WW: Welcoming myself to Queenstown, New Zealand

Welcome to Queenstown, New Zealand

Kia ora!

Hope everyone is happy and healthy wherever you are.

I have just visited one of the jewels of New Zealand, one of the most wanted (if not the most famous) destinations in Aotearoa. Can you guess? Yes, Queenstown it is!

Listed as one of the most beautiful cities in New Zealand and dubbed as the adventure capital of New Zealand, Queenstown is beautifully surrounded by mountains, lakes, rivers, valleys and more jaw - dropping landscapes. With this blessed nature, Queenstown has been famous as the 'adrenaline hub' in the South Island. Well, from walking and hiking to the top of the South Alps, going down hills in snowy slopes, taking the funicular up and sliding down the luge, to mountain biking, paragliding and more, you get them all here.

Well, I visited this lovely city only for three days and its's a business trip as well. I only limit myself to enjoy the beauty of Lake Wakatipu, Arrow town and the city.

So here it is... me welcoming myself to Queenstown, New Zealand.

And psst, I will be back here again with #thefrakarsas in January 2023 for our real adventures! See you soon, Queenstown!

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Cozy Lunch at Prefab - ACME Coffee Bar Wellington

Cozy lunch at Prefab - ACME Coffee Bar Wellington

Wellington has been known for being the coolest little capital, packed with wonderful eateries to explore and enjoy. Whenever possible, I try to stroll and discover new places to eat in Wellington, usually for the lunch break.

This time, after browsing in Google maps and read people's reviews, my friends and I decided to try Prefab Coffee Bar, one of the cafes as well as the house for the coffee roastery, ACME. I read many great reviews about their bakery and coffee. as a big fan of sourdough and rustic bread, I am pretty much intrigued to try Acme bakery products. I have to say by the time I try their Olio roll with mozzarella and vegetables, I'm sold!

some of the sandwiches there... looking yum!

We came here during peak lunch hour, yet we are lucky enough to get the table for 3 right away. We got the seat with high chairs but it's comfy enough. The place is packed with customers, enjoying their lunches and coffees, happily chatting and enjoying the lovely weather. As you know, Wellington is now entering summer season, so we have more sunny days coming. It is not always sunny but whenever we have the sunshine, we'll definitely enjoy it outside.

Prefab - ACME Coffee Bar Wellington

It didn't take long before we got the menu from our waiter. We had our mozzarella and tomato Oli Rolls, margaritha pizza, peach danish pastry, and flat white. We didn't have to wait too long either until our food arrived. I have to say my rolls are super yuuum and the pizza is also perfect! the dough is not too thin, yet crispy and the mozzarella as well as the parmesan cheese melt in our mouth. The pastry is also yummy! We definitely eat them all! 

the danish pastry

Margarita pizza, anyone

flat white for you to enjoy

All the flowers are fresh!

such a temptation!

I ended up going homing bring a loaf of sourdough and oli rolls as well. The do have varieties of bread, coffee beans, preserves, jams, and more for you to enjoy at home.

Cute Pin0cchio 

I brought them home for sure :)

More to buy and bring home

So if you happen to come to Wellington and looking for a coffee bar, Prefab can be a great choice!

Cheers and see you on the next culinary adventures in Wellington.

WW: Auckland Harbour in the morning

Hi everyone..

I have been coming back to Auckland for more meetings and activities. In New Zealand, We have the biggest concentration of Indonesian diaspora here in the city so that we always have something going on here.

This time, I have some meetings with counterparts at the University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology. Moreover, we had the celebration of Indonesian Language and Literature in Auckland as well, so that our team come back here ready for a lot of engagements.

In one of the mornings, we managed to explore the harbour part as we are looking for hearty breakfast. 

The waterfront in Auckland is quite big. It also houses the Museum of Maritime. I haven’t got a chance to check out the museum but hopefully next time I will have ample time to do so.

I strolled around the Princes Wharf, where you can see Hilton Hotel and many restaurants, as well as the Eastern Viaduct and Viaduct Harbour. 

We had our breakfast in this cute restaurant called Giraffe around the area.

I also managed to get some videos for my Youtube channel about this area. Check it out!

So do you like Auckland harbour area?

Such a lovely waterfront and I hope I can go back and explore more in this area.

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Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World and Friends

Here comes spring!

And, luckily, we still got some hail and freezing nights here in Wellington. Well, winter still want to lingers and we end up having cold start of spring. It makes things complicated as the changing weather somehow increase the humidity of the air in Wellington and my dear hubby has suffered several severe asthma attacks. The worst one happened when we visited Auckland and we had to rush to the ER to get extra treatment besides the inhaler and nebulizer we have at home. Good thing we got the new medicine that seems to work better and more efficient for him after three visits to the doctors and the ER. Hope things will get better soon for him.

On the lighter side, we really enjoyed our visit to Auckland. We tried Indonesian restaurants, visited and watched WRC - Repco Rally New Zealand and strolled around the city. 

It's a special occasion for many, especially for my hubby who has been really into racing cars and joined Indonesian Motor Association back home.  

Well, for sure I will try my best to share all the details of our trips with #thefrakarsas and share the joy of traveling around Aotearoa. Can't wait to do that hopefully soon.

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