Travel With Ravi

       Milford Sound, New Zealand  Action and Adventure town If you like action and adventure, the perfect place to visit is  the South island of New Zealand. It is an extremely popular tourist destination, during both summer and winter, and offers  all types of  activities. The South island is is well known for its mountain range called    Kā Tiritiri o te Moana  in Māori or the Southern Alps as named by the explorer James Cook. The range is rugged and is part of the Ring of Fire. You can see the sudden change in the topography and scenery as you fly from the North island to the South. The rolling hills and flatter terrain changes to more rugged landscape  Flying into Queenstown needs skillful piloting as you descend between the mountain ranges.  The airport is only five miles from the town and is easily accessible  by taxi or local busses. There are plenty of hotels and rental apartments, which can be booked di...

  New Zealand North Island   Air New Zealand  The next segment of flights was also long as we flew from Singapore to Auckland, had a few hours break and then flew from Auckland to Rotorua.  The flight from Singapore to Auckland was 10 hours while the flight from Auckland to Rotorua was 1 hour. The flight and the service on Air New Zealand was very good. Once again, we chose the Premium Economy bulkhead seats which gave us the freedom to get up without restriction. I suggest doing that if you are not flying business class.  Bulkhead Seats Bulkhead Seats New Zealand is comprised of two distinct islands with different climatic conditions, geography and weather. The North Island is hilly and temperate. The South Island is more mountainous and has a different geography and climate than the North i...

 Queenstown-New Zealand Action and Adventure town If you like action and adventure, the perfect place to visit is Queenstown, New Zealand. This town is located in the South island and is nestled amongst within the Remarkables mountain range. It is an extremely popular tourist destination, during both summer and winter, and offers  all types of  activities. The town sits on beautiful Lake Wakatipu, which is very large, deep and shaped like a lightning bolt. The translation of this Maori name is "hollow of the sleeping giant".  Because of its unusual shape, Lake Wakatipu has a 'tide' or "standing wave", which causes the water to rise and fall about four inches every 25 minutes or so. Maori legend links this phenomenon to the heartbeat of a huge monster named Matau, who is said to be slumbering at the bottom of the lake.   The South island is is well known for its mountain range called    Kā Tiritiri o te Moana in Maori or the Southern Alps as named by th...