Welcome to Wander Wonder Wonton, a NZ & Brisbane-based lifestyle and travel blog.
Exploring the world one dumpling and tropical destination at a time with a wine in hand.
Queenstown Wine Tasting With Alpine Luxury Tours
I could not decide for the life of me how to approach wine tasting in Queenstown. So many beautiful, boutique wineries, so little time. Not to mention the annoying necessity of transport – nobody wants to drive on wine tasting day! Enter Alpine Luxury Tours....
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What To Do In Queenstown – Advice From The Masses
I’ve just touched down in Queenstown! Wahhoo! I asked on my Instagram for tips of where to go and what to do in Queenstown and was amazed by the response so I have added them here for everyone to benefit from and for me to refer from on this trip and future...
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My first time on a plane post COVID-19 clusterf%*k
Iβm so excited! Iβm sitting on a plane right this minute as I type this*. I love planes. I love flying. When I was younger I briefly considered being a pilot until I found out the amount of maths involved. Maths is gross. I feel very safe and relaxed in the air. Itβs...
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COVID-19 clusterf%*k part four, level two
Hereβs my personal recount of my experience during COVID-19. I write this so I can look back on it in the future and think wow, that sh*t was cray. I am so, so pleased it never happened again. Well, itβs been a while so I thought Iβd write an update** We moved to...
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COVID-19 clusterf%*k – Yesterday I left the house!
Yesterday* I left the house! Yup. For the first time in over six weeks, I hopped in a car (!) and we drove (out of the gate on the road!) about 1-2minutes up the road to a quieter rural road. Mind-blowing, genuinely insanely exciting, riveting stuff. Who would have...
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COVID-19 clusterf%*k part three, level three
Hereβs my personal recount of my experience during COVID-19. I write this so I can look back on it in the future and think wow, that sh*t was cray. I am so, so pleased it never happened again. Hola! Comin’ at ya from day-two of Level-3 in New Zealand!...
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COVID-19 clusterf%*k part two
Hereβs my personal recount of my experience during COVID-19. I write this so I can look back on it in the future and think wow, that sh*t was cray. I am so, so pleased it never happened again. In the first blog, I covered until approximately lockdown. Lockdown in New...
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Kamo Kamo Soup (Kumi Kumi)
Kamo Kamo Soup | Kamo Kamo or Kumi Kumi is a New Zealand vegetable that is kind of like zucchini (courgette) crossed with squash or pumpkin. Fortunately for us in lockdown, they are thriving in the garden and growing non-stop. And they’re massive! We usually...
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When four days in NZ turned into lockdown | COVID-19 clusterf%*k
Here’s my personal recount of my experience during COVID-19. I write this so I can look back on it in the future and think wow, that sh*t was cray. I am so, so pleased it never happened again. I arrived in New Zealand (I live in Brisbane) on Wed the 11th March...
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What the FODMAP?!
Iβve recently started a strange diet called FODMAP. Strange is probably an unfair word… inconsistent, annoying also hard work. But I have found it does work. Why am I on it? Well, I traveled a lot last year and I had a lot of gastro-like episodes from Asian and...
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REVIEW | The Empire Strips Back – Buy Tickets Now
On Friday night we headed to The Empire Strips Back. I was excited but my expectations were low, I hadn’t heard much about it or seen much on social media. Their social media certainly doesn’t do them any justice, but then again, I suppose they don’t...
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Vanuatu | Paradise 3 hours from Brisbane
Itβs difficult to fathom that itβs just a little longer to get to Vanuatu than it is to get to Melbourne. Vanuatu is literally paradise, less than 3 hours from Brisbane, only 2hours 45mins direct flight time away. We arrived at Port Villa and transferred to our island...
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