Tagged: New Zealand

Nic DeLange welcomes us to his 5,500 acre country estate Wharekauhau, about two hours from Wellington, New Zealand.His sheep are the white dots in the background.

New Zealand’s sheep worth meeting

New Zealand’s merino wool was one of my quests when I visited New Zealand a few years ago. I’d received some merino wool long johns the previous Christmas and, looking at the...

Revisit New Zealand with writing award

New Zealand for me was in Nov. 2011 but stories written from that epic trip have just earned me a big Mark Twain award – First Place Series in the Midwest Travel...

Train an easy choice from Wellington, New Zealand

Tranz Metro is a commuter division of KiwiRail The Wellington train station is not much different from train stations throughout the world Taking a train from Wellington to Wairarapa in New Zealand...

At last: Wellington, New Zealand

Maybe it was the No Jet Lag pills I tried to take every two hours for the 20 or so hours I was underway from Cleveland to reach New Zealand. Or maybe...

Off to New Zealand

I’m embarking this afternoon on a lifelong quest to spend some time in New Zealand, with a 13-hour flight tonight from LA to Auckland, then on to Wellington. Because I’ll cross the...