After planning and revising my route many times in 2010, I finally decided to spend most of my two weeks driving the South Island of New Zealand, with an emphasis on sea and coast rather than mountains, where I live when I’m in the states. I started with just a day in Wellington, on the southernContinue reading “Wellington”
Tag Archives: North Island
Hobbiton
When I have traveled with my son, I’ve asked him what he wants to include on the trip. His choices have taken us to some places I might not have visited: the United Nations when in New York, Pompeii in Italy, and Carthage in Tunisia on a Mediterranean trip. Hobbiton was his selection for theContinue reading “Hobbiton”
Rotorua
A road trip away from Auckland is Rotorua, an area called Te Puia by the Maori. The nearby thermal reserve is bubbling and spewing with geysers, a dramatic place to walk—very carefully! The Pohutu Geyser, the Southern Hemisphere’s largest natural geyser, erupts two or three times an hour. Its name means “constantly splashing.” Rotorua isContinue reading “Rotorua”
Auckland
The first time I visited New Zealand in 2010, while I was teaching in Japan, I didn’t spend much time on the North Island. If you’ve been following my last few blog posts, you know I sprained my ankle right before leaving Australia. That story will continue after a few posts about my return tripContinue reading “Auckland”
Ruth Rosenfeld 