New Zealand
In and around New Zealand
Saying that New Zealand is beautiful would be an understatement. In fact, it is absolutely awesome. I had been to the North island twice before and had found it brilliant, but the South island is something to behold. This is where a lot of the filming locations for The Lord of the Rings can be found and the scenery is simply fantastic.
The people are incredibly friendly and laid back and many still walk barefoot, even in the middle of the big cities (I have witnessed this in both Auckland and Wellington). It really makes a difference to come across people who offer to help you out of the goodness of their hearts and not expecting any kind of payment. Travelling around Egypt, Cuba and Sri Lanka had left me with the horrible feeling of being just a 'walking wallet', so the genuine friendliness of the New Zealanders I came across was refreshing.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler MariaFD
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Auckland, City of sails
Auckland is very hilly and full of bays, which makes it perfect to have a boat and that is what half of the population seem to have. There isn't a... Continue reading »
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Russell, Bay of Islands
We decided to hire a car and head for the Bay of islands. Our sister in law dropped us off at the car rental office and left with a tearful Rac'el... Continue reading »
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Catching up with friends in Wellington
We spent a few days in Wellington catching up with friends we had not seen for years. We also had to buy a wedding present for the couple who were get... Continue reading » -
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Wedding at Palmerston North
So we actually made it to their second wedding (they had got married in London in June, while we were on holiday in Mexico, so we could not attend tha... Continue reading » -
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Kayaking around Abel Tasman National Park
We flew from Wellington to Nelson and took a bus to Motueka, where we spent the night. We found a good internet cafe and a really good restaurant. The... Continue reading » -
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Queenstown
The adrenalin capital of the world. Continue reading » -
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Te Anau
We visited the glowworm caves on the evening we arrived. Continue reading » -
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Milford Sound
We went by bus to Milford Sound where we took a boat to cruise around it. Our boat belonged to Mitre Peak cruises. Continue reading » -
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Queenstown again
We had to fly to Christchurch to take a plane to Sydney and then another one to Singapore. Continue reading » -
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Singapore
When we arrived at Changi airport it smelt mouldy. As I was soon to discover this is a very common smell in Singapore due to the high humidity and the... Continue reading »
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