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Te Anau to Queenstown – ‘The mountains are calling and I must go’
After stopping by the Sandfly Café for a delectable meat pie breakfast, we spent the next few hours wandering around Lake Te Anau. The panoramic views were spectacular! Te Anau is known as…
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Milford Sound, South Island – ‘Rain makes the Milford Sound sing’
After chasing the sunset from Queenstown to Te Anau the night before, we awoke to an overcast and rather dreary morning. I guess the weather can’t be perfect ALL the time. …
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Queenstown, South Island – Be BrAve and Jump!
If I could make one suggestion regarding hotels in Queenstown, it would be to make sure you have a lake view. For just a fraction more, we got to enjoy this magnificence from…
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Queenstown & Glenorchy, South Island – Riders of Rohan
After experiencing a lot of what the North Island has to offer (okay, seriously, we didn’t even crack the surface), it was time to see the South Island. Onwards to Queenstown! I would…
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Hobbiton, North Island – ‘In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit…’
To say I was ‘excited’ to visit Hobbiton would be a bit of an understatement. I was ecstatic! To see a fantasyland that had permeated so much of my life (even my wedding!)…
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Rotorua, North Island – ‘It stings the nostrils!’
There’s nothing like waking up to the smell of sulfur in the morning. But in the resort town of Rotorua, you get used to it. Known for its geothermal activity and Maori culture,…
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Waitomo, North Island – Take the Plunge
I have yet to mention that the absolute best way to see New Zealand is by car. The landscape is constantly changing and just simply gorgeous (like jaw-droppingly gorgeous), and it gives you…
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The Bay of Islands, North Island – All Aboard the Rock!
They had me at Adventure Cruise. After a few days in Auckland, we were anxious to see what else this glorious country had to offer. So onward and upward to Paihia, the gateway…
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Auckland, North Island – There and an Uber back again
We love to wander. Like really REALLY love it. Our favorite memories often involve getting lost down a backstreet with no plan or purpose, just to experience what a city is hiding in…
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Auckland, North Island – We made it!
Must. Avoid. Jetlag. So we headed for Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands, a short scenic ferry ride from Auckland. Rangitoto is the youngest volcanic island in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf; it’s distinctive cone can…
