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Thirty years of dreaming about the time when I could travel, I discovered there is no perfect time like the present. Taking baby steps except for the shift from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern one. Determined to experience our part of the world.
| turutia's Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Title and Date | Location | |
Two weeks in the North Island Mar 01 '07 | New Zealand | |
The Last Hurrah Mar '07 | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
The Windsor "Refuge From the Storm" | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
The Criterion "Kitchens blur together" | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
The Windsor Kitchen "Convections Ovens to Go" | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
The Wellywood Hostel "Lockdown in Cuba District" | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
The Criterion "Deco Hotel as Hostel" | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
Native Species Reserve "It's good they are looking after them, but where the hell are they." | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
Pukaha Mt. Bruce "It's good they are looking after them, but where the hell are they." | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
The Dark Side of Backpackers Mar 03 '07 "Get out your maps kiddies and we are off to Picton." | Picton, New Zealand | |
Into the swing of things "Hostile (no spelling error) eating" | Picton, New Zealand | |
The Villa Backpackers Lodge "The Ugly" | Picton, New Zealand | |
Waiting for godot "Actually waiting for ferry" | Picton, New Zealand | |
The Other Windy City Mar 04 '07 "The one hour tour is worth the time and money (it's free)" | Wellington, New Zealand | |
Exploring Wellington "On the Cheap but still fun" | Wellington, New Zealand | |
Moana Lodge "A Gem in Plimmerton" | Wellington, New Zealand | |
Dining in "Thank god for in-store delis" | Wellington, New Zealand | |
Not Exactly the Gateway to the North Island Mar 06 '07 "I swear it only came into existence after I began drinking" | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
Cafe Cuba "Kiwi Fusion" | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
Pepper Tree Hostel "You're Lucky We are Letting You Stay Here, Give Me $50" | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
Take a Hike "Looking for river and found the miniature railroad tracks" | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
On The Road To Taupo Mar 07 '07 "Where better to stop than at the petrol station with an old WWII airplane-as-a-restaurant" | Lake Taupo, New Zealand | |
Bergendorfs or Bergenhofs or Something "This is Why You Don't Stay in These Places" | Lake Taupo, New Zealand | |
Silence is Golden "Eat and Get Out" | Lake Taupo, New Zealand | |
Spa Park to Huka Falls Track "Take a Dip in the River" | Lake Taupo, New Zealand | |
Berkenhofs "Silence is Golden" | Lake Taupo, New Zealand | |
A Thermal Wonderland Mar 09 '07 "You know those cartoons where the miser finally opens his wallet to pay for something and moths fly out, think Mark on this holiday." | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
Zorb "Slipping and Sliding" | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
Treks Kitchen "It's clean and it shows" | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
Treks "The Brighter Side of Backpacking" | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
Top of the World Mar 10 '07 "Confused, turned around, consulting the map to verify the directions, just resting.... yea we were lost." | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
Just the Ducks Nuts "Only the Duck's Nuts" | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
Cafe Nuts "My Socks are Sticking to the Floor" | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
Mt. Manganui "A 232 Metre High Gem" | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
The Coromandel Mar 11 '07 "We will not be distracted, we will not be stopped, we will not be delayed." | Whitianga, New Zealand | |
Hot Water Beach "When Low Tide is Not Low Enough" | Whitianga, New Zealand | |
On the Beach Backpackers Lodge "The Needle in the Haystack" | Whitianga, New Zealand | |
Up the Stairs and on the Left "Cooking was almost fun here" | Whitianga, New Zealand | |
Hot Water Beach Cafe "Tucked Away" | Whitianga, New Zealand | |
Catherdral Cove "Great Walk, Scenic Coves, Warm Water-Heaven" | Whitianga, New Zealand | |
| New Zealand | ||
Camp Brunner "Wekas to Go" | Moana/Lake Brunner, New Zealand | |
The Arnold River Walk "Soon We will See the River and the Valley" | Moana/Lake Brunner, New Zealand | |
The Stationhouse Cafe "Train Station Surprise" | Moana/Lake Brunner, New Zealand | |


