Journey Information: Newest happenings to encourage your subsequent journey

Every week, we try among the newest happenings from Aotearoa and past, to encourage your subsequent journey.

Island time
Dreaming of an island getaway? French Polynesia and New Caledonia are among the many newest vacation hotspots to welcome again guests to their sandy shores. As of August 1, The Islands of Tahiti (which incorporates Bora Bora, Moorea, and the biggest within the island chain, Tahiti), are open to each vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers, with no restrictions. New Caledonia has additionally dropped Covid-19 pre-departure and arrival testing, in addition to vaccination necessities. tahititourisme.nz/en, newcaledonia.journey

Snacks within the metropolis
Scrumptious aromas are quickly to waft throughout Singapore, as the town gears up for its much-loved annual meals competition. On from August 24–September 11, the competition village will embody lessons from high cooks, decadent degustation dinners and a market to pattern the newest culinary treats. Cannot simply flit over to Singapore? Fortunately, foodies can join through the web site to a collection of free digital on-line masterclasses, or try the Singapore Meals Competition Fb web page for demos and livestreams. Singaporefoodfestival.sg

 

Music legend’s new museum
Bob Dylan followers from internationally shall be making a beeline for Oklahoma, US, the place the first-ever museum devoted to the music legend has lately opened. The Bob Dylan Centre in Tulsa options greater than 100,000 gadgets from the now 80-year-old muso’s profession, together with handwritten manuscripts, uncommon photos and unreleased recordings. Bobdylancenter.com

 

South Island set to rock
One of many nation’s largest New 12 months’s festivals is again, with 40 acts lately introduced as a part of the lineup. Wānaka’s Rhythm & Alps will happen from December 29-31, that includes worldwide DJs and bands from as far-off as Brazil, Sweden and Germany, in addition to Aussie digital duo Cosmos Midnight, rapper Sampa The Nice, and Kiwi drum and bass favorite Harmony Daybreak. Rhythmandalps.co.nz

 

As seen on display screen

We have spent the previous two years watching the world by motion pictures and streaming platforms, however now we will lastly enterprise out and see the true deal. Every week, we take a look at high issues to do in a journey hotspot from fashionable tradition.

You watched: Solely Murders within the Constructing, on Disney+

Go to: New York Metropolis

You possibly can’t tour the Massive Apple with out taking a go to to the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island. Positive, you may really feel that you have seen it earlier than, however the large 46m statue is way extra spectacular in actual life than in any pics. Try the museum contained in the statue’s pedestal, and as soon as entry reopens, climb as much as Liberty’s crown for among the greatest views throughout NYC.

 

Relying on how a lot time you might have, be sure you see a minimum of one of many metropolis’s unbelievable museums. Whether or not it is the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork, the American Museum of Pure Historical past or the Museum of Trendy Artwork, you definitely will not be disenchanted.

 

Purchase a pizza slice to go and take in the town vibes from certainly one of NYC’s stunning inexperienced areas. Set alongside an deserted railway line, Excessive Line Park boasts lush crops and meals stalls, whereas well-known Central Park has leafy lanes galore and is fringed by the type of swanky actual property seen within the Disney+ collection.