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Oct 11, 20153 min read
Queenstown (Part 1)
Oct 11th- 16th We took the winding roads with stunning scenery from Wanaka to Queenstown taking just over an hour. Queenstown is now...
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Oct 9, 20152 min read
Lake Matheson and Wanaka
Oct 9th- 11th Leaving Franz Josef we headed 35 minutes out to Lake Matheson, near the Fox Glacier, which is famous for it's stunning...
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Oct 6, 20152 min read
Franz Josef |The Guide To Climbing A Glacier
Oct 6th- 9th Located on the South Islands West coast, 2 hours from Westport and 4 hours from Wanaka, lies the township and Glacier of the...
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Oct 4, 20152 min read
Nelson Lakes, Pancake Rocks, Greymouth
Oct 5th - 6th Leaving Kaiteriteri we drove inland to the pristine Nelson Lakes National Park which surrounds two lakes. It took us almost...
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Sep 30, 20153 min read
Wine Tasting, Nelson and Kaiteriteri
Sept 30th- Oct 5th Leaving Kaikoura we headed back up the coast to Blenheim and to the Marlborough wine region, where we visited a few...
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Sep 27, 20153 min read
Picton to Kaikoura
Sept 27th- 30th We had spectacular views of Queen Charlotte Sounds as we arrived into Picton on the South Island. We stopped at a viewing...
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Sep 22, 20154 min read
Bulls, Shannon, Wellington and LOTR
Sept 22nd- 27th Leaving Taupo we had a long days driving ahead as we would be making our way to Wellington by the evening, which would be...
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Sep 20, 20152 min read
Tongariro Alpine Crossing in Winter-Everything You Need To Know
Whether you want to tick hiking a volcano off your bucket list or are a LOTR fan you'll want to do the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Where...
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Sep 16, 20154 min read
Taupō and Tongariro Crossing
Sept 16th- 22nd After a gorgeous scenic 2 hour drive from Napier we arrived in Taupō (pronounced Toe-pour). As with a few other places-...
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Sep 12, 20153 min read
Hawkes Bay and Art Deco Napier
Sept 12th- 16th Our first stop today was off the high way and an hours drive down a bumpy dirt track road to see Lake Waikaremoana, the...
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Sep 10, 20152 min read
Opotiki and Gisborne
Sept 10th- 12th Left our comfy but smelly home of Rotorua and headed 2 hours 'out east' to Opotiki, passed by the the nice looking town...
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Sep 6, 20151 min read
Photo Diary- Hobbiton Where 'Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost'
Driving 1 hour from Rotorua to Matamata where we registered at the i-site and waited on our bus which would drive us out to the hills...
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Sep 5, 20154 min read
Action packed Rotorua and Hobbiton
Sept 5th- 10th Rotorua- 'Rotten-rua' as it's known due to the bubbling sulphur, also commonly miss-pronounced as 'Rota-rooah', correctly...
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Sep 2, 20153 min read
Karangahake Gorge and Bay Of Plenty
Sept 2nd- 5th We left The Coromandel in the morning heading for the Bay of Plenty. We stopped off at Karangahake Gorge (again, another...
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Aug 31, 20152 min read
The Coromandel
Aug 31st- Sept 2nd After a detour via good old Auckland to use the hot showers at our Les Mills gym before the membership ends, and to go...
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Aug 29, 20152 min read
Bay Of Islands and Waipu Caves
Aug 29th- 31st Another 3 hour drive back down the coast to Paihia in the Bay of Islands we checked into the 'Caravan Park Bay of Islands'...
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Aug 24, 20153 min read
Northland and Cape Regina
Aug 24th- 29th And so our bags were packed, the apartment emptied, we'd been to collect our hire car, and overfilled the car with all our...
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Jul 5, 20158 min read
Budget Travel Tips For Sightseeing Auckland
Arriving in Auckland for 2 days in 2012 we were a bit disappointed, compared to everywhere else we had visited in New Zealand, we didn’t...
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May 5, 20153 min read
Trip To Waiheke For Our 5th Anniversary
The 5th May marked our 5 year anniversary, and although that ring never made an appearance, it did give us time to think about just what...
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