Head on to the ferg…
There are a few reasons that people head to Queestown in New Zealand. The amount of adrenaline sports is incredible. The night life is constantly buzzing (unlike many of the other towns around the country). And Ferg Burger.
There is only one town in the world you can find Ferg Burger, and there is only one Ferg Burger in that town, but this doesn’t mean they don’t know what they’re doing.
The Burgers are enormous. A girl once said to me “how can you possibly expect me to eat the entire thing? It’s bigger than my sodding head!” When I indulged in my first (and unfortunately last) Ferg Burger, I was able to eat one whole one and be sufficiently satisfied for the rest of the day… and the next one for that matter. If you find yourself in Queenstown, the best way to refuel after a long day skiing, or a morning of skydiving is to get to this small burger joint on the high street and gorge yourself on an amazing amount of meat! Bear in mind that when you do go there you will have to wait around for 20 minutes for your food to be ready. Being the only one in the world means that – more often than not – the world and his wife are trying to do exactly what you are!
Of course, there are other (much less expensive) things to do when you get to this brilliant town. Across the lake there is a park with 18 baskets dotted around it. These are for Frisbee golf. The idea is to throw your Frisbee into the basket in as little amount of throws as possible (much like golf believe it or not).
It will take about 2 hours to get through the entire course, but it’s a great way to spend the afternoon after recovering from the night before, skydiving in the morning and Ferg Burging for lunch!
The nightlife, as I have said, is amazing here. You end up being fairly shocked by it after spending so long not really having a social life on the way down to Queenstown. There are too many night clubs and bars to chose from and you will spend longer in Queenstown than you thought you would simply because you wont want to leave without soaking in as much of it as you can. From my experience, I would recommend going to World Bar, just up the road from Base Hostel. The have teapots that they fill with all kinds of liquids and guarantee you a good night!
Of course I had to leave eventually. Much more things to see up the East Coast!






