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If your lucky enough to be on the road between Granity and Karamea then keep an eye out for the sign that points towards the massive Rata Tree vine that is hosting itself off an equally as massive...
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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...
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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...
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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 look, another mindblowingly pristine lake", "Ho hum, another glorious beach devoid of people".
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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...
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This really is one of the most outstanding and mindboggingly beautiful train journeys I have ever done.
The TranzAlpine runs across the South Island of New Zealand, from Christchurch on the...
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The road that leads from Fox Glacier to Gillespies Beach on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island is only 20 kilometres long, but it seems to go on forever. You just can't get any speed up,...
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There are places that, if they were chocolate, would just melt in your mouth. They give your senses such pleasure, such exotic mindblowing pleasure, that you almost wish that they WERE chocolate,...
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Ask any Kiwi about their favourite beer, and many will say Monteith's. And with good reason - this brewery located in Greymouth on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand has won more...
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Fox Glacier sits on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand, a natural river of ice tumbling from the top of the mountains to the sea. It is a popular place to visit, and is one of the...
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Greymouth, with a population of 13,500, is the largest town on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Visitors to the settlement can immerse themselves in the gold mining history of the...
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This is by far the best motel I have stayed in in Westport.
Westport is a small town of 5,000 people, nestled at the base of the Southern Alps on the West Coast of the South Island of New...
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I wonder how many motels and hotels around the world are called Bella Vista? I have certainly stayed in many of them, and one thing I can say with almost absolute certainty - they are all the...
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The place was packed. The Kiwis, aka New Zealand's national rugby league team, were thrashing the Australian team by about a million points to nil, and the bar was going wild.
The Denniston...
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The nights in Westport can be cold and wet and miserable... but that's why Bailie's Bar And Restaurant was opened. Bailie's is an Irish pub situated on the main street of this town on the West...
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