By far one of the best boat rides you can make in New Zealand is to take the Earnslaw on the Lake Wakatipu at Queenstown. It's like Switzerland - only much more beautiful. And a steamier.
The dock is also handily located right next to several restaurants in central Queenstown - so take a cruise and polish your day off with a nice glass of Central Otago Pinot Noir and a spot of dinner.
A couple enjoying the sunset over lake Wakatipu at Queenstown
Video of the flight over and landing in the Milford Sounds in Fiordland on the South Island of New Zealand
Mouth of Milford Sound seen from the cockpit on a scenic flight
View of the Southern Alps on the flight to Milford Sounds
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View down Lambton Quay, the main shopping centre in the Wellington CBD
Reflections in a glass building in the CBD of Wellington
Buildings reflected in the windows of the Intercontinenal Hotel, Wellington
Oamaru and the Otago Peninsula - New Zealand travelogue for November 2007, covering Taranaki on the North Island and a trip around South Island
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Jayson Bryant and I discuss New Zealand wine - Jayson Bryant of Unscrewed.co.nz and Mark Sukhija discuss social media, New Zealand Wine Tourism, social media and Carrick Unscrewed
Adventures in Queenstown - Dave and Deb, Canadas adventure couple, exeprience the thrills and spills of Queenstown in New Zealand
Queenstown - sunset over Lake Wakatipu - A couple enjoying the sunset over lake Wakatipu at Queenstown
Leaving Queenstown for Whataroa - New Zealand travelogue for November 2007, covering Taranaki on the North Island and a trip around South Island
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New Zealand - Whataroa - Information about Whataroa on the West Coast of South Island of New Zealand
The White Heron Sanctuary at Whataroa - New Zealand travelogue for November 2007, covering Taranaki on the North Island and a trip around South Island
New Zealand - Official website of New Zealand Tourism
Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook