I love Queenstown. Absolutely adore it. It’s why Happy Ever After is the 2nd of my books to feature it as a location – Wish You Were Here was the first. Anyways, these are some of the locations in Queenstown and surrounds… Read More
I’ve posted about Queenstown’s food scene before – here and here. But that was then and this is now – so we’re due an update. Fergburger is still a ‘thing’. The queues are there all day, and on a fine evening, hordes… Read More
Category: New Zealand, restaurants, Travel, Tummy
Tags: Amisfield Winery, Bespoke Kitchen, Blue Kanu, Botswana Butchery, breakfast in Queenstown, New Zealand, places to eat in Queenstown, Queenstown, Rata, Vudu
As well as thrills and spills, the Queenstown area is also known for its drops – the wines of Central Otago. Originally a gold-mining region, these days the land provides for some mighty fine liquid riches – pinot noir, I’m looking at… Read More
Category: New Zealand, Travel
Tags: Akarua, Bannockburn, Cardrona Hotel, Carrick, Central Otago, Cromwell, Crown Range, Mt Difficulty, New Zealand, Queenstown, Rockburn, Travel, wineries around Queenstown, wineries in Central Otago
One thing Queenstown does particularly well is the tourism thing. Sure, she could rest on her laurels and be happy with the popularity of the ski season, but these days there’s very little difference between hotel occupancy rates in the height of… Read More
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking something like: Jo is in Queenstown so there’ll be some great location shots and some fabulous photos of remarkable places to eat. You’ll also be thinking that I’ll be using the word remarkable a lot…. Read More
Category: baking, Campfire Not So Classics, Kiwi Classics, New Zealand, Travel, Tummy
Tags: cheese roll, New Zealand, Queenstown, Rata Josh Emmet, Southland, Travel
As this post goes to press I’ll be on my way to the airport for a flight to Queenstown. I have the weekend in this fabulous city and then on Monday we tackle the Milford Track. I’ve been to Milford Sound a… Read More
So anyways, I didn’t wrap last week up properly and, given that I’m now on holidays for the next week and a bit and off to Queenstown tomorrow, here’s a special wrap-up of the week that was…with absolutely no mention of the… Read More
Category: Friday Five, New Zealand, Track to Milford, Travel, whatever
Tags: Aqua Dining, harbourside, indie author, Joanne Tracey, Queenstown, restaurants, Sydney
It’s been a tough week in the partition. That’s sort of normal for January- and February- but this week has been super hard. I think it’s because everyone, well nearly everyone, is back at work. And, just like how everything needs to… Read More
Category: Friday Five, whatever
Tags: Annette Jones, Glenorchy, indie author, Joanne Tracey, Mel Kettle, Meze Me Annangrove, Paradise, Queenstown, smuggle, the activity pod, the Friday Five
So anyways, I’ve been in deadline hell. That’s over now. I’m ready to start a new manuscript, but to do that, to clear space in my head for that, I needed to clean my office. You know, file things, put astro books… Read More
February was dominated by Queenstown and the Routeburn Track- something I’d been training and planning for 6 months for. Five weeks out from departure, I blew my calf muscle, so February was also characterized by some heavy duty physical therapy to get… Read More
Category: New Zealand, Sydney, Travel, whatever, Year in Review
Tags: Josh Emett, Madame Woo, Mr Wong, New Zealand, places to eat in Queenstown, Queenstown, Rata, restaurants in Sydney, Shotover Jet, Sydney, Travel, Vudu Cafe and Larder, Ziptrek Ecotours
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Posted on November 14, 2018 by Jo
Queenstown
I love Queenstown. Absolutely adore it. It’s why Happy Ever After is the 2nd of my books to feature it as a location – Wish You Were Here was the first. Anyways, these are some of the locations in Queenstown and surrounds… Read More
Category: New Zealand, Travel Tags: New Zealand, Queenstown
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Posted on December 9, 2016 by Jo
Remarkable Eats…
I’ve posted about Queenstown’s food scene before – here and here. But that was then and this is now – so we’re due an update. Fergburger is still a ‘thing’. The queues are there all day, and on a fine evening, hordes… Read More
Category: New Zealand, restaurants, Travel, Tummy Tags: Amisfield Winery, Bespoke Kitchen, Blue Kanu, Botswana Butchery, breakfast in Queenstown, New Zealand, places to eat in Queenstown, Queenstown, Rata, Vudu
