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Monday 4th April On account of the fact saying goodbye is a bitch me and Ana decided to take our minds off it by heading to Rotorua to play in the white water because its pretty hard to concentrate on anything else when you're sliding over the edge of a 7 metre waterfall in a 4 metre raft....

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Koala Bear on April 7, 2010 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

Dunedin to Christchurch

After the tearful farewells at Dunedin, we decided we would head to Mount Cook diverting a few times on the way. First diversion was Moeraki Boulders, large spherical boulders clustered together on a pristine beach. I guess it might not sound hugely exciting but they really were quite a odd, its...

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Tim and Em on April 5, 2010 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Round half the world!

The East Cape E-scape

[!--KNOWN--> I spend the next two nights on the East Cape, back in the Magic minibus with ex-truck driver Leigh, two other Magic backpackers, and Leigh's twelve-year-old son, J'kar. It feels a little like an odd family roadstrip at times, especially when we have to pull in to Gisborne on our...

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LizIsHere on April 4, 2010 from Tatapouri, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010

Whakatane

The loud, friendly, heavily-tattoed driver of the Magic East Cape connection bus drops me off the small town of Whakatane at the Windsor Backpackers ( I later find out it's a converted funeral parlour... creepy), where I'll be staying for 3 nights so I can do the White Island tour (an active...

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LizIsHere on April 3, 2010 from Whakatane, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010

South Island Circuit

It was great to finally meet up with Karen and Phil (Tim's Sister and her boyfriend), and after squishing all our stuff into the camper we left Christchurch and headed to Hokitika via Arthur's pass. As we arrived the weather started to go downhill and began to rain - just like being at home. In...

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Tim and Em on April 1, 2010 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Round half the world!

Touring the South Island

Time flies! It's amazing how the days go by when you are travelling and not on a set schedule. It's actually almost a little embarrassing, but quite often we find ourselves having to check which date it is and / or the day of the week. Since we returned to the South Island, we've had over a...

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Victoria & Robert on March 31, 2010 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The rest of the world

Hangi, poi and the haka!

You can't really go to Rotorua without going to a Maori cultural show. They may be very put-on for the tourists, but it's probably the most accessible, best way of getting a taste of Maori culture (and food) in a short space of time. I opt for the Mitai show, held on tribe-owned land a ten...

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LizIsHere on March 30, 2010 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010

Last leg of a long journey

Hello again, faithful readers. Fourteen months ago, I wrote my first blog as I was preparing to jet off to Seoul, and here I am now trying to wrap it all up as I return home. Home, I should note, is rather a fluid concept at present: after a couple days in Girl World with my ladies in...

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alli_ockinga on March 29, 2010 from Auckland, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand!

mmm.. rotten eggs

You smell Rotorua before you see it. That's what they say and... well I smelt it and saw it pretty much simultaneously, so either the bus is very well insulated or my sense of smell is failing... On the way to Roto (as no one calls it?) we stop off at Taupo's Huka Falls, an amazing, roaring...

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LizIsHere on March 27, 2010 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010

Taupo to Christchurch

After all the adrenalin excitement of the last few days, it was back to more sedate experiences. A long drive from Taupo to Wellington via a detour to Huka falls. It was rather weird to be in a city again with lots of people rushing around. Had a great fish & chip supper (again!) before having...

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Tim and Em on March 26, 2010 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Round half the world!

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