Home sweet home..

Well, I couldn't do a blog on Travel and Tourism without mentioning my favourite destination of them all, the city of Auckland in New Zealand. If I talk about all the things you could do in the whole of New Zealand, even though the country isn't very big, I'd go on for pages and pages and pages and..well you get the idea, so I stick to just Auckland.

First off, some quick facts; Auckland houses the vast majority of New Zealand's population in a very delicate, tiny part of the country. The population is estimated to be 1,354,900 - this is almost a third of the country's population. Auckland's Maori name is Tamaki Makaurau and it is a city that has a blend of cultures in it while maintaining the cultural values of its Maori roots.Auckland was ranked 4th in the 2010 Quality of Living Survey. It offers a laid back lifestyle with the added benefit of being in a very modern city with every possible thing you could need being offered.

The biggest attraction in Auckland is the Sky Tower (shown above). The tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere. The Sky Tower offers many different things to suit many different tastes. At the top it has a revolving restaurant which is something everybody must experience at least once in their life. The Sky Jump is another thing that is world famous - which offers you the chance to do a free gliding jump off the top of the Sky Tower. At  the buildings below it also houses Sky City, New Zealand's biggest Hotel and Casino. All these put together combined with the sheer architectural wonder that we see makes this easily one of the best attractions of the world.

Another major part of tourism in New Zealand, this year especially, is sport, to be more specific Rugby, to be even more specific The Rugby World Cup 2011, held solely by New Zealand. Rugby is an integral part of New Zealand's culture and identity as it is shown above. The Final will be at Eden Park, Auckland's main sporting stadium and with it being 24 years since The New Zealand All Blacks won the World Cup in the inaugural World Cup which had a final in Eden Park, there is plenty of history and the world cup will sure bring a multitude of sports mad fans to Auckland. Auckland is the place to be this year, the tourism campaign in New Zealand is usually strong but this year especially its going to be in overdrive so if you want to make a trip to New Zealand, 2011 is the year to do it. Check out the links below to both Tourism New Zealand and Tourism Auckland to get more info and visit the best damn city in the world in 2011.

Cheers,
Nish

References:
Tourism Auckland
Tourism New Zealand
Sky Tower
All Blacks