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1. Travel Tip:
Day 6 - Landing in Hot Water
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Just south of Hahei is Hot Water Beach, where any holes you dig in the sand are filled imediately with hot water from underground organic springs. The gimmick is nice, but after about 20... Tags for this Chapter: beauty |
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Wellington City - An Introduction
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Wellington City almost didn't happen. What is now the capital city of New Zealand was originally nothing more than swampland, and the first people to try and settle the area almost gave up in... Tags for this Chapter: city beauty |
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3. Travel Tip:
A Stroll Through Masterton
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Masterton is a mix of old and new, of industry and nature, of gray buildings and green parks. Located about 2 hours north of New Zealand's capital city of Wellington, on the eastern side of the... Tags for this Travel Tip: beauty |
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Day 25 - How Many Words Are There For Paradise?
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Abel Tasman National Park is paradise. No, its more than that. Its paradise times ten. No, times one hundred. Times infinity. A golden beach curls around a blue ocean, while rainforest sits... Tags for this Chapter: beauty |
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Day 28 - Caves
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I left the campsite unbelievably early again, partly because I didn't want to talk to the owner again, and partly because I had a date. With some maggots. Waitomo is a funny little town,... Tags for this Chapter: beauty |
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Day 22 - Yet More Road
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The drive up the West Coast of New Zealand is both exciting and boring. The scenery is just so beautiful that you start to take it for granted - "Oh, another unbelievably gorgeous mountain", "Oh... Tags for this Chapter: beach beauty |
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Day 21 - Ice Man
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The West Coast of New Zealand is something else, man. The beaches are windswept, and the sea gulls fluff their feathers up and lean into the breeze. Instead of sand, precious stones litter the... Tags for this Chapter: beauty |
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Day 19 - More Road
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From Queenstown I went to Arrowtown, a small gold mining settlement dotted with amazingly golden trees. Then it was on to Wanaka - where I found more golden trees. The roads around the area... Tags for this Chapter: beauty |
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Day 20 - The Haast Pass
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The trouble with most travelling holidays is that you always have to get up early. And day 20 was no exception. A short drive from the campsite was the settlement of Makarora, where the... Tags for this Chapter: beauty |
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Day 17 - A Day Off
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I spent two nights in Te Anau on this particular trip, although it is a place I keep going back to. The lake is the most beautiful feature, laid out flat and calm under the southern sun, and the... Tags for this Chapter: beauty relaxing |
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