Sacred Waters Taupo Luxury Apartments
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An Unexpected Journey: Job hunting in NZ
... Degree/PGCE (cert plus transcript), NQT status/GTC Cert (ie. proof of induction period as a teacher), Statement of Service from previous employer and a certified copy of your passport. (takes 35 working days/7 weeks and costs $746)
The Taupo Kayak & Legend of the Nics Bungy
... activities in Taupo.One day we walked from our campsite along the Waikato River to the Huka Falls, At only 10m high it was a surprisingly impressive sight. At certain points along the river people were bathing in the natural hot springswhich was very cool. Typically we didn’t have our swimwear on that day so we couldn’t indulge.
Another day we did a half day kayak trip on Lake Taupo in a double kayak. With our unquestionable expertise gained from ...
New friends, new heights
... cows. We decided to bond more with our new friends Jack, Will and David and cook lunch together - together meaning the boys cooked and Ria and I sorted the cutlery. Had spaghetti bolognese. Yum. Then before we knew it we was off to the caves for black water rafting. Ria was not looking forward to it at all. We arrived and got whisked into our wet suits - never looked so sexy in all our lives. Jack, who's 6ft 4 got given the small jacket by accident, hilarious and Ria ...
Lots of gardening with a hint of sulphur
... but not getting any commission... He'll get it back in 2025, so I guess he's just practising.
Anyway, the tour started with a walk through some of the caves, being shown some pretty amazing formations all artfully lit with up-lighting, down-lighting and side-lighting. Also, all the paths were paved, so it didn't feel like too taxing an experience. We were shown stalactites (from the top) and stalagmites (from the bottom) and pillars (where they joined) and even ...
I've been to Middle Earth
... holes: small ones for Gandolf to stand by, some big ones for hobbits to stand by and some medium ones for the dwarfs to stand by in The Hobbit. We got to go in one hobbit hole and take pictures, I walked in and turned around to smile for my photo and realized you wouldn’t see any of my head so I came back outside a bit haha. Some hobbit holes had 3 different mail boxes to go in front of it. Peter Jackson paid close attention to the detail in ...