Welcome to Paradise

Pardon my subpar photo of Paradise. I took it from a moving 4WD. We signed up to a Glenorchy 4WD tour, in the perception that a normal sedan car might be having some issues driving on a never-ending-looking gravel road.

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The gravel road did lasted awhile but if you pressed on, you will reach Paradise. Our guide cum driver picked sis and I from hotel, and made a few more pick ups before travelling Glenorchy. Long story short, BIL and niece went for the TSS Earnslaw Steamship Cruise.

We had a stop along the way to Glenorchy as well, remember Wilson Bay and Bennets Bluff? ;)
It was drizzling but we had our photo opportunities the day before as well, so it was all good.


We had a stop for lunch of sandwich and coffee, overlooking wharf view in Glenorchy.

Next stop - Forest of Middle Earth.



Then we were in Paradise.



Of course, we passed the Lord of the Ring's made famous Dart River again, and we had a 4WD off roading treat on the way before reaching Queenstown.




That was our last stop destination in Queenstown. Sis, BIL and niece's flight out of Queenstown was slightly earlier than mine, and involved a transit in Sydney. My flight was about 2 hours later, via a transit in Auckland, so I went to the airport myself, taking ConnectABus. I bought the bus ticket from a stop outside O'Connells Mall.


Side note: Do you know that Malaysians need a visa to enter Serbia?