Destination: New Zealand

Kaiteriteri 14th - 15th May; Westport 15th - 16th May; Lake Mahinapua 16th - 17th May

Tue, 17 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [327]

I've decided to write about these few places together because I don't have too much to say about each one since we were only in each place for a night and therefore each blogpost is really short at the moment. We are travelling around by hop on ... Read more >

Wellington 12th - 14th May

Sun, 15 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [286]

We arrived into Wellington around 6pm after a long day of travelling. We had an early night ready for our day in Wellington. We spent most of our day in Te Papa which is the national museum, wandering out to town for a cafe stop at lunchtime. The museum ... Read more >

River Valley 11th - 12th May

Thu, 12 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [262]

We arrived into River Valley in the late afternoon having stopped at the waterfall which was used in Lord of the Rings (everything seems to be part of Lord of the Rings to be honest). The lodge is in the middle of nowhere basically and its normally ... Read more >

Taupo 9th - 11th May

Wed, 11 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [342]

We left the Tamaki Maori village at about  8.30am  and headed to Te Puia which has the largest geyser in the southern hemisphere. We wandered around for a while with our tour guide who showed us some traditional Maori crafts (carving and weaving) ... Read more >

love

Mon, 9 May 2016 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [587]

Isn't about feelings, it's about what you will give and what your partner will accept. You may be willing to give all but if your partner doesn't want it all then it can lead to a sticky situation. It has taken a few  years for Kent and I to ... Read more >

Rotorua 6th - 9th May

Mon, 9 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [356]

We left Waitomo at around 8.45 and headed down to Rotorua stopping on the way at Hobbiton, which is the movie set for the shire in Lord of the Rings. The set tour was really good and involved a wander round the hobbit holes and the pub. We got some good ... Read more >

Waitomo 5th - 6th May

Fri, 6 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [284]

We left hot water beach nice and early (7.30) to head down to Waitomo. On the way we stopped for a short walk at the Karangahake Gorge and we arrived at Waitomo at about  2pm . We checked into our hostel - Kiwi Packer hostel - and chilled for a ... Read more >

Hot Water Beach 4th - 5th May

Thu, 5 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [364]

We arrived into hot water beach at about  2pm  and set out half an hour later for a walk down to cathedral cove. Cathedral cove is a beach split by a cove and its really beautiful. The water was far too cold to swim but we did paddle and sit ... Read more >

Bay of Islands, Paiha 2nd - 4th May

Wed, 4 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [366]

We left Aukland at about 7am and got onto our first bus. We've bought a Kiwi Experience pass which allows us to hop on and hop off buses when and where we want to so long as its on the route we've purchased. On the way up to the bay of islands, which ... Read more >

Aukland 30th April - 1st May

Sun, 1 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [353]

We arrived to Aukland exhausted and after 15 hours and two flights (one from Melbourne to Wellington and another from Wellington to Aukland) at about 12. We spent the afternoon shopping around queens street, had pizza for dinner and then had a very early ... Read more >

Photos: New Zealand

Sun, 1 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Photo Gallery

La Nouvelle Zélande : La fin d'un chapitre

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [347]

Le grand départ est arrivé ! Plus de délai supplémentaire, plus de faux semblants, plus de mensonges la fin est bel et bien là. Notre vol de demain nous a ramené dans la réalité, notre aventure ... Read more >

Tags: #travel #ending #départ #bagages #netoyages #sadn

Le top de l'Ile du Nord

Sat, 16 Apr 2016 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [477]

Nous arrivons vers la fin de notre merveilleuse aventure; en effet il ne nous reste qu'une semaine (je me sens déjà partir en dépression!). J'en profite donc pour vous faire partager mes coups de coeur de l'île du nord. Au ... Read more >

Tags: #travel #topdutop #iledunord #nouvellezélande #co

I spy a PCC = paddock crammed with cows

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [653]

1. I am to be a grandmother again !! :) My eldest daughter and mother of my 2 amazing grandsons is carrying again and due at the end of September. 2. I have told my work that I will finish working for them in July before we head off to Afrika. We ... Read more >

Le top de l'Ile du Sud

Mon, 11 Apr 2016 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [454]

Après 4 mois et demi à traverser de fond en comble l'Ile du Sud, c'est avec un pincement au coeur que nous la quittons définitivement. C'est vraiment étrange de se dire qu'on y reviendra plus et que l'on peut clore ce chapitre.... Read more >

Tags: #travel #topdutop #favorite #conseils #voyage