Get ready for mammoth national parks, dynamic Maori culture and world-class surfing and skiing. Wellington can be mellow or action-parked, but it’s always epic. Labelled the world’s “coolest little capital” in 2011 by Lonely Planet, Wellington is renowned for its vibrant creative culture. On a sunny, windless day Wellington is up there with the best of them. For starters, it’s lovely to look at, sitting on a hook-shaped harbor ringed with mountain ranges that wear a cloak of snow in winter. Victoria timber architecture laces the bushy hillsides above the harbor, which resonate with birdsong. As cities go, it’s rather small but the compact nature of downtown gives it a bigger-city buzz and being the capital, it’s endowed with museums, theatres, galleries, and art organizations completely disproportionate to its size. Wellingtonians are rightly proud of their
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