Punakaiki Travel Tips

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Timsaunders

Globetrotter Dec 10, 2007

Day 23 - Pancakes 5 stars

Pancake Rocks - Chapter of Travel Blog: The Perfect Month - Touring New Zealand

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The Pancake Rocks are a formation of rocks situated on the West Coast of New Zealand. They are rocks that are stacked like pancakes. Hence the name.
Simple, really.
The walking track... [more]

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Timsaunders

Globetrotter Sep 12, 2007

Pororari River Track 5 stars

Travel Tip: Punakaiki

There was a little brown bird running in and out of the plants ahead of me, bobbing its head with wild abandon. Its short little legs were working overtime, and it looked quite comical, sort of like Roadrunner in the old cartoons. It thought I was chasing it, and every so often it would turn its... [more]

Tags for this Travel Tip: wildlife

Timsaunders

Globetrotter Sep 12, 2007

A Drunken Caving Adventure 5 stars

Travel Tip: Punakaiki Caves

My companions were excited. Really excited. So excited that one of them flashed his bottom at a passing truck. The truck driver tooted his horn in reply.
"Ha ha, he is funny, ja? He saw my... [more]

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Timsaunders

Globetrotter Sep 12, 2007

Punakaiki Tavern and Bistro 5 stars

Travel Tip: Punakaiki

Oh my goodness! It's one of the members of ZZ Top! I'm sure it is! And he is serving me a beer, his long beard just brushing the froth on top! Wow, I've never met anybody famous before. I'd better not say anything stupid. What do I do? How do I act? Do I ask for an autograph? A photo? Well, I... [more]

Tags for this Travel Tip: pubs food

Timsaunders

Globetrotter Sep 12, 2007

Punakaiki Beach Camp 5 stars

Camping Site Review: Punakaiki Beach Camp

All I wanted was a tent site, but what I got was a complete history of the owner's life. From his dusty beginnings, through his school days, his marriage, right up to the minute I walked in the... [more]

Tags for this Travel Tip: friendlycamping

Timsaunders

Globetrotter Sep 11, 2007

Pancake Rocks 5 stars

Travel Tip: Punakaiki

I was in the middle of nowhere, yet I couldn't cross the road because of traffic. What was going on here? Everytime I tried to venture across the cold grey tar seal, I would almost get run down by a looney in a campervan, or even worse, a tour bus of old people. There were old people everywhere.... [more]

Tags for this Travel Tip: beauty

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