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Kiwis are wild Party Animals
Jan 1, 2008
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"After all that hiking we wanted civilization back with cafes, ice cream etc...so Wanaka seemed like the perfect place to heal those sore muscles and drink up for New Years Eve. But ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
losbrowns
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The most scenic drive in my life
Jan 31, 2008
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"The road from Fox Glacier to Wanaka is the most scenic of a drive I've seen so far. It is like a scenic rollercoaster with beach and cliff views waiting behind every turn. It took ..."
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orizarska
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Wanaka, colours are calling me...
Apr 20, 2007
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"The next stop on the map for us was Wanaka. Being a carrot cake lover Jo & Kerry had advised me to stop at a wee café where they had a beautiful carrot cake... after finding the pl ..."
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paulandciara
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Wanaka
Apr 12, 2007
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"Alex: As has been typical of our time in New Zealand as soon as we got in the car to move on to the next town the sun came out. Fortunately it gave us another chance to see M ..."
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alexndean
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Saar' how you doing?
Dec 27, 2006
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"Quietly leaving early trying to sneak out like a ninja but being more like a Sumo bumping into almost everything possible on the way I wished the guys luck who were going to jump o ..."
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alasdairm
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Lakes and puzzles
Mar 30, 2006
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"Kia Ora from Wanaka, a small town about 100km north of Queenstown and set against the beautiful lake for which it was named. The hostel where I stayed last night was right on the l ..."
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segacs
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A nicer version of Queenstown!
May 13, 2006
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"Spent rest of yesterday driving over the Crown Range (lovely drive) tto Wanaka - another lakeside town. Wanaka is a lot nicer though and equally scenic - it feels a bit more real a ..."
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emanddave
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Puzzling World!
Jul 20, 2005
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"I had a one night stopover in sleepy Haast, which I knew would be uneventful, but I enjoyed the relaxation ahead of Wanaka and Queenstown. The hostel had an indoor garden, and so I ..."
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rich
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YES, MORE SNOW!!!
Jun 23, 2006
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"Kialda and welcome! As the Mauris say. So we all left the nice little town of Franz Josef where Andy was taught how to become a glacier jumping ballarina and onto Wanaka. It was ou ..."
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jackandandrew
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Wanaka
Oct 25, 2005
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"Despite the strange place name, this is a really beautiful little town. It's set round a lake with stunning views of the snow-topped mountains: you couldn't wish for more beauty th ..."
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hels_belles
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Late arrivals
Jun 2, 2006
"Blurb & Video to follow, when we return to Blighty and proper broadband! ..."
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pidgeandpie
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There's snow in the mountains!!!
Apr 7, 2006
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"We bussed to Wanaka from Te Anau, skipping Queenstown as it was just too expensive to stay there. Its meant to be a great spot though, its where all the action packed stuff goes on ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
meercatvinny
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A Puzzling world
Jul 26, 2005
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"26th July 2005 Waking up with a little bit of a muggy head due to the alcohol consumed, we took a trip out to Glenorchy. It took a bloody age to get there, and once there we didn't ..."
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tonyandsarah
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Wanaka
Dec 9, 2004
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"From the glacier we then drove on down to Wanaka to spend a few days there. We stayed in Bullock Creek Lodge which was actually more like a cheap motel than a backpackers but we di ..."
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carolandthomas
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Glaciers, mini-golf and a lot of cold air!
Dec 29, 2006
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"Wanaka is a beautiful little town on the shores of its eponymous lake. It is known for being a haven of peace and tranquility. Except for New Year, when all the hoons from Dunedin ..."
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fyrelizard
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Wanaka
Mar 8, 2005
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"An early start today, we said goodbye to the Tasman Sea and headed inland today, we worked our way through the mountainous Haast pass and through the mount Aspiring National Park, ..."
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penguinmad
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You wannaka to Wanaka?
