New Zealand Archive

  • M & T’s Top 11 of 2011 | Hiking the Tongariro Pass

    M & T’s Top 11 of 2011 | Hiking the Tongariro Pass

    Although it seems ages since we finished the Routeburn track, our sore and tender muscles feel as though it was only yesterday. Despite our pitiful state I was determined to conquer Tongariro, although Manali decided to take the afternoon for herself, keeping busy with napping and reading in the campervan, researching Peak District cottages for [...]

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  • Auckland | New Zealand :: The BIG City In A Small Country

    Auckland | New Zealand :: The BIG City In A Small Country

    Ahhh, finally, a “big” city and decent highways with limited roundabouts! If we had to live in New Zealand, we would probably live here, along with ¼ of the country’s population. With all the amenities of a city, the beach and natural landscape are not more than 30 minutes drive away – we would write [...]

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  • New Zealand | Explore More Campervan Review

    New Zealand | Explore More Campervan Review

    We were lucky to have “sampled” travel in various sizes of campervans in Australia for short periods of time before we had to make a decision about where we would “live” for 5 weeks in ‘the land of the long white cloud’.  The hi top campervan was a clear cut winner over the smaller minivan [...]

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  • Raglan | New Zealand :: Kiwi Surfer Haven

    Raglan | New Zealand :: Kiwi Surfer Haven

    This coastal town is the surfing mecca for most New Zealanders and offers wild waves year round. We enjoyed the chill atmosphere while taking a break from our road trip, enjoyed some local fish and chips and admired the surfers breaking waves at sunset before we headed to the hustle and bustle of Auckland.

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  • Waitomo | New Zealand :: Glowing Worms and Naked Rabbits

    Waitomo | New Zealand :: Glowing Worms and Naked Rabbits

    We were so “touristed out” at this point and were abhorred to find out that the cave exploration cost an upwards of $400, that we just threw our hands up helplessly. It is so easy to get sucked into the “gotta do” activities and the excellent marketing that New Zealand offers all the sucker foreigners, [...]

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  • Rotorua | New Zealand :: Heating Up In New Zealand’s Cultural Capital

    Rotorua | New Zealand :: Heating Up In New Zealand’s Cultural Capital

    All we knew about Rotorua was the persistent ‘rotten egg’ smell that lingered all day and that it was the cultural capital of the country. So we decided to get a taste of all and signed up for the Maori Tamaki Village Tour and Hangi (traditional meal cooked underground), received a free pass to Hells [...]

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  • Lake Taupo | New Zealand :: Skydiving Is For Tourists Too!

    Lake Taupo | New Zealand :: Skydiving Is For Tourists Too!

    To keep up with Terry and these adventure loving Kiwis, Manali decided to throw herself 15,000 feet out of a perfectly good plane over a lake. Where else but in the sky diving capital of the world where 30,000 crazies perform the same feat each year?  She was a little hesitant after seeing her young, [...]

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  • Lake Taupo | New Zealand :: Queenstown of the North Island

    Lake Taupo | New Zealand :: Queenstown of the North Island

    Lake Taupo is the North Island’s answer to Queenstown in the South, where there are adventure seeker activities galore and a beautiful blue lake for water activities and mountains close by for skiing. We happened to be in town during the annual Iron Man triathlon competition and we able to see some amazing athletes swim, [...]

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