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Franz Joseph Glacier Helihike
A Travel Blog entry by kikiblogtrot from Franz Josef, South Island, New Zealand
... une ville toute nouvelle qui vit essentiellement du tourisme grace au Glacier. Il y a en gros 2 rues principales qui sont remplies d'hotels, d'auberges, de magasins et de centre pour les touristes... et donc pas grand chose a raconter si ce n'est que ...
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Trains, no planes and glaciers - oh my!
A Travel Blog entry by slpbls from Franz Josef, South Island, New Zealand
... and waterfalls, and in the middle of all the green are these huge ice mountains - it is amazing! I checked in to the Franz Josef YHA that evening. After a full day of travel, I walked around the town (which is about 2 blocks, considering everything ...
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Pea, Pie, Pud
A Travel Blog entry by dc314 from Franz Josef, South Island, New Zealand
... anything quite yet. Fully stocked with items for our mini-fridge and mini-pantry we headed onto the Glacier Highway and towards Franz Josef Glacier. There are a few glaciers in this area of NZ and the one furthest north is Franz ...
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Ice Ice Baby
A Travel Blog entry by bishandgiles from Franz Josef, South Island, New Zealand
We arrived in the afternoon to Franz Josef driving past some stunning scenery on the way. As normal we dropped our bags in our dorm room and left to see the local area, now when you consider that the village's staying population is just over 300 this ...
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Finally we are in New Zealand rather than Scotland
A Travel Blog entry by tanyaconnor from Franz Josef, South Island, New Zealand
... home venured into Monsoon at the rainforest retreat for a nightcap. The place was alive with 20somethings (i'm guessing staff from the various hotels) all enjoying a night off. Nice atmosphere set off this time by music from the 90s - I dont think NZ has ...
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Glacier Country
A Travel Blog entry by yogurtfinders from Franz Josef, South Island, New Zealand
... day feeling cold, the temperature had really dropped overnight so we whacked the heater back on and got ourselves ready for the ride to Franz Josef some 32km away. We had seen a Mauri art museum in the village the day before but it had closed by ...
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Mountains and coastline to the glacier
A Travel Blog entry by emconnolly2000 from Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand
... "pukie", of course... After that, nothing worth stopping for except a couple of lake views for 60 miles or so to Franz Josef Glacier. Plenty of straight, fast road and a section which snaked over a place called Mount Hercules! The glacier village ...
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Inside a glacier
A Travel Blog entry by piponthego from Franz Josef, South Island, New Zealand
... a huge panoramic screen! beautiful to see the places you just cannot reach by walking. Lots of love to everyone, P xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PS franz josef and the nearby fox glacier are the only places in the world outside of Argentina where the ice meets the ...
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We have looked at clouds from Both Sides Now!
A Travel Blog entry by charlene.quandt from Franz Josef Glacier, West Coast, New Zealand
... not go on the glacier as it was roped off for safety and you must do a guided tour to go on the glacier. We left Franz Josef Glacier and headed another 27KM south to Fox Glacier where we decided to spend the night. We went to Lake Matheson and hiked all ...
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The Cool Blue
A Travel Blog entry by johannajulien from Franz Josef, South Island, New Zealand
... tub. We stayed in really good hostel but the name escapes us now - It's in two buildings, opposite the YHA in Franz Josef Village. After some relaxation in the spa it was time for a match of Monopoly - can you believe Jo lived for almost 26 ...
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The Land of the Long White Cloud
A Travel Blog entry by tidolu14 from Franz Josef, South Island, New Zealand
... West coast the land The Land of the Long White Cloud, but I still managed to find times to use sunscreen. I hitched a ride to Franz Josef with a couple girls from my hostel in Queenstown. Franz Josef is the name of a glacier, and the town is just a ...
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Glacier Land
A Travel Blog entry by emzeeb3 from Franz Josef, New Zealand
... pretty much at sea level or at least it used to be before global warming became an issue! Anyway the places in really beautiful. Franz Josef itself is a really tiny little place. I'm not sure whether it would even be given village status in the UK but its ...
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why is the ice so blue
A Travel Blog entry by leon323 from Franz Josef, South Island, New Zealand
Arrived in Franz Josef from Wanaka for a 2 nite stay. This is part of glacier country with the nearby Fox Glacier snd flights to the Tasman Glacier, near Mt. Cook. On the way you pass Lake Hawea and then Haast, discovered by an Austrian in the late 1800's ...
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Another not-so-positive rental car experience
A Travel Blog entry by jessrose552 from Franz Josef, New Zealand
... stopping in the gold mining town of Ross, which was extremely tiny and extremely uneventful. We are now in the area of Franz Josef Glacier (which everyone here pronounces Glay-Cee-Air), and are planning to take the half-day glacial hike tomorrow morning. ...
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K K Palais Hotel Vienna
Rudolfsplatz 11, Vienna, Vienna, Austria
... Vienna is. My wife and I stayed from Monday to Saturday. Would we go back? Yes. What's more, K + K have a total of 9 hotels and I would certainly look for example at their hotel in Budapest, if I were going there, because they clearly have set a ...
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Top Hotel Mozart Salzburg
Franz-Josef-Strasse 27, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austrian Alps, Austria
... , expressly made for the guests) make up for these defects. Made our vacation from anonymous We stayed in 6 different hotels during our one month trip through Bavaria and Austria. This hotel was perfect. Wished we could have stayed ...
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Punga Grove Franz Josef
40 Cron Street, Franz Josef, Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
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Glenfern Villas Franz Josef
State Highway 6, Franz Josef, Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
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Villa Solitude Bad Gastein
Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Strasse 16, Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austrian Alps, Austria
The Villa Solitude was built in 1838. Registered as an historic monument it has been renovated with love and care. Today it awaits you with nine rooms, all equipped with modern comfort and exquisite antiques. The price includs halfboard. Our restaurant ...
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