If you are looking for a beautiful studio within driving distance of Mt. Cook and Lake Pukaki, this is the place! The studio is bright and cheery, the setting is peaceful and quiet, and Natasha and Bruce couldn’t be any more helpful and accommodating. Twizel is a sweet little town near Lake Ruataniwha. It’s right on the Alps to Ocean cycle trail, and there is even a great bookstore in the town center featuring many New Zealand authors. We hated to leave.