Not only is it starting to feel like summer in southern California where I live, it seems other areas are finally starting to embrace Spring. Minnesota got one of it’s latest snowfalls in awhile… …but the snow is melting and it seems spring is finally arriving to the state and the same story is going with [...]
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Walking Around the Queenstown Gardens in New Zealand: Even Pretty on a Rainy Day Not only does Queenstown, New Zealand already have a gorgeous harbor, 5-star restaurants, an extremely walkable waterfront and downtown area, and majestic mountains framing the massive lake the town bends around, but it also is home to one of New [...]
The Little Cray Pot Restaurant Makes a Big Impact You have to go out of your way to get to the Cray Pot restaurant near Haast, New Zealand. It’s about 30 minutes off the main highway to Haast and once you reach there, you’re basically at a dead end and will just have to turn [...]
A Photo Tour of the Buildings of Downtown Nantucket
For our honeymoon, Tom and I splurged our miles on getting first class seats. It wasn’t my first time flying first-class, but it was my first time knowing I was going to (all the times before had been a last-minute upgrade thanks to frequent flier status). Therefore, I was just as excited about the first [...]
Exploring the Boston Public Garden The Boston Public Garden is a park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts that has walking paths around a large lake. The park has been around since 1837, making it a longstanding part of the beauty of Boston. The park is ideal for a stroll in the fresh air, and if you’re [...]
Trying a Chicago Style Hot Dog at Portillo’s in Downtown Chicago: No Ketchup, but Something Better Along with deep dish pizza, hot dogs are one of the food items most people think of when it comes to Chicago. Despite my knowledge that hot dogs were a big deal in Chicago, I’d never given much thought [...]
One Day in My Own Kitchen, this Happened… Making Sushi is Surprisingly Easy – Here are Easy Steps to Make Sushi Rolls When Tom and I were in Thailand for Christmas last year, we went our separate ways in Ko Phi Phi on New Year’s Eve to buy each other Christmas presents. We had a [...]
One Day in New Zealand, I Ate Here… Eating and Learning about Green-Lipped Mussels at The Mussel Pot in New Zealand When I first heard of green-lipped mussels from New Zealand, I didn’t think they’d really be green. Maybe ever so slightly dark greenish black on a corner. But, turned out, they were very green. [...]
I'm a travel marketer and travel writer. My husband, Tom, is getting his MBA and never stops studying. We have two cats. We have a mortgage. We have a passion for traveling. We have limited vacation time and funds.
Our friends and family wonder how we travel so much.
Here's how I balance it all and maximize travel time and getting the most out of a destination when time is short.
How Internet Works When Traveling in New Zealand
by Gina on April 15, 2013 · 0 comments
The Internet is weird in New Zealand. Ok, not really weird, but definitely annoying at times. Here’s why: They charge by MB, not by time, for Internet access in New Zealand. Now, on a cruise ship where it take 30 seconds for every page to load, this could be nice. But on a dry land [...]