🇳🇿 7 Days in Auckland: Raw & Real Impressions
First thought after landing: "This place is pure magic." ✨ Auckland is chill, stunning, and soul-healing—every corner feels like a postcard. Here’s my unfiltered 7-day journey: 🌏 Itinerary Breakdown Day 1: Home → Auckland ✈️ (Jetlag? Worth it.) Day 2: University of Auckland 🎓 → St Matthew’s Cathedral ⛪️ (Gothic vibes!) Sky Tower 🗼 (Auckland’s Eiffel) → Sailing Adventure ⛵️ → Wynyard Quarter (Harbor sunset!) Day 3: Hauraki Gulf Whale Watching 🐋 (Saw a breaching humpback—cried.) DFS Duty-Free 🛍️ (Skip it—meh.) → Albert Park 🌸 → Auckland Art Gallery 🎨 → Domain Gardens (Picnic heaven!) Day 4 (MVP Day!): Devonport 🚢 (Ferry + Mt Victoria views = 😍) → Mission Bay 🏖️ → Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium 🐧 War Memorial Museum ⚔️ → Mt Eden 🌋 → Bastion Point (That blue chair from “Only Cloud Knows”—chef’s kiss 📸) Day 5: Queenstown Side Quest! Skydiving 🪂 (12,000ft scream fest!) → Queenstown Beach → Glenorchy (Middle-earth feels!) Day 6: Deer Park Heights 🦌 → Arrowtown 🍂 → Fly back to Auckland ✈️ Day 7: Auckland Free Day (Wandered, ate, napped—perfect.) 💭 Final Thoughts Life’s a wild, open field—not a spreadsheet. This trip taught me: You can rewrite your story. 📖 The world is bigger (and kinder) than you think. 🌍 Plans are overrated. Sometimes you just gotta GO. So I quit overplanning. The 9-to-5 grind? Nah. My soul’s GPS says "Adventure Mode: ON." #NewZealand #AucklandDiaries #TravelEpiphany #QuitYourJob #Wanderlust