A Place in the Sun

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Russell, bay of islands

A travel blog entry by nemonema

Vroeg opgestaan en om 9u begonnen aan een georganiseerde boottocht in de bay of islands. Die baai bestaat uit allemaam kleine eilandjes met the hole als topper. Tijdens de boottocht ook verschillende dolfijnen gezien. Als middagrust werden we afgezet op een eilandje ...

Festgefahren

A travel blog entry by el_copo

... In Kerikeri steige ich aus um mir ein wenig die Beine zu vertreten, aber etwas besonderes gibt es hier nicht zu sehen. Vor dem n�chsten Schauer sitze ich wieder im Wagen und fahre zur Bay of Islands, einer Bucht mit vielen vielen Inseln. Unterwegs komme ich an Waitangi und Paihia vorbei. In Opua setze ich mit der Autof�hre �ber nach Okiato. Die �berfahrt dauert vielleicht 5 Minuten. Der weitere Weg f�hrt mich 9 km weiter nach Russell. Dort fahre ich auf den ...

The Kiwi Experience finale!

A travel blog entry by corigreen

... lovely spot to just sit and relax for an hour or so. After chilling in the sunshine up at the viewpoint, we headed back down into town to get some lunch and return to the sunshine on the beach. After a busy few days it was good to chill for a bit, and as it was sunny and we were on the beach it was the best excuse for an ice cream! Then sadly it was time to get back on the bus to Auckland – Paihia is a gorgeous area of NZ and most definitely worth visiting so ...

Bay of Islands, Waipoua Forest & Hot Water Beach

A travel blog entry by hanrickbewsey

... the "Million dollar view" road from Marauri Bay to Tauranga Bay (this is the furthest point North that we’ll see). The views were spectacular. Then we headed across high ground from East to West, to Waipoua Forest, which was stunning. We did a couple of walks in the forest and saw many huge Kauri trees, including Tane Mahuta, the oldest and tallest tree in N Z, between 1,200 and 2000 years old! We also saw the ...

A Bit Of Culture

A travel blog entry by sam.bewitching

... that Australia and America.

OK granted there was a little bit of a war after the document was signed but we aren’t talking on the scale of the civil war or anything.

So we were fully historied out by the time we left the replica house that is on the site (yes Michelle those creepy puppets are still there) and headed to the Meeting house that is just around the grounds – the meeting house is a replica of the one that would have originally been in the Marae ...