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Queenstown

cat — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:44:28 +0000

Queenstown New Zealand is located on the South Island, in the lower quarter of the island. It’s not a coastal town, but rather nestled way inland. It’s a hustle bustle world here, with energy pulsing around the city like elecrtricity. There are so many pubs and restaurants.

For a laid-back experience, have dinner at Joe’s Garage. They have toasted sandwiches and they serve breakfast all day long! With your rental car drive just ten minutes outside of Queenstown New Zealand and visit Amisfield Winery & Bistro. The structure is stone and wood, very interesting itself. Eat lunch here for a pleasant and delicious afternoon of local eating. View the vineyards from your table and see how good life really is! It’s located at 10 Lake Hayes Road.

For more how about some shopping? This town is full of quaint shops to explore. Discover Queenstown shopping.

Shopping in Queenstown

cat — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:41:36 +0000

Shopping in Queenstown New Zealand

After trying any number of extreme sports in Queenstown New Zealand, relax with a little bit of shopping. There are funky, exquisite boutiques and great souvenirs for you and your folks back home.

Queenstown is located on the edge of Lake Wakatipu. This beautiful lake is fed by glacial rivers so it’s full of trout salmon. Head to Outside Sports on Shotover Street for colorful metallic lures for fishing. Or just use them for Christmas tree decorations.

New Zealand is known for sheep farming, and skin creams made with sheeps wool make awesome gifts for people back home. Sheep farmers have soft hands because of the lanolin in the wool of the sheep. This is the important ingredient in the HIgh Country Lanolin Intensive Cream found at Mary’s Sheep on Beach Street.

Native manuka plants make great flavorings for candy, found at Queenstown Health & Sport Nutrition on Camp Street. Great for sore throats, manuka plants and the honey made by bees that buzz around them, are key ingredients in lollipops for sale here.

The founder of New Zealands’s homeland sport of bungee jumping, also has a winery called Freefall Wine Company. The vineyards overlook Kawarau Gorge, main site of bungee plunging in Queenstown New Zealand.

Go native and get some kitchen utensils with hei-tiki symbols on them. The hei-tiki is good luck for the Maori, and at In the Pink on Camp Street you can buy salad tongs for good luck.

Sheep are prevalent in Queenstown New Zealand. Merino wool products make very fitting souvenirs. Buy them at Kiwi South Knitwear. Also buy hats and gloves here. Then stop by Jade Factory on Beach Street and get some local abalone necklaces. The jewelry here pays homage to Maori culture and its closeness to the sea.

Things to do in Queenstown

cat — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:38:52 +0000

Go horseback riding! Take your rental car and drive just fifteen minutes outside of town to Moonlight Stables. There are 800 acres of ranch land and horseback riding through open fields. You’ll ride between mountain peaks and see some of the best views ever in a country that is known for its gorgeous views. Less than $100 to ride.

Or try Dart Stables, longer drive outside of Queenstown New Zealand. Lord of the Rings was filmed here! That tells you how great the scenery is…when part of a major motion picture is filmed there! Horseback riding costs about $20 more than at Moonlight Stables. Located at 58 Coll ST. in Glenorchy.

Visit Oamaru on the east coast of the South Island. There are blue penguins here! In the early evening, they come out of the water after fishing all day and return to their nests. Do not disturb!!! Go to Waterfront Road in Oamaru. $15 charge.