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Matuka Lodge Twizel

395 Glen Lyon Road Twizel, Christchurch-Canterbury, South Island, 7944, New Zealand

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A sunny day under Mt Cook

A travel blog entry by martinandkate

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... that you should look at someone and smile as you walk past, especially on a sunny day. It’s quite a nice thing when people smile back and exchange pleasantries. It just makes life that bit nicer. A good example of how to be nice when on a walk is to offer to take a photo for other people as they struggle to pose while holding the camera and framing it at the same time. Just offer, it might make their day. At the same time if you are asked to take a photo as I asked a ...

Peel Forest and Lake Tekapo

A travel blog entry by debsrtwjourney

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... has a Polish sounding – and spelled surname. I forget what it is. His parents were taken to Germany during the war, to work for the Germans. They emigrated to Australia when liberated by the allies. He appears to know a lot about Polish history. He said he has read a fair amount on the subject. David is very shy. He alternates between being very friendly and then crawling into a shell – which makes it very hard to know how ...

Lake Tekapo

A travel blog entry by lieselbotha

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... into place above our heads. I found it quite cool, apart from the fact that the seats don’t tilt back so your neck got a bit sore from staring up at the ceiling. I then watched the 20min “Space Traveller” video which was all about the solar system and galaxy etc. After the movies, the sun came out and so I was able to get out on the balcony of the museum where there is a nice statue in bronze of Sir Edmund as a young man, which looks out towards Mt ...

Geraldine to Mt Cook

A travel blog entry by jannettek

23

... br> From here we took the road along the hydro canal. Along the canal we found a salmon farm where we bought both hot and cold smoked salmon. Further along, on Lake Pukaki, we stopped for photos. Here were 2 fishermen, one of whom said he had caught an 10kg trout here the previous week. It must be a dream place for fishing people.

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Camper Van, go!

A travel blog entry by arne_yveline

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... suddenly once it reached a shallow river, with no falls in sight. Arne, not to be deterred (he really likes falls), started upstream across the rocks. And after tackling the river bend, the fall did come into view. It’s a little one as falls go, but to be standing in a river bed with nothing but tranquil forest around you, more then makes up for that.
The trek up and back went easier somehow, less heavy. I’m surprised to say I ...

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