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- Day 2
- Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
SingaporeMount Sophia1°18’3” N 103°50’33” E
Singapore - Arrival day!
March 9 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We made it to Singapore! Pretty good 13 hour flight, lucky enough to have 3 seats to ourselves so managed 5 hours sleep🙌
After dropping our luggage we walked to the famous Raffles Hotel for aRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, March 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 34 m
- SingaporeSingapore Botanic Gardens1°18’42” N 103°48’53” E
Singapore Day 1 - Coach Tour
March 10 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Very busy first day, we went to the National Orchid Garden, Little India, the Sky Park level 56 of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel - incredible views, including Ian’s favourite the F1 circuit 😆 WeRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, March 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
- ☁️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
- SingaporeMarina South City Park1°16’50” N 103°51’50” E
Singapore Day 1 -Gardens by the Bay
March 10 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
After a rest at the hotel we ventured on the public bus to Marina Bay to go to the flower dome & cloud forest, Ian was happy because a Canadian man on the bus noticed his Forest T-shirt & got talkingRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 29 m
- SingaporeCentral Lagoon1°15’8” N 103°49’25” E
Singapore Day 2 - Sentosa Island
March 11 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Amazing day at Sentosa, we braved the MRT underground train - very easy, then took the monorail across to Sentosa. We went on a 2 hour bus tour of the island, then stopped a while at Siloso BeachRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
- ☁️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 29 m
- SingaporeCentral Lagoon1°15’8” N 103°49’25” E
Singapore Day 2 - Sentosa Cable car ride
March 11 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Fantastic cable car systems, we took one circular cable car which went across the beaches at Sentosa, then another which went across to Singapore harbour front then onto Mount Fabor, brilliant way toRead more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
- ☁️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 38 m
- SingaporeFort Canning Park1°17’43” N 103°50’38” E
Singapore Day 3 Fort Cannings Park
March 12 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
We had a few hours to kill before our flight to Christchurch New Zealand, so decided to visit a beautiful park near to our hotel, Fort Cannings, Singapore’s 1st botanical garden, very hot and humid,Read more
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- Day 6
- Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
New ZealandCathedral Square43°31’36” S 172°38’8” E
New Zealand - Christchurch - Day 4
March 13 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Arrived in this beautiful place after a 10 hour restless flight! Went for a bus tour around Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island with a 400k population.
Most of the central city isRead more
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- Day 7
- Friday, March 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- New ZealandDunedin45°52’41” S 170°30’3” E
New Zealand Day 5 - Christchurch to Dune
March 14 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Coach day today, fabulous weather & views as we followed the coastal roads & railway line to Dunedin. We stopped at Geraldine mid morning for a coffee break, a small town en route to Oamaru for lunch,Read more
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- Day 8
- Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- New ZealandDunedin45°52’18” S 170°30’18” E
New Zealand Day 5 & 6 Dunedin
March 15 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Burns Scottish night last night, great fun and we both tried haggis for the first time, which was surprisingly tasty!
Today we went to the Farmer’s market which was interesting, Dunedin trainRead more
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- Day 9
- Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 208 m
- New ZealandTe Anau45°25’6” S 167°42’51” E
Te Anau
March 16 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Travelled to Te Anau today, a lovely coach ride through misty mountains, fog & sunshine. We had a coffee stop at Gore ( pronounced Gorrrrre!) en route.
Te Anau is a stunning lake location on the wayRead more
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- Day 10
- Monday, March 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 294 m
- New ZealandFresh Water Basin44°40’18” S 167°55’34” E
Milford Sound
March 17 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
The 8th wonder of the world! We were pretty worried about today, the weather forecast was awful, 20cm of rain forecast for Milford Sound, the driver said not to worry as some of the best waterfallsRead more
TravelerWow. Looks amazing, and what a great experience to be surrounded by all those waterfalls. Love the green colour of the water. Great way to remember your mum.
