Your best place you've been to

jjdrer

We went to NZ a few years ago and joined on a great coach tour. We loved it !!
We saw a lot of scenery that the general public would not be aware as the Coach Captains have permits for entry to the areas that others don't. I so loved Christchurch. I was distressed when I learnt of the shock earthquakes and so many aftershocks that we, the public weren't told about in Aust. A relative of mine...by marriage... has relatives over there so they get periodic reports from them. In another area (I think it was Fox Glacier) we had part of a glacier slide down a mountain within a km from the motel we were staying in overnight. Another spot we loved was the area that had so much to do, jet boating, motor museum, berautiful scenery etc. We needed at least an extra free day there (we only had one).
We "tossed up" between both islands of NZ or Qld, Aust. It was cheaper to enjoy NZ for a fortnight than it was to go to Qld for a week. We went to Qld a few years later. We definitely enjoyed NZ by far the most ----and it was a lot cheaper too, (Money was a bit tight at the time). I am glad we went to NZ first the scenery and hospitality "was out of this world". It was so diverse - so different within just a few km, unlike many areas of Qld which we did a few years later by which time my Mum was not able to cope with the extra travelling for so many days.