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Raglan Slideshow
Raglan
Travel Blogs from Raglan, New Zealand
Day 61 - Raglan
... and Connie from Germany as well as our part Maori driver. After a brief stop in Hamilton, we arrived in the surfing village of Raglan which looked really cool and chilled out. The weather was good too which was another added bonus. We stocked up on food ...
Day 62 - Starving!
15.03 - As everyone from the bus yesterday has moved on now, I am left here on my own today. There will be no Stray bus either because it doesn't run today. In general, there is no one around as they have all gone surfing. So I have been watching movies, ...
Raglan erster Halt! Allein unter Surfern...
... Auckland verlassen hatten, wurden die Strassen sehr einsam...bis auf die vielen Schafe und Kuehe am Strassenrand. Die Straende von Raglan sind schoen, allerdings war das Wetter an diesem Tag nicht besonders und so entschieden wir nach einer Nacht auf dem ...
Day 63 - Lots Of Girls
... but luckily for me, they all like surfing so they were out for a lot of the day. As I have run out of food, I went into Raglan to top up. One of the girls came too because she had fallen off the flying fox and was quite badly injured. Whilst they were in ...
Golden
... the more arresting because I had the place all to myself - not a single other soul in sight. Bridal Veil Falls - http://www.new-zealand-pictures.co.nz/bridal-veil-falls-waikato-nz-944-pictures.htm That afteernoon I drove back along the coast to see some ...
Surfs Up
Night 1 in our camper!
... for hot drinks drank through chocolate tim tams... (they are like penguins, you bite each end as use it like a straw! YUM!) Whilst in Raglan we met a couple who were travelling in the same van as ours, (ours was better!) They were here for 4 months, and ...
Hatless in Raglin
... short walk up as the views of Auckland city and the view were literally breathtaking in the wind. Then on to Raglan which is New Zealand's perfect surfing town, the nearby ocean bays are famous for their breaks and it attracts surfers from all around the ...
Hatless in Raglin
... short walk up as the views of Auckland city and the view were literally breathtaking in the wind. Then on to Raglan which is New Zealand's perfect surfing town, the nearby ocean bays are famous for their breaks and it attracts surfers from all around the ...
Surfs up!
I'm in Raglan! It's the place to be if surfings your thing...however, I don't think it's going to be mine! Was going to have a go but decided against it as it's just that little bit too cold! Might try it in Australia when it's nice and warm. Just ...
START OF THE TOUR
... men chucked in for good measure. Today and yesterday we have been visiting the local seaside towns and have ended up in Raglan which is know for its surfing . We have been having a great laugh getting to known everyone and hearing everyones different ...
Beautiful and laid back Raglan
Seeing how it's Sunday here in NZ, there were less buses running from Auckland to Hamilton to Raglan than a typical weekday. Instead of spending all day waiting in bus stations for hours on end, the last thing you want to do after a 13 hour redeye, ...
Bridal Veil Falls and Raglan
... named that in Yosemite too!). It's a very nice 55m falls just 10 min hike from a parking area about 30 minutes from Raglan. The pool looks tempting but there are small eels that will latch on to your skin, apparently doesn't hurt and they're ...
Raglan
... van it was fine. It didn`t help though that I had to drive on the motorway straight away. Our first stop was Raglan. It`s a small village on the coast which hosts loads of Surfing competitons. We stayed on a camp site on the first day which was ...
Surf's up
... , play guitar, and rake in some money to fund his travels. I should have practiced guitar!! Another awesome day in New Zealand. I'm just overwhelmed by the beauty of this country. Everywhere you look, you see something incredible. ...
volcome to raglan sun sand surf
after spending the weekend with the Henderson's, Alan drove me to raglan. I got signed up for surfing lessons and spent most of the day calling home. so the surfing- loved it, i pretty much rock at it, the waves went super big, 1m or so was what we rode, ...
De Strayfamilie
... ". Van Hahei gingen we dwars over het eiland naar de westkust. Nu heb ik nog nooit zo’n groen land gezien als New Zealand. Continue is het landschap afwisselend groene, glooiende heuvels waar schapen of koeien grazen. Soms gaat dit over in een bos ...
The worlds longest left point break
... of little school kids heading to the beach for surf lessons...it was amazing and the day was so nice. I was now realizing why New Zealand is consistently rated so high for its quality of life. We spent the day beach combing the beach for different looking ...
Weary travellers find a bolthole.
... old interesting houses & birds hopping everywhere. It curves slowly uphill from the 'beach'-actually inlet. First impression about New Zealand - they are much more fair-trade aware than Australia. Raglan has 4-5 coffee shops that all advertise that ...
Ragga-ragga-raglan
raglan was amazing, looks like a small welsh town and is home to one of new zealands best surf ...
Mittwoch - Auf nach Raglan
... bei den Bridal Veil Falls (Brautschleier-Wasserfälle) für ein schnelles Foto gimg es weiter Richtung Beach: Raglan. Raglan ist die Surf-Hauptstadt Neuseelands. Aufgrund der zufälligerweise idealen Kombination aus Verlauf der Küstenlinie und ...
the start of a whole new family!
... our stories when we get back home. The first leg of our journey could not be done due to flooding so we stayed longer in raglan which wasn't the worst, as the hostel was really nice and the nearest bottle shop was a fair way away so my liver was thankful ...
Surf style in Raglan
... , fed and ready long before the rest of the group. The bus left promptly at 7.30am to head back the way we came to Raglan, surf capital of New Zealand. It claims to be full of fit young people and the best looking town in the country. My face was sure to ...
Around the Waikato
Raglan sits on the edge of the Tasman Sea in the Waikato District of New Zealand, a fertile agricultural region south and west of Auckland. Raglan is a renowned surf spot and was featured in the 1966 film Endless Summer as having the world's longest left ...
Jak se léčí rýmička... po surfařsku
... vám neuršeně derou cestu ozónovou dírou a člověku v tu chvíli koluje v hlavě jediná myšlenka: Raglan! A přesně tam jsme si s Vojtou dali spicha. Teprve po cestě mi tak nějak došlo, že je mi ...
Raglan, Rugby a Tequila
... jogging. Osvěžen, rozcvičen a surfařsky naladěn jsem vyzvednul Verču a Terryho a tradá směr Raglan. Stihli jsme Manu Bay za odlivu (teoreticky horší), ale vlna to nakonec byla dobrá! Lidí hrstka, asi ...
Surfers Paradise
Ragland was our next stop and a cute little town with a great black sand beach, perfect for surfing, so I gave it a go again after Cornwall. The current was very strong though, so i relaxed at the beach as well. We stayed in a hostel far away from the ...
F&C
It was to be another early start as we made our way to New Zealand's surfing capital, Raglan, where famous singers Jack Johnson and Ben Harper have holiday homes. It was considerably warmer in this region and it was a welcome break from the freezing cold ...