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- Day 10
- Monday, March 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 327 m
- New ZealandPeninsula Hill45°1’51” S 168°39’38” E
Queenstown
March 17 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We took the gondola ride in Queenstown up to to the restaurant at the top for a wonderful meal with a view across Lake Wakatipu 🥰 A perfect ending to today, even topped off with rain for the 20Read more
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- Day 11
- Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
- 🌧 6 °C
- Altitude: 950 m
- New ZealandJones Flat44°52’44” S 168°37’34” E
Queenstown Skippers Canyon 4x4 safari
March 18 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
4 hour 4x4 experience today, what an adventure! We went deep into Skippers canyon, steep drops by the roadside, windy roads, bumpy roads, hairpin bends, amazing views. The pine trees have been takingRead more
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- Day 11
- Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 315 m
- New ZealandBeach Bay45°6’41” S 168°32’33” E
TSS Earnslaw Wakatipu Lake
March 18 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Brilliant evening, we took the TSS Earnslaw boat across Wakatipu lake to Walter’s Peak farm. TSS Earnslaw was built in 1912, it is the only coal fired steam ship in operation in the southernRead more
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- Day 12
- Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 201 m
- New ZealandCromwell45°2’18” S 169°11’54” E
Queenstown to Mount Cook part 1
March 19 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Today has been a dream of a day! The weather perfect, the scenery breathtaking, beyond our wildest dreams!!
We left Queenstown, stopped for coffee at Arrowtown, then on to the Kinross winery forRead more
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- Day 12
- Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 761 m
- New ZealandRed Tarns43°43’58” S 170°5’39” E
Queenstown to Mount Cook Part 2
March 19 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
I felt particularly emotional on this leg of the journey, scenery has never moved me so much as Lake Pukaki and on to Mount Cook. The colours were stunningly beautiful, the scenes took my breath awayRead more
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- Day 12
- Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 761 m
- New ZealandRed Tarns43°43’58” S 170°5’39” E
Mount Cook evening
March 19 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Lovely view from the lift and the restaurant tonight! The bus driver said that if we were very lucky we would see Mount Cook glow pink at sunset for a couple of minutes, apparently very few visitorsRead more
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- Day 13
- Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 709 m
- New ZealandMackenzie District43°54’28” S 170°31’19” E
Mount Cook back to Christchurch
March 20 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Long day across the scenic route back to Christchurch today. The weather clouded over as we travelled back past Lake Pukaki, how different it looked from yesterday, we realised just how lucky we hadRead more
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- Day 14
- Friday, March 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- New ZealandLambton Harbour41°16’44” S 174°46’50” E
Christchurch to Wellington -North Island
March 21 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Today we left Christchurch in the South Island, an early start, we left at 6.45am for the long coach journey (with stops) to Picton to catch the 2.15pm ferry across to Wellington in the North Island.Read more
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- Day 15
- Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
- 🌬 15 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
- New ZealandLambton Harbour41°16’50” S 174°46’45” E
Windy Wellington!
March 22 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
The southern most capital city in the world, named after the Duke of Wellington, known as windy Wellington, it certainly lived up to its name today!!
We had a bus tour around the city, including theRead more
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- Day 16
- Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 280 m
- New ZealandRocky Point38°8’6” S 176°15’20” E
Wellington to Rotorua
March 23 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Long coach day to Rotorua, we stopped at Bulls for coffee, then on to the volcanic part of the North Island with stops at Lake Taupo - host to New Zealand’s Ironman & Huka Falls, both beautifulRead more
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- Day 17
- Monday, March 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 280 m
- New ZealandRocky Point38°8’6” S 176°15’20” E
Rotorua
March 24 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A jam packed day! This morning we went to the Agrodome for a farm show, involving 19 different breeds of sheep, 3 dogs, 3 ducks & a cow!!! Fantastic show, we thoroughly enjoyed it, the finale is inRead more
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- Day 18
- Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 37 m
- New ZealandAuckland36°51’11” S 174°45’39” E
Rotorua to Auckland
March 25 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Coach day today, we went to the Waitomo limestone caves to see the glow worms glow, it was brilliant 🤩 A couple of stops en route then we arrived at Auckland, to sunshine at 26 degrees, perfectRead more
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- Day 19
- Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 48 m
- New ZealandUniversity of Auckland36°51’15” S 174°45’47” E
Auckland
March 26 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We did a bus tour round Auckland this morning, then stopped for lunch before going on a 4.5 hour whale and dolphin watching tour. Unfortunately no whales today, but we did see some blue penguins whichRead more
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- Day 20
- Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- New ZealandTaylor Island35°16’53” S 174°5’31” E
Auckland to Paihia Bay of Islands
March 27 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Another coach day today to our furthest north destination Paihia. En route we stopped at Parry Kauri Park to look at the many different trees and some interesting artefacts, then we went to the KauriRead more
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