Just a plane ride away… or two.

Welcome back to my travel blog, or welcome if you are new and this is the first time you are visiting my page. I hope you enjoy this first post of the spring semester and future post from here on out. I started out with the travel blog just going off of places I have visited or would like to go to in the future and I will still be incorporating that. Although it is not the most ideal time to travel across the ocean or country right now, despite what celebrities show you, my travel post come from an angle of hope and optimism to be here in a COVID19 free environment.

For while I was having a blank mind on where I would like to travel to next, which then leads me to search up ideas on Google. The first website I come across has the 30 best places to travel too, of course this is just the author’s opinion but I would have to agree with their top choice which is my pick today. My next location I would like to travel to and recommend to you all is South Island, New Zealand. Now this location is a far long trip from where we are in the United States, a little over a day being on an airplane, which could be torture for absolutely anyone, but I am dedicated to make the trip and I think you all will be too once you see the pictures. The South Island is also known as Te Waipounamu and covers 58,084 square miles, making it the twelfth largest island also hosting a moderate climate. The South Island is shaped by the Southern Alps and includes New Zealand’s highest peak, Aoraki/ Mount Cook. It is home to the Canterbury Plains, rough coastlines with a high amount bush and national parks. January and February would be the best time to visit if you are looking for a summer feel, while July is the coldest.

Once arriving to South Island, New Zealand there are a multitude of different activities to partake in and sites to see since it is a very diverse piece of geography. Warm weather activities would include kayaking in the Abel Tasman National Park where there would be a high chance of seeing dolphins and seals riding along side you coastal waters. Another activity would be visiting the Hokitika Gorge on the West Coast; here you may lay your eyes upon the most beautiful turquoise water filled with lush native bush. A location that has activities to do for both seasons is Mt. Aspiring National Park in Wanaka; this area is filled with glaciers, river flats, mountains and turquoise waters once again. In this national park you can find yourself hiking, jet boating or even taking scenic flights. Besides the locations for the outdoor enthusiasts, they have a great street art trail on Christchurch Street in Canterbury with great cafes there as well. I throughly encourage you all to travel here if you have the time, money and resources because it sounds like a beautiful all around place, despite the long plane ride; this place is definitely now at the top of my list.

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