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1. Travel Tip:
Moturau Hut Back To Te Anau
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Moturau Hut is like a motel. It is large and inviting, with a fully equiped kitchen and facilities. It sits by Lake Manapouri, and has a tranquil beach that begs for swimming. The only thing that... Tags for this Chapter: walks |
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Day 4 - Routeburn Falls Hut to Queenstown
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The next day brought rain again, but most of the walking was downhill, so I didn't mind. We ducked under the canopy of beech trees again as if they were old friends, and walked hand in hand with... Tags for this Chapter: walks |
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3. Travel Tip:
The Routeburn Track - Tramping My Style
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A tramp in New Zealand is not someone with smelly clothes and no money, but rather the word used to describe a multiday walk in the mountains, forests, and hills. Although you may end up looking... Tags for this Chapter: walks |
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Day 2 - Howden Hut To Mackenzie Hut
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Pubdy was the first one up the next day, and he grinned a grin of collusional conspiracy when I got up. "What have you been up to?" I asked suspiciously. "Nothing," he replied with a... Tags for this Chapter: walks |
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Day 3 - Mackenzie Hut to Routeburn Falls Hut
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The next day dawned with slivers of silver sunlight, so Pubdy and I packed and left early, leaving our new German friends to sleep off their hangover. The morning brought us the best walking... Tags for this Chapter: walks |
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6. Travel Tip:
Still Day 2 And Still Raining
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Our waterlogged lunch break meant that our 38 walking companions disappeared in the distance, and finally we were left alone to enjoy the wilderness. We clambered carefully over the debris... Tags for this Chapter: walks |
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7. Travel Tip:
The Centre Of New Zealand!
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As I reclined casually in the hammock outside my backpackers, I overheard some unwashed travellers eagerly chirping on about a walk they had just completed to the geographical centre of New... Tags for this Chapter: walks |
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8. Travel Tip:
A Quick Scramble Up Mount Pirongia
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New Zealand's North Island just seems to be full of volcanoes. Some of these, such as Ruapehu, are active and could (and in fact do) erupt at any time. Then there are the dormant ones that are not... Tags for this Travel Tip: walks |
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Day 13 - A Walk With Giants
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The mountains were still there when the sun came up, so I decided to go for a walk. The Hooker Valley walk is mostly flat - well, more kind of flatish - and took about 4 hours return.... Tags for this Chapter: walks mountains |
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10. Travel Tip:
Ivan Wilson Park
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If you are ever lucky enough to find yourself in Te Anau, a beautiful village on the shores of the idylic Lake Te Anau in the South Island of New Zealand, and you have a bit of time on your hands,... Tags for this Travel Tip: mountains lakes walks birds |
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