Oak Valley Inn New Plymouth

248 Junction Road New Plymouth, North Island, 30017, New Zealand

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Chat in an elevator

A travel blog entry by dwiths

... only thing that had changed recently was a push button telephone rather than a dial telephone.  Even the woman was the same.  I tried to make idle chitchat with her, but she was having none if it. The elevator travelled up the 66m to the top of the hill, and the woman operator went back to sit in her 'office' with her book.  I guess she was a bit annoyed I had disturbed her reading time. Looking out over Wanganui, I was, yet again, greeted with low cloud. ...

Wales v Samoa & Wales v Namibia

A travel blog entry by enfys_a_sion

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... the way, through a pitch-dark Victorian-looking tunnel which felt like it was about to fall down at any minute and along the windiest, hilliest roads yet, all surrounded with rainforest which took us back to Brazil until we got out the other end. When it suddenly changed back to farmland, rolling hills and little wooden houses! After a few hours we arrived in Inglewood and managed to find Dave and David’s small holding, a house surrounded by a couple of ...

Happy in the 'Naki

A travel blog entry by suemckee

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... Last night we used the showers at the camp - and were told by the caretaker to just both use the women's showers. Doesn't happen much in NZ that the shower blocks are unisex - unlike Botswana where we did encounter that. Suited us, as we were the only ones staying at the camp last night.
Today, we haven't travelled far! here we are in Opunake. For the overseas readers, pronounced O-poo-naki. Taranaki is affectionately ...

House by the sea

A travel blog entry by piponthego

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... mo-cow) where he explained were the most amazing whitebait fritters! When i say race across country, its not like in england where you can hop on a motorway and speed at 80-100mph up or down country, no no... even the main roads here require a certain level of rally driving as you wind up through the mountain ranges, huge drops on the sides and the occasional remnent of a landslide! quick on the wheel we passed through forests and farming areas, mountains and huge ...

Living in a Van down by the river

A travel blog entry by llcooldays

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... Then, we wait until the popping sounds under the passenger seat die down (the engine is under the passenger seat).

With the van, we’ve been able to stay in campsites as well as parking lots and picnic sites. Campsites cost about $30 NZ (a little less in U.S.), and provide the two things the van is missing: bathrooms and showers. Picnic sites and parking lots are nice the night before ...

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