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Trips taken near Kumara
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Punakaiki Paradise | Feb 16 07'
"Beauty Beyond Words, a Lush and Rocky Landscape"
We drove down the coast (only 45mins) to Punakaiki – WOW. The scenery here just keeps blowing me away. We checked into our hotel, and headed out fo... Continue reading »
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Road trip - Arthurs Pass, Reefton, Hanmer Springs | Dec 31 06'
We set off on our road trip on New Years day in the rain again. We headed over the Canterbury plains towards the mountains. After a couple of hours... Continue reading »
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Train Journeys | Nov 28 06'
Greymouth - Christchurch via Arthur's PassWe bought a 7 day rail pass so we could journey back to Auckland via some world famous train lines. We fi... Continue reading »
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The TransAlpine Railway | Oct 28 08'
Chris dropped us off at the station the next morning to set off on the TransAlpine Railway which joins Christchurch on the East Coast with Greymout... Continue reading »
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Party central in a town of 50... | May 26 06'
"Look out for that signpost!"
The drive to Barrytown (a.k.a. Baz-Vegas to the locals) was not without excitement. We made a grocery stop in a town about halfway there, and... Continue reading »
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New Zealand, Arthur's Pass: Coast-to-Coast Train Journey over the Southern Alps | Oct 30 07'
"The train passed through a tunnel that was over 5 miles in length, at Otira Gorge, and we were granted some of the most impressive views at that point"
The TranzAlpine day return trip that we had booked at the Kaikoura I-Site (information centre) started at the Christchurch railway station and fini... Continue reading »
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Down the west coast | May 16 07'
A long bus ride from Nelson to Greymouth might have been rather tedious had our journey not been broken for us with frequent stops at interesting s... Continue reading »
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Punakaiki and the Pancake Rocks | Mar 01 07'
From Franz Josef we stopped at Hokitika, a town famous for its greenstone art shops and then drove onto Punakaiki, famous for its Pancake Rocks. Pu... Continue reading »
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Greymouth - Pancake Rocks | Jan 07 07'
08-01-2007Na de geweldig mooie dag in Fox Glacier, was het tijd om verder te gaan naar onze volgende bestemming: Greymouth. Dit was tevens de laats... Continue reading »
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Race against the elements | Nov 06 06'
We had an amazing drive to the West coast but the best was yet to come, we stayed in a really nice Youth hostel right on the beach and decided to s... Continue reading »
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