This was an impromptu trip that showed me that beautiful places are still to be found!
I had been to Queenstown much earlier with my family. We were on a travel package to Queenstown and Christchurch. My stay at Queenstown left me wanting for more.
This time around, it was Queenstown and Auckland. We flew in to New Zealand via Singapore Airlines, before transferring to Queenstown via Air New Zealand. We spent a few good days in the mountain town, lazing around absorbing the mountain and lake view from our hotel and going on a stargazing trip.
Auckland was your typical modern city, with its signature marina. It was a bit too slope-ish for my liking, though. Somewhat a hillier version of Seattle!