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New beaches & a muddy New Year!

A travel blog entry by traveling-chef

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... and their french Boyfriend! We drank wine and soaked under the hot falls until the wee hours. Truly magical! Today I had planned to ride again but the rain came back a day early and it is meant to pelt for the next 7 days....really over this rain....well good time to go back to the hot springs then. Wand to see more pics follow this link:
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Day 4 Of New Zealand Road Trip

A travel blog entry by jjulien

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Our journey this evening into the past of the Maori people was wonderful; as we were leaving the meeting house for dinner, they shared this with us;

“The bird who feeds from the middle tree owns the Forest, and the bird who feeds from the tree of knowledge owns the World.”

Although simple, I love it.

So tonight my friends, I leave you with this – Let us all feed from the tree of knowledge!

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Smelly smelly

A travel blog entry by gabri123

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... is so much geothermal activity in Rotorua so I saw lots of steaming rock and bubbling pool…it’s a very real reminder of how NZ is precariously positioned over 2 tectonic plates.

That night I went out with some Australians I met in my dorm...They had somehow managed to befriend all of the bar staff which made for a very funny and cheap night.

Next stop - Auckland!

lots of love xxxxxxxxx





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Land of Many People

A travel blog entry by laven

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... Shire from Tolkien's The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Since they only finished reusing the Hobbiton set a few days ago for the new Hobbit films - and we had been travelling since then - I thought it might be a good idea to drop in and confirm things would still happen tomorrow. After that it was a quick stop across the road to have some refreshments before heading back out on to the road.

Rotorua was only an hour away so we ...

Taupo

A travel blog entry by lieselbotha

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... into the main river, whereas I enjoyed the warmer water near the stream. Eventually more people started to arrive, and as I had just had enough, it was pretty good timing. I got out and sunned myself on the rocks and dried in no time. Then headed back to town, where I first stopped at the supermarket to get some cheese, icecream and frozen burgers as I was having a massive craving. Headed back to the hostel where I was able to put my goodies into the only freezer on the premises ...

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