The balcony of The Reef Seafood Restaurant & Bar frames the beautiful view of Lake Wanaka We arrived in Wanaka late in the afternoon and after settling into our hotel we headed down to the lake for a lovely stroll.  There is a small strip of restaurants that face out over the

Peaceful, relaxed dining at The Lotus Heart - a great vegetarian restaurant right in Cathedral Square, Christchurch We had been in Christchurch for a couple of days and had already exhausted our guidebooks’ restaurant recommendations one way or another.  (Some we ate at, some wer

One of the Maori actors, with painted on tattoosThere are several choices for Hangi feasts and Maori cultural performances in Rotorua, Maori Opening Ceremonies at Tamaki Village - cick for video!and it seems to have become quite a booming business, as one of the “must-do” things in Ro

UPDATE – 4/12/11:  It’s now a year later and our UPPAbaby G-Lite Stroller has now traveled with us to Canada and Aruba, too, along with plenty more use at home.  After our flight home from Aruba last summer, it no longer stood on its own.  We emailed UPPAbaby to ask if

Windmill at Riverdale Farm I recently traveled to Toronto with our then 7-month-old.  We were lucky enough to have great weather which made for the perfect day to visit this outdoor Toronto favorite.  Riverdale Farm is a farm – right in downtown Toronto!  Located at