Feb 9, 2005
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"I'm in Wanaka. You wanaka? he he. I have been using that joke for a while because it's so clever. Cute little city with a huge lake that you can swim in and some fun activities. Th ..."
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anatkramer
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Perfect.
Jan 10, 2005
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"Hello Hello... We are sitting in Wanaka's "funkiest internet cafe" (self-proclaimed), and I'm pretty confident in saying, that today has been one of the most spectacular, visually ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
rachel_jodie
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Adrenalin time
Apr 4, 2005
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"Well since those dearest Mums of ours and Maurice have left, our campervan is now deathly quiet. We no longer put the world to rights after umpteen glasses of red wine or have Gina ..."
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lizand_rich
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What New Zealand is all about
Dec 2, 2004
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"Nothing much happened today. We had to drive 300 kms to Wananka. Not what you want when your ill. It didn't help that Monique stopped the bus every 5 minutes for Photo stops. I did ..."
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mattmcshane
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Lunch at Wanaka
Jun 10, 2005
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"Left Queenstown at 10am after having the luxury of 2 showers in 2 days. Headed over to Wanaka for a short stop to see Stuart Landsborough's Puzzling World and to have some lunch. W ..."
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shonandgraham
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Wanaka
Dec 22, 2004
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"Heli-Hiking CANCELLED on the Glacier! Weather stinks !!! Found out that the helicopter hadn't been up for the previous three days so aborted mission and headed off. Drove to Lake M ..."
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roundtheworld
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Just chilling by the lakes
Feb 13, 2004
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"Time for another stop off and break from the crowd I'd been travelling with. In contrast to Australia, I'm really enjoying having the time to stop off at places that a lot of other ..."
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vicki
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Blue Pools and Jet Boats
Dec 10, 2004
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"Another early start this morning which saw us leaving the Tasman Sea behind in the rear view mirror as we headed inland through the mountainous Haast Pass. We stopped en-route to e ..."
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scottwoz
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Life in Wanaka - Pre Ski Season
May 20, 2004
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"Here we are in Wanaka - living, working, and saving for the ski season, which starts in just over a month. We've been here for around 6 weeks now and we're having a ball. I think w ..."
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russiatooz
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A puzzling time in Wanaka
Jun 16, 2004
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"Well thought it was about time I updated, it's been a while (I'm back dating these, it's actually been 2 months since I last updated). We arrived in Wanaka around dinner time and i ..."
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hils
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Wanna Come
Apr 12, 2003
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"Arrived into Wakana and found our hostel, Wanaka Bakpaka, which displayed a pair of hiking boots fit for a giant. We checked into our room and then took a walk around. This cute li ..."
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whereshegoes
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Wanaka
Jul 2, 2008
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"Following a chance encounter with someone who I survived D of E with five years ago, in a Wanaka supermarket, Oscar had a third passanger, which was fortunate as it apparentl ..."
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kimandrob
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Beauty bound.
Jul 4, 2008
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"Our Journey to Wanaka was breathtaking as we pasted mountain after mountain and lakes so clear you could see the bottom. We stopped at a salmon farm because apparently you can catc ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
tomsontravels
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Wanaka
Mar 7, 2008
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"This morning we all woke up not very well rested due to the strong winds and pesky sand flies! The weather today is rather chilly, windy, and overcast...but on a happy note they ar ..."
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i-wander
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Mountains and Sun Again
Feb 4, 2008
"Started out cloudy and as the afternoon wore on we could start seeing the tops of mountains....even some snow. A little cool but I still have my shorts on...no jeans yet but ..."
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Puzzling World
Jun 7, 2006
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"Hi Everyone, After leaving Queenstown on Monday morning, we headed to Wanaka which is about an hour and a half drive away. We went to visit "Puzzling World" which is a centre all a ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
thephibbles
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Wandering around Wanaka
May 16, 2006
"We spent one night in Wanaka, the retirement capital of south island. It has a population of 4000, so we didn't see many locals, but we did see the beautiful lake surrounding the a ..."
