New Zealand Vacation - Observations & Lessons Learned
Two Week New Zealand Trip Recap... This video discusses some of our lessons learned and interesting findings throughout our trip. We also close out by discussing what we would change about our trip if we could go back in time and do it again. Other Videos in Series: Previous Video in Series - • Driving in New Zealand - An American's Per... Next Video in Series - • New Zealand Vacation - Expectations vs Rea... Full Series Playlist - • New Zealand Vacation Recap (2023) Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro & Background 00:36 - Food - Fast Food 01:28 - Food - Portion Sizes 02:08 - Food - Restaurant Size & Selection 03:25 - Food - Payment & Tipping 04:15 - Food - Water 05:36 - Food - Beef (grass fed?) 06:21 - Food - Cheese 07:01 - Food - Supermarkets 07:34 - Hotels - Room Key in Elevator 08:07 - Hotels - Room Key Energy Saving 08:36 - Misc. Power Adapters 09:03 - Misc. - Closed Shops 09:38 - Misc. - Other Cultures 10:43 - Misc. - Cell Service (Google Fi) 12:28 - Misc. - Payments (and Credit Cards) 13:04 - Misc. - Other Notes 14:21 - What WOULDN'T we change? 15:44 - What WOULD we change? (Packing) 16:24 - What WOULD we change? (North Island) 17:37 - What WOULD we change? (South Island) 18:37 - Jet Lag 19:39 - Wrapping Up Social Links: / bchapy http://tac-com.weebly.com/ / tac_com / gowtaccom Disclaimer When possible, I am using images that I took on this trip. When no suitable image is available, I am grabbing filler images from Google Maps and Google Images.

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