september-2011

INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURES
Join the locals at
a rugby match
AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
092
Denise L’Estrange-
Corbet
Designer for WORLD
BEST BREAKFAST:
Mushrooms on toast at
Dizengoff, Ponsonby Road. They’re
huge, creamy and piled on a stack
of sourdough toast. I have mine
with tomato sauce on the side,
that’s just my quirk.
GREAT PLACE FOR DINNER:
I’m loving Sidart at Three
Lamps in Ponsonby. It’s very small,
but the food fl avours are intensely
gratifying! The owner, Sid Sahrawat
has a great vegetarian degustation
menu, with fl avours you can only
dream about. Man O’War wines
make it all a sublime experience.
MUST BUY (MONEY NO
OBJECT!): The perfume
“Amouage”, founded in 1983 by the
Sultan of Oman who commissioned
perfumer Guy Roberts to come up
with a divine fragrance. It has 120
ingredients including rare
frankincense and myrrh. It’s 95% pure
perfume and has the highest
concentration of pure oils. Available
at WORLD Beauty Stores.
AUCKLAND
FROM THE AIRPORT
CBD 20km from
Auckland International
Airport
Travel time CBD is
around 45 mins by car
Taxi From NZ$60
(AU$46.35)
Shuttle bus NZ$30
(AU$23.20), taking
45–60 mins
ON THE GO
1. Jafa cabs This is
a bicycle with bench
seats for two. Free in
the Auckland CBD.
2. Ferry Interislander
The ferry between
Wellington (North) and
Picton (South).
3. The city circuit bus
Two bus circuits that
will take you safely
and easily to the
city’s attractions.
CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND
Hall Cannon
Managing director,
Otahuna Lodge
GREAT PLACE FOR DINNER:
Head to the Bodhi Tree, New
Zealand’s only Burmese restaurant,
at its new location in Bryndwr.
Expect great, fresh fl avours but call
in advance; it’s one of Christchurch’s
most popular dining spots.
MUST-BUY GIFT: You can’t
visit Christchurch without
visting the Untouched World
Flagship Store on Roydvale Avenue.
There, you can pick up the most
amazing possum fur and merino
wool items.
LOCAL DELICACY: No trip to
Canterbury in the spring is
complete without sampling some
fantastic New Zealand whitebait.
Match the whitebait with a brilliant
riesling like the ones from
Canterbury’s own Black Estate.
MOST ROMANTIC SPOT: A
night at Otahuna Lodge, of
course! New Zealand’s most
important historic estate offers
fantastic cuisine, a great stay and
amazing gardens.
The Avon River
CHRISTCHURCH
FROM THE AIRPORT
CBD 11km from
Christchurch
International Airport
Travel time CBD is
around 20 mins by car
Taxi Approx NZ$45-65
(AU$34.80-50.25)
Shuttle bus NZ$24
(AU$18.55), taking
15–20 mins
ON THE GO
1. The shuttle Free
seven-day central bus.
2. The Orbiter Bus
runs every 15 minutes
to six suburban
shopping malls.
3. The city
circuit buses cover
major attractions.
PHOTOS: TOURISM NEW ZEALAND