Queenstown

My Dutch friend, who incidentally was staying there at the time, described Queenstown as 4 times bigger than Wanaka, and 4 times as "touristy".

She wasn't far off the mark. Queenstown turned out to be a pretty damn cool place, with a 'city centre' that felt more like an outdoor shopping mall than anything else. It is known as the adrenaline capital of NZ, and the advertising push for bengee jumping, sky diving and canyon swing is pretty hard.

I have stayed in The Flaming Kiwi backpackers, and I do recommend that place! For one thing free unlimited internet!

During my stay there was no snow, so I did not ski. However, I did walk to the Queenstown gardens, the lakefront path and the Queenstown hill (Dunedin has nothing in Queenstown hill, on the way there, there is nothing like watching a dad pushing a stroller up the giant slope!)

Queenstown gardens