Introduction Queenstown is a very small city and thus it has a very small airport. I was surprised that they had a Priority Pass lounge while Sydney did NOT. We were able to get in with our Priority Pass cards that come with the AMEX Platinum cards. Location The location of the lounge is […]
Introduction Australia and New Zealand have been on my bucket list for over 10+ years now ever since Lord of the Rings came out. I just wanted to see the beautiful New Zealand landscape in person. I also wanted to visit Australia to see the Sydney Opera House, see some kangaroos and koala bears, and […]
Introduction Let me first say that I’m a fan of the Lord of the Rings. I’m not a fanboy that has seen the movies more than once, but I did enjoy it. Thus, we went to see Hobbiton when we went to New Zealand in early December 2015. Getting there There are tours you can […]
Introduction We were only in Auckland for 1.5 days since we spent the other day touring Hobbiton. We stayed at the Hilton Auckland on the wharf. Let me first say that Auckland is like a Seattle/San Francisco hybrid. You have the pretty waterfront in downtown and then there’s shopping. Thus, there’s not really much to […]
TL;DR – Awesome hotel; highly recommended Introduction I was in Auckland in early December 2015, and we spent 2 nights here using 60,000 HH points per night. I was a GOLD member at the time, and I used the Hilton app to check in to my room a day before arrival. It was nice since […]