UMTravels

Its train day – I’ve got to make a 7:55am train – fortunately, the train station is right across the street, and McDonalds is just next door for a quick breakfast. Ever heard of a NYC Benedict Bagel? In New Zealand, it’s a thing. Mind you, mine didn’t look quite like the one from the […]

Yep, I really took the ferry to Picton: For the ferry ride So I could say I’ve been to the South Island Didn’t even try any of the world-famous Marlborough wine while actually in Marlborough. It seems a lot of hotel in New Zealand have a check out time of 10am – which seems a […]

Check out time is 11am, but the ferry to Picton isn’t until after 2, so there is a little tie to sleep in, and scout out some breakfast after leaving the bags at reception. For the first time on this trip I actually used Trip Advisor to find a close-by restaurant – and considering the […]