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Posted on November 28, 2016 by Jo
A Remarkable Drop (or two…)
As well as thrills and spills, the Queenstown area is also known for its drops – the wines of Central Otago. Originally a gold-mining region, these days the land provides for some mighty fine liquid riches – pinot noir, I’m looking at… Read More
Category: New Zealand, Travel Tags: Akarua, Bannockburn, Cardrona Hotel, Carrick, Central Otago, Cromwell, Crown Range, Mt Difficulty, New Zealand, Queenstown, Rockburn, Travel, wineries around Queenstown, wineries in Central Otago
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Posted on November 22, 2016 by Jo
Remarkable Thrills
One thing Queenstown does particularly well is the tourism thing. Sure, she could rest on her laurels and be happy with the popularity of the ski season, but these days there’s very little difference between hotel occupancy rates in the height of… Read More
Category: New Zealand, Travel Tags: Dart River Wilderness Jet, Glenorchy, New Zealand, Queenstown, things to do in Queenstown
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Posted on November 13, 2016 by Jo
Introducing….the cheese roll!
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking something like: Jo is in Queenstown so there’ll be some great location shots and some fabulous photos of remarkable places to eat. You’ll also be thinking that I’ll be using the word remarkable a lot…. Read More
Category: baking, Campfire Not So Classics, Kiwi Classics, New Zealand, Travel, Tummy Tags: cheese roll, New Zealand, Queenstown, Rata Josh Emmet, Southland, Travel
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Posted on November 11, 2016 by Jo
The Track to Milford Sound…
As this post goes to press I’ll be on my way to the airport for a flight to Queenstown. I have the weekend in this fabulous city and then on Monday we tackle the Milford Track. I’ve been to Milford Sound a… Read More
Category: Milford Sound, New Zealand, Track to Milford, Travel Tags: Joanne Tracey, Milford Sound, Milford Track, New Zealand, Queenstown, Travel, Ultimate Hikes
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Posted on November 10, 2016 by Jo
And that’s a wrap…
So anyways, I didn’t wrap last week up properly and, given that I’m now on holidays for the next week and a bit and off to Queenstown tomorrow, here’s a special wrap-up of the week that was…with absolutely no mention of the… Read More
Category: Friday Five, New Zealand, Track to Milford, Travel, whatever Tags: Aqua Dining, harbourside, indie author, Joanne Tracey, Queenstown, restaurants, Sydney
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Posted on January 15, 2016 by Jo
Friday Five…
It’s been a tough week in the partition. That’s sort of normal for January- and February- but this week has been super hard. I think it’s because everyone, well nearly everyone, is back at work. And, just like how everything needs to… Read More
Category: Friday Five, whatever Tags: Annette Jones, Glenorchy, indie author, Joanne Tracey, Mel Kettle, Meze Me Annangrove, Paradise, Queenstown, smuggle, the activity pod, the Friday Five
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Posted on March 22, 2015 by Jo
Operation Excess Baggage Week 11- In the Office
So anyways, I’ve been in deadline hell. That’s over now. I’m ready to start a new manuscript, but to do that, to clear space in my head for that, I needed to clean my office. You know, file things, put astro books… Read More
Category: Operation Excess Baggage, whatever Tags: and anyways, Andrea Reid, Garry McEwan, Jason Law, Jo Tracey, New Zealand, Queenstown, wellington, working from home
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Posted on December 2, 2014 by Jo
February…
February was dominated by Queenstown and the Routeburn Track- something I’d been training and planning for 6 months for. Five weeks out from departure, I blew my calf muscle, so February was also characterized by some heavy duty physical therapy to get… Read More
Category: New Zealand, Sydney, Travel, whatever, Year in Review Tags: Josh Emett, Madame Woo, Mr Wong, New Zealand, places to eat in Queenstown, Queenstown, Rata, restaurants in Sydney, Shotover Jet, Sydney, Travel, Vudu Cafe and Larder, Ziptrek Ecotours
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