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Splash down in NZ
... The leaf was tough and uneatable the chicken didn’t look like chunks. The mains were lovely though. Best of all the prices, a lot cheaper than Sydney. The exchange rate helps with $2NZ to the pound. A starter, main course and a beer for £15 – happier now!!
The supermarkets in both Australia and NZ have fantastic looking fresh fruit, veg and meat. Everything is really nicely laid out and ...
The mighty adventurers out in full force
... wide variety of sea life. The fascinating part was the transparent tunnel that runs underneath the tank on a moving sidewalk. You are literally under all the fish, sharks, stingrays, turtles, etc. While on the moving sidewalk walk the sharks will be swimming on top of you or the stingrays gliding beside you. It is incredible how this was built and a true underwater world experience.
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Bye Bye Nz.....
... to Taupo.
The south has the glaciers, the sounds, lakes, beautiful vistas, the adrenaline central of queenstown,Hanmer springs and way more varied views and landscapes than we saw in the north. It offers rafting, skydiving, bungy, whale watching, dolphin watching, in the right season skiing and snow boarding, walking, cycling, and a whole lot more.
The north has the thermal areas, the maori cultural and historical centre of rotorua, though of course that can be found anywhere, ...
Auckland - Final Chapter of NZ
... set off with our backpacks, rucksacks and two plasti bags each full of belongings... Towards the train station. Here we met a chatty elderly lady originally from Derbyshire who gave us a few stories and most importantly helped direct us to our destination.
Our aim for the day and in fact next two day was o simply have a delicious lamb dinner then crack on and get visas and photos and other admin ...
A day with Friends
... feet above the ground (I think!) and got my first real view of New Zealand, it is a pretty awesome 360 view of the sprawled out city with all the beautiful mountains and water all round the edge and for apparently the first in many days it was a beautiful sunny and clear day for us to see! We watched a few of the jumpers (you can jump off the tower, although why you'd want to i dont know!) and the walking tour round the edge and had a nice coffee in ...


