Australia & New Zealand

Hippopotamus Wellington’s premier French restaurant is located on the 3rd floor of the trendy Museum Art Hotel. Award winning chef Laurent Loudeac will take you on a visual and mouthwatering journey from the moment you walk through the doors ’til the last crumb of your petits fours. With its beautiful arrangement of bright and mismatched decor, hand painted menus, stunning views [...]

The Hotel This stylish boutique hotel is sure to impress with its funky contemporary decor and award winning restaurant Hippopotamus serving delectable French style cuisine. The paintings, sculptures, and limited edition super bikes adorning the foyer are all by New Zealand artists and are from owner Chris Parkin’s private collection; reflecting his own personal style and taste in art. The [...]

  The waterfront in the CBD is the best place in all of Wellington to spend a sunny day.  Wellington’s waterfront has activities galore no matter what your outdoor hobby of choice is.  You can find a few playgrounds and open grass areas for the kids to play, bike and quadricycle rental as well as boat and canoe hire.  There’s [...]

If you’re an advent movie goer this is the place to go.  Although there are many movie theatres scattered throughout Wellington this is a cut above the rest.  Built in 1924 originally as a silent film house of the 1920’s and 30’s, it was then refurbished in 2003 for the world premier of Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings- [...]

This renewed historic theatre in the heart of the “Arts Capital” of New Zealand is home to The Royal New Zealand Ballet as well as many operas and theatre productions that go on throughout the year.  With its elaborately decorated auditorium transporting you back to early 1900’s. It boasts a 3 floor theatre and is just the right size that you are [...]

While traveling on the east coast of Australia with my confidante Carmen, seeing the Great Barrier Reef was at the top of our list of things to do. When we got to Cairns we could see that there were many different boats that had day trips to dive or snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef. Since we had already arranged [...]

The Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria is a great place to see a wide array of Australian animals and wildlife. The sanctuary is so big you need a full day there to fully see and enjoy all the sites. You can watch a reptile show and a bird show or view animals out in the open. You can also see nocturnal [...]

Bondi Beach Sydney is a beautifully diverse city, if you visit, the famous Bondi beach is a must. Although I went in the winter when it wasn’t nearly as hot and crowded as usual, it was still a sight to see. My travel companion Carmen and I picked a nice hut above the beach to eat our brekky and view [...]