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bluecircle
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Wanaka Backpaka- Rainy Day
Nov 17, 2006
"Here we are at Wanaka Bakpacka - a cool little hostel on the side of a hill, overlooking Lake Wanaka. I am tired of running around looking for another crappy hostel in another litt ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
fourloves
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Lake Wanaka
Mar 20, 2008
"Having left Franz Josef very early in the morning we passed first through Fox, another town nestled next to a glacier before stopping off at Lake Matheson which is often called the ..."
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felicityb
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Wanaka
May 27, 2005
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"Wanaka ..."
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jdr00
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Lakeside mountain views
Aug 8, 2007
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"We drove to Wanaka over the Haast pass with sheer snow capped mountains on each side. We stopped off at Thunder creek which is a 90ft waterfall and had lunch before walking a ..."
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sarahandaimee
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The snow is coming
Jun 6, 2007
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"We've started to come in land and away from the rain a bit now. We're staying in a little town called Wanaka which is 100 km outside of Queens town. There's a massive l ..."
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jb92434
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Time to chill
Jun 9, 2007
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"We woke up freezing but had a gorgeous view of the lake and mountains with a layer of frost over everything. It was a nice crisp morning so we climbed Mt Iron for a 360 degre ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
tonyandsara_rtw
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Puzzling...
Dec 19, 2005
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"Sun (18th) I left Fox early and it took ages to get to Wanaka, as the roads are really windy and we seemed to be constantly stopping on route at various scenic places. On the first ..."
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lucypond
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allo from wanaka
Feb 28, 2006
"Hey. What did I write about last... Franz I think right? Well if I didn't, everything got soaked but I saw cool blue ice. Even my camera got wet, and worked all day until boom, it ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
andieontheloose
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Lake Wanaka and the adult play park!
Feb 7, 2008
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"This was one of our favorite places in the South Island and if we hadn't have been on such a tight schedule, we would have spent more time here. Unfortunately, we just had the one ..."
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babyt
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At last Haast Pass
Jun 16, 2008
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"After a night of great comfort and late evening bangers and mash in Wanaka, we got up early to try and do the first half of the 3 hour round trip into Mount Aspiring (great names a ..."
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lisamcsherry
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Sauna, spa and sofas in the cinema!!
Sep 1, 2007
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"So .... it was raining when we made our hasty departure from Fox Glacier and guess what ... it was still raining when we arrived a few hours later further south in Lake Wanaka. It ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
adfieldbigtrip
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Wanaka
Jan 26, 2008
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"Apres avoir bien recharge notre batterie, nous avons mis le cap sur Wanaka, petit village bordant le fabuleux lac Wanaka. Grace a notre ami francais experimenter et equiper e ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
luckylove
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Raining in Wanaka
Nov 18, 2006
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"It was a very wet drive from Te Anau to Wanaka, we stopped back in briefly to Queenstown for lunch, a bit of bowling and the best fudge in NZ. Wanaka is said to be another one of t ..."
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emma_steve80
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New Zealand Madness!
Jan 2, 2006
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"Kia Ora and Happy New Year! Just to let those of you who don't already know, now we are 3 - Ness' boyfriend Jamie has joined us for the rest of the trip. Hope everyone had a great ..."
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cazness
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Free falling over Lake Wanaka
Mar 26, 2008
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"Getting on the bus to Wanaka, we managed to grab a couple of seats with extra leg room at the back and laid back for our journey, taking in the amazing scenery. Upon arriving in Wa ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
nickandbev
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Wanaka
Aug 18, 2007
"Wanaka was just a brief stop off for us as we weren't skiing or anything there. Spent a night at the Wanaka Hotel (sounds posh but it wasn't much better than a hostel). ..."
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denver_massive
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Nevando en Nueva Zelanda!
