Lakeside Backpackers

29/06/2020

Another great place to not miss if you are driving around Queenstown is the Skipper's Road. Accessed from Queenstown via the same road that leads to Coronet Peak. Skippers Canyon is carved out by the Shotover River. The Shotover, one of New Zealand's richest gold-bearing rivers.

24/06/2020

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional holiday originating in China, occurring near the summer solstice. The festival now occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar, which is the source of the festival's alternative name, the Double Fifth Festival

22/06/2020

Haast Pass
A mountain pass in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand. Māori used the pass in pre-European times. It is one of the three passes where a road crosses over the Southern Alps – alongside the Lewis Pass and Arthur's Pass. The Haast Pass rises to a height of 562 metres above sea level at the saddle between the valleys of the Haast and Makarora Rivers.

08/06/2020

Skipper Road
Skippers Canyon is a historic and scenic gorge, some 22 kilometres in length, several kilometres north of Queenstown, New Zealand. Today accessed from Queenstown via the same road that leads to the Coronet Peak skifield, Skippers Canyon is carved out by the Shotover River. The Shotover is one of New Zealand's richest gold-bearing rivers. Once a busy goldmining area, Skippers Canyon was accessed by Skippers Road, which is today one of New Zealand's better known scenic roads. The main New Zealand road where rental car insurance is not honoured, Skippers Road is mostly one-way, narrow and steep with sheer drops of several hundred metres. In 1886, Skippers Canyon was also the first site where hydroelectricity was generated to power goldmining.

25/05/2020

06/05/2020

Some other ideas for Mother's day celebration in
1) Get Active: take her for a walk
2) Tour the World's Prettiest Gardens From Your Sofa
3)Get creative: check youtube for ideas (painting, 3D art, origami, sketching the list goes on)
4) Re-live old memories: got that old box of photographs? pull them out and revisit the old days
5) Lend a helping hand

05/05/2020

What can you do for mother's day in
1) You can treat mum to an at-home spa day in her living room this Mother's Day.
2) Watch a mother daughter/son movie (like longest yard, mother's day etc)
3) Bake with your mom
4) Cook some authentic dish
5) Sip "Mom-osas" at a Virtual Brunch or learn to make cocktails

For more ideas stay tuned