West Auckland is best known for its local wineries Coopers Creek(Gold Medal winners in this years Wine Awards), and Soljans are just 2 of these that do tours and jazz sundays to chill out with and taste some local award-winning vintages. So if this is something you would like to enjoy just contact me. And for a local brewed ale check out a warm,friendly place out west also. With wicked menu items.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
West Auckland
Bayswater
Bayswater is a small suburb famous for its "Son of Sailing" home town boy Sir Peter Blake. It is but a short ferry ride across the water from Auckland CBD. Also has a lovely marina. And also sports a sailing club for our budding young sailors.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Sporting Activities
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Business Travel Tips
Here's just a few places in Auckland's Central Business District that have "Guest Use" computors for your needs:
Citylife Heritage Hotel
Copthorne Harbourcity Hotel
Grand Chancellor Hotel
Stamford Plaza
I will add more as I enquire.
Also Most Hotels that say they have "Business Centres" are usually the ones that do.
Also feel free to ask your local Taxi Driver and Hotel Conceirge any questions they are only to happy to ablige to help answer your questions.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
East Coast Bays
East Coast Bays:
These Bays follow the east coast around up to Long Bay Regional Park.
Firstly there is Castor Bay with a small but pleasant beach and park, Then onto Campbells Bay with a clifftop park. Then its onto Mairangi Bay is another seaside village with supermarket and Numerous cafes and restaurants, Exclusive boutiques. Also for a nice clifftop stroll around to the next Bay which is Murrays Bay, you may like to take the "Crows Nest Rise Walk". Murrays Bay is another excellent swimming beach and sports is own Boating Club. Also there is an Arts Centre for any budding artists to visit. Then its on to Rothesay Bay another good swimming beach. then its on to Browns Bay which has many and varied activities. It has a nice palm -lined streets of shops to wander through and cafes, restaurants supermarkets. Parks, RSA, Bowling club, Rugby club. It also has a for car enthusiasts a very good paint workshop for customised cars if your into this sport. Then its onto Waiake and Torbay 2 more good swimming and relaxing beaches. Then lastly but no means least its Long Bay with it also excellent swimming beach and also sports a very large Regional Park and by the beach are also barbecues for public use if site is booked before hand. Very nice family spot.
Milford
Milford is but a short walk along the beach from Takapuna and hosts its own Marina and Boat Building Business and Boating Club with nice sandy beach and park-like setting. It also has some nice real estate to stroll past. Also 2 supermarkets for those picnic lunches with all manner of delicacy's and beverages. Great for beach for swimming and park is good to let the kids run around in or hit a cricket ball or toss a rugby ball around.
So do take in the sites of Milford on your stops to the North Shore
Takapuna Beach
Takapuna is a city on the North Shore of Auckland. It is a seaside city with many features including boating Club, Bars, Many and varied ethnic restaurants. Sporting clubs of various sports, Business Centres. It even sports its own castle. And be sure to look out for the "Kings Throne" as strolling along from Takapuna to Milford Beach. Past some very nice real estate.
Also for a restful sunday morning stroll Takapuna Beach hosts a local market with flower, produce, clothing, food, toys, etc stalls. Also after the market that runs from early morning till 12pm lunchtime there are very good cafes on Hurstmere Road behind the market to enjoy a much rejuvenating cup of freshly brewed coffee and tasty brunch items.
So take time out to enjoy Takapuna Beach which its many and varied activities at any pace you care to enjoy.