Oceania
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Quick Guide to Lake Wainamu
Quick guide to Lake Wainamu, which has contrasting greenery and sand dunes surrounding the large lake. Perfect for a day trip from Auckland
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Quick Guide to the Te Henga Walkway
Quick guide to the coastal Te Henga Walkway, which has beautiful views of the surrounding sea and is perfect for a day trip from Auckland
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Quick Guide to Mount Maunganui
Quick guide to Mount Manuganui, surrounded by beautiful beaches and a nice viewpoint is perfect for a day trip to escape city life in Auckland
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Day 224-30 – Auckland
Over the next few days, we realised that we were getting too lazy so we started to plan our next destination. Over the following days we packed our bags, planned routes and said good bye to friends and family. Six days later we said goodbye to our family and boarded the world’s longest commercial flight.
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Day 223 – Auckland
Te Henga Walkway Today we went for a hike around Bethells Beach, along the Te Henga Walkway. The entrance to the walkway, was closed of due to recent downpour, as the foot bridge had washed away. We ended up having to cross the Waitakere Stream. After crossing the stream, we entered a field with a […]
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Day 217-22 – Auckland
The next week was uneventful to say the least. There was lots of furniture shopping (for the in-laws) and chilling. On Day 217, I surprised my wife with a Gold Class Session of Dumbo at Event Cinema on Queen Street. After the movie, which I wasn’t really a fan of, we walked around Aotea Square. […]
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Day 216 – Matamata
Hobbiton Movie Set I’ve been travelling to New Zealand frequently over the last couple of years, but this has been something that has alluded me every time. I am excited to finally go to the Hobbiton Movie Set (used for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies). The 175km drive from Auckland took around […]
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Day 215 – Auckland
Today was another beautiful day in Auckland. We just relaxed at home again and chilled with family. 🙂
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Day 214 – Auckland
Today I was craving some burgers, so after some quick research, we drove to the suburb of New Market. We went to a restaurant called Burger Burger, and had (as you can imagine) Burgers. The vibe in the outdoor area was cool, and the burgers were tasty with sweet potato chips (known as Kumara in […]
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Day 206-13 – Auckland
Over the next couple of days, we just recovered from our South Island trip and ran a few errands. We went to a few shops around Auckland, looking to resupply our bags with new items and potential upgrades. The only thing we really ended up getting was a scratch resistant screen for my new Samsung […]
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Day 205 – Christchurch to Auckland
Today we woke up, still in shock about last nights events. We left the 311 Motel Riccarton after breakfast and drove our rented Hyundai iMax to the drop off point close to the airport. Unfortunately, we didn’t have a chance to look around Christchurch as we wanted to last night. We boarded our Jetstar flight […]
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Day 204 – Hokitika to Christchurch
Before leaving a raining Hokitika, we visited the Hokitika Visitor Centre. Unfortunately as we had both sets of parents with us, we were unable to explore the Jade mining town in the rain, as we knew there would be plenty of protests. We therefore decided to drive up to the Pancake Rocks Blowholes. After parking […]
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Day 203 – Wanaka to Hokitika
Once again, most of the day was spent on the road as we drove from Wanaka to Hokitika. The 419km drive was once again full of amazing sceneries and several highlights. We started the day by popping down to Lake Wanaka, right near the town of Wanaka. The water was really cold, so we didn’t […]
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Day 202 – Wanaka (Milford Sound)
Today we left our accommodation in Wanaka at 5:15am, so that we could cover the 340 km journey to Milford Sound. As the sun rose, we were once again rewarded with immensely beautiful scenery around every bend. It was raining for most of the day, which created thousands of waterfalls all along the mountain ranges […]
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Day 201 – Auckland to Wanaka
Today, was the start of our South Island trip. It is the first time I would be travelling to the South Island of New Zealand. We would be travelling with both sets of parents too. We all took the short Jet Star flight from Auckland to Queenstown Airport. The views from the plane as we […]
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