Peace, love and happiness

By Mary Gostelow

THIS MONTH: Taupo, New Zealand

Where? Villa 13 in the Virginia Fisher-designed Huka Lodge in Taupo, New Zealand.

What? Wake up under a white cathedral ceiling, from which a white fan hangs. Turn to your left, and look across 60 feet of green grass to where a heron poses, as still as a sculpture, and, beyond that, to a rushing river.

Why? Enjoy peace and calm after last night's dinner in a two-seat alcove in the wine cellar.

The WOWfactor: Take a silver Avanti bike for a grueling ride up to the famous Huka Falls and along the Waikato River.

(Mary Gostelow is editor-in-chief of WOW.travel, the online magazine of kiwicollection.com. She is also a regular columnist for enRoute magazine.)

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