NZ & Aust. Rated by UK as Top Desired Travel Locations!!

From the Daily Mail in London on April 29, they have this headline: "Royal seal of approval: New Zealand voted dream destination if money was no object" with these highlights: "New Zealand has been voted Brits' number one dream holiday destination if money was no object. The top bucket list country was unveiled at part of a major survey – less than a week after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge finished their royal tour Down Under. It was followed closely by Australia, named as the second most desirable location in the world, according to TripAdvisor."

The article also notes: "James Kay, TripAdvisor spokesman, said: 'If money was no object, it seems we Brits would like to travel as far afield as possible. 'Our most popular dream destination is New Zealand, but across the top ten the Far East and Americas are very popular too. 'The rest of the world have their eyes on a trip Down Under though, with Australia named the dream destination for travellers around the world.' The findings come just days after Kate and William finished their three-week tour in Australia and New Zealand with Prince George – which is expected to result in a huge tourism boost. Hotel search website Trivago has already reported a 70 per cent increase in searches for New Zealand – and 32 per cent for Australia."

We super enjoyed our visit down under earlier this year. Clearly we are not the only folks in the world with such interests and travel desires.

Full story at:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2615950/Royal-seal-approval-New-Zealand-voted-dream-destination-money-no-object-TripAdvisor-survey.html

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

Back from doing a 14-day Celebrity Solstice, Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 2014, Sydney to Auckland adventure on this ship and getting a big sampling for the wonders of "down under” before and after this cruise. Go to:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139

for much more information and lots of wonderful pictures on these amazing sights in this great part of the world. Now at 55,144 views for this fun posting.

We enjoyed following the details and visuals from the visit by the Brit Royals to Australia and New Zealand. Here are three pictures from the Daily Mail showing that fun. This includes in Sydney with the famed bridge in the background. Second are the Prince and Princess with one of the super cute Aussie Koalas. Finally, the future King captures the love from all who see this charming baby.: