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goodbye NZ :-(

I'm really behind now, so here's just a quick summary of my last few weeks in NZ. After leaving Paihia, the Magic connection took us down the West Coast of the Northland, stopping off to visit and marvel and the gigantic kauri tree, Tane Mahuta. It's the kind of the sight to marvel at in...

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LizIsHere on May 7, 2010 from Auckland, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010

Paihia, ANZAC day, the beach, and the fickleness of cats...

I spend my other days in Paihia visiting Russell - which I hit on ANZAC day, so I watch the RSA parade (and watch the ladies of the historic house have a meltdown when they realise they've hung the NZ flag upside down from the flagpole... oh dear), visit the old Missionary House, which has been...

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LizIsHere on April 26, 2010 from Paihia, New Zealand

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sandboarding, 64-not-90-Mile-Beach and Cape Reinga

I arrive in Paihia and return to hostelland after my brief stint away. It's not too bad - The Pickled Parrot has small dorms, cute pets (2 ageing jack russels and a snooty black cat... the parrot himself was sold last year), free breakfast, and is pretty quiet since it's the beginning of the...

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LizIsHere on April 24, 2010 from Cape Reinga, New Zealand

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The Art of Doing Nothing- Kiwi style

We have actually already posted an entry with the same title: "The art of doing nothing". That was about two months ago in Thailand. This time we are in New Zealand and for the first time since Phuket we are staying in the same place for more than a couple of days with the intention of 'doing...

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Victoria & Robert on April 21, 2010 from Akaroa, New Zealand

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an interesting experience...

I arrive in Whangarei to meet the lady who I'll farmstay-ing with at 10am. At 4pm I'm still there, at the Town Basin area, having drunk all the coffee I can stomach and afford, and slightly losing enthusiasm for the whole thing. When Joy, an American ex-pat and ex-hippie, arrives to pick me...

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LizIsHere on April 19, 2010 from Whangarei, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010

Ka Kite Ano

When I got back to Auckland over a year ago I questioned the wisdom of laying down a foundation in a city I knew I'd have to leave. I didn't accumulate much material crap, nothing that couldn't be gotten rid of easily enough or left to the next person such as my mattress or chilli bin or fleas....

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Koala Bear on April 18, 2010 from Auckland, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

Raglan - surf central!

My journey to one of NZ's centres of surfing (and the world's - Raglan apparently has 'one of the best left-handed breaks in the world' - I had very little clue what this was before I got to Raglan, but many people I'd passed along my travels around S. and N. Island had told me I'd have a great...

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LizIsHere on April 17, 2010 from Raglan, New Zealand

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to the Coromandel

The next few days I spend mostly beachside, in Tauranga, and Mount Maunganui, which is connected by a large peninsular to Tauranga. Mount Maunganui in particular has a nice beach, and the Mount hulking over town is pretty impressive. From Tauranga I move on to Thames, the gateway to the...

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LizIsHere on April 11, 2010 from Whitianga, New Zealand

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Sand flies, sea lions, penguins, motorbikes and more!

Yes, we are back in Christchurch after having completed a whole loop around the south island! The last week and a half is a blur of motels, hotels, small towns and lots of time in the car. We've seen many beautiful places, quite a lot of wildlife and met nice people. After leaving...

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Victoria & Robert on April 10, 2010 from Christchurch, New Zealand

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Came, Saw, Went Up Some Hills And Stuff

So there were two things left in Auckland for me to do which I'd had ample opportunity to do in the last year but hadn't because of weather or an inability to get out of bed before midday. One was Rangitoto Island which you can see from a lot of Auckland and the other was the Sky Tower, an...

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Koala Bear on April 9, 2010 from Auckland, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

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