few weeks haha. The highLIGHTS of the week was probably LUMA – which is Queenstown’s annual light festival. There have been some other bits and bobs throughout the week as well but LUMA was… Read More LUMA Light Festival (and Other Things)
Hey, everyone! The big weekend was planned weeks ago and while it was slow to arrive initially, the last week flew by. Before I knew it, I was driving three and a half hours with Goldie to get to the east coast of the South Island. A solo weekend in Oamaru ended up being exactly… Read More An Outsider in Oamaru
Hey, everyone! Well… I did it. After over six months of living in Queenstown, I finally made it to Moke Lake – a beautiful place only a twenty minute drive from town. It has been a busy, fulfilling week with lots of highlights but I think Moke Lake was likely the cherry on top. Thank… Read More Finally, a Trip to Moke Lake
Hey, everyone! The highlight of the past week for me has been the snowfall making its way down the mountains here in Queenstown. A bit of a chiller post this week, especially compared to last week. Although, it’s a bit refreshing to not have to write up a gigantic wall of text as seems to… Read More Winter is Coming
Hey, everyone! Are you sick of hearing about the aurora yet? Well, I’m not! What an exciting weekend it was – with the aurora visible over much of the globe. That’s two space events bringing the world together in just about a month… the Total Solar Eclipse and now, the aurora! I’ve talked about the… Read More The Aurora Seen Around the World
Hey, everyone! It was my first week back at work and while there was still a lot of activity, I didn’t manage to get out and hike. That’s okay – I’ve done A LOT lately… I think this week was meant to be about Grooving Back In. Grooving Back In to Queenstown The few days… Read More The Trip to Arrowtown That Never Was