Jun 12, 2006
"Hola a todos ! Les escribimos con las narices rojas de frio y las manos azules de jugar con la nieve, que esta mañana nos recibio al despertar con un manto blanco cubriendo cada ri ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
somanyroads
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More glaciers
Feb 1, 2007
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"We arrived in Wanaka in beautiful weather. The town is situated on the edge of a lake with views towards Mount Aspiring. We pitched up on the side of the lake and had a BBQ i ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
markandrebecca
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Anyone for a Skydive Before Lunch?
Nov 5, 2007
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"I've been very bad with the blog of late because I honestly haven't had the time to do any updates at all. New Zealand is just amazing and there is so much to see and do! The thing ..."
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mcaren
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UniGames 2006.... Wicked!
Sep 6, 2006
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"KIa ora all, Hope all is going well for you! Things are awesome here....all except for the fact that I have to go back to reality and do school work now that my vacation is over =( ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
kaitlyn
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Wanaka
Feb 9, 2007
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"The drive to Wanaka was by far the best scenery either of us has ever seen! And Wanaka was no different - we loved it there and stayed for a while! Did our skydives the ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
jonandfay
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Cinema and Puzzles in Wanaka
May 2, 2006
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"Jonny: Our next stop after Franz Josef was the lakeside town of Wanaka. This has possibly one of the coolest (sweet as?) cinemas ever! It's a small affair, with a cafe attached and ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
timefortea
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Bing on the white stuff
Jun 30, 2007
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"This town is the first of two more stops, before we hit Queenstown, and ultimately some hard core snowage. Cant wait to strap a board to my milk bottles and show some slopes whos b ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
presto
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Travel travel travel
Jun 7, 2007
"Well left Franz Joseph this morning. Went and looked at a really reflective lake that was good because you could see all the mountains in it and things so was nice. Then we had qui ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
tubtub
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Walking in Wanaka
Jun 5, 2007
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"Woke up early this morning and we'd decided to go to Wanaka for a hike.. there were plenty of options of different walks / trecks to do there. We were going to go to a place c ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
rachemurphy
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Wanaka -> Te Anau
Nov 17, 2006
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"We checkout after breakfast to continue our full day journey to Te Anau. This is a very long road trip passing the districts of Wanaka, Central Otago, Queenstown Lakes and finally ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
serenepoon
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Long Drive!
Aug 19, 2008
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"We seem to have done quite a lot since we last wrote. From leaving the nice warm Reid household in Nelson we headed a little further north to see the top of the south isl ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
nickytom
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Wanakan't Sleep
Aug 15, 2008
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"i hadnt planned on doing a blog from here in wanaka cos im conscious that ive done alot of blogs recently and im sure that people must be getting bored of reading them so regularly ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
nikkiviper
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Fox Glacier to Wanaka
Jan 22, 2007
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"Monday, January 22 Fox Glacier to Wanaka Finally, this morning it is not raining when we get up. A drive to Fox Glacier offers views of the glacier and mountains in the distance. I ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
joycekeith
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Wanaka
Feb 4, 2007
(4 photos)
"Heute geht es weiter von Franz-Josef aus ins Landesinnere nach Wanaka, am Lake Wanaka. Jeordis, mit der ich gestern die Gletscher-Tour gemacht hatte, begleitet mich. ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
andreaverena
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I don't like this cold weather
May 28, 2008
(4 photos)
"Hello! I feel like i haven't written a travelpod for ages so this is only going to be a short entry. I think i last wrote from Adelaide, or maybe Melbourne. We've done so much sinc ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
hellizac
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Wanaka
Mar 24, 2008
(4 photos)
"Samantha - Wanaka is just a short drive up the road from Queenstown and in many ways it is quite similar although much smaller. On the way we stopped off in Arrowtown, which ..."
A travel blog entry from Wanaka by
samandalex
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Jet Boating
Nov 27, 2007
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"Woke up to stunning view of Mount Aspiring and a fantastic breakfast, our B&B is just great and really good hosts, Sharlene and Ray. Sharlene had rung up the helicopter people ..."
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max_moo
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