I love the Parnell Rose Garden at the edge of Dove Myer Robinson Park. It has over 4,500 rose bushes in every color you can imagine. When we stumbled upon this little treasure I was shocked that it was free!
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Next to the rose garden is a gorgeous little cottage that is perfect for a [...]
We stayed at the Ibis Hotel in Ellerslie when we were hunting for a car. This isn’t a typical location for tourist, but ideal if you are car shopping in Auckland. The hotel is next door to the grounds where Auckland holds its monthly car fair and very close to Great South Road, the street [...]
Next to the Parnell Rose Garden in the Dove Myer Robinson Park is a small, well-kept garden named after Nancy Steen. This place looks like the perfect set-up for a garden wedding. There is a little alcove with a fountain and a couple archways that would be ideal for the alter. Since I had just [...]
The Mercure in downtown Auckland is a luxurious budget accommodation. For about $50 USD a night I wasn’t expecting much, but I was delightfully surprised by the clean, efficient room.
The room is a little small, but there is a small area by the door to store your luggage and have a little space. A long [...]
I’m not a big fan of large cities. I love traveling, but the highlights of traveling very rarely occur within a major city. Usually the best parts of a trip are the out of the way natural attractions. One thing that I do enjoy about cities are the parks. Every city has some kind of [...]
We stayed at the Mercure Hotel in downtown Auckland. The hotel was nice, but the restaurant on top was amazing. The large square restaurant has floor to ceiling windows on every side, giving you fantastic views of the city.
The dinner at the restaurant can be a little pricey for travelers on a budget. They have [...]
One thing I love about New Zealand is the abundance of huge, free parks in the cities. Seems as though each major city has its own domain, or large park, with a variety of trails and gardens within it. The Auckland Domain not only has large open green spaces, a rugby field, lots of trails [...]
It is a cold day in Motuoapa, so I’m staying indoors and looking at pictures of our trip. I came across the pictures from our time in Auckland and I fell in love with the gardens again.
We visited the Auckland Botanical Gardens in January, so the air was warm and the flowers were in full [...]