New Zealand (North Island) - Week of January 19, 2025
Kia Ora my friends! Welcome to my last full week in New Zealand! This week is an Auckland urban adventure. I started the week in Albany, about 30 minutes north of Auckland's Central Business District (CBD), finishing the week at the Parnell Hotel and Conference Centre in Parnell. Coincidentally, this is the same hotel I stayed at for my first three nights in New Zealand. The hotel is nestled in a great neighbourhood with easy access to everything I could ever need. The hotel staff are amazing. I even enjoyed my daily plunger coffee with milk (thanks to the reception team) which was missing from my initial visit. I'm blessed to be living my best life. Witty dentistry - love it! Oamaru Flashback Long ago and far away, early November 2024 that is, I visited Oamaru with its Victorian quarter, SteamPunk headquarters and blue penguins. I also stopped in a whiskey shop located in the Victorian section that I forgot to mention. Being a former single malt Scotch whiskey drinker, I thou...