The North Island, New Zealand

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Travel Blogs from The North Island (6)

The Land of the Very Long Dark Cloud, Auckland and chunks of the North Island, New Zealand travel blog
The Land of the Very Long Dark Cloud
Sep 1, 2004

... Cambridge and Tirau where we turned off onto the 5 towards the hot and steamy town of Rotorua. Rotorua is the North Island's most popular tourist destination with its lingering smell of rotten eggs (hydrogen sulphide) emanating from the town's thermal ...

A travel blog entry by escapetherace
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Heading south ...touring  N.Z., Still on the North Island, New Zealand travel blog
Heading south ...touring N.Z.
Feb 26, 2004

... is bringin me down... Aside from the Bay of Islands it has poured rain since I got here, Absolutely poured - for a month now. The north island is totally flooded (partially why e-mail is out in a lot of places). That's all that's on the news every day. ...

A travel blog entry by suesthegrl
Picton, Small town and gateway to the North Island, New Zealand travel blog
Picton
Mar 20, 2007

... and slowly made our way to the ferry terminal. Right on time at 2.30pm, we left the beautiful and awesome South Island heading out the Marlborough Sound towards Wellington (where we'd arrive 3 hours later). The ferry ride was peaceful and with the sun ...

A travel blog entry by fitzlee
Kiwiland (part 1), The North Island, New Zealand travel blog
Kiwiland (part 1)
Apr 3, 2007

   Wow, we've already been in New Zealand for a week. We flew from Cairns to Auckland, going back to a place we'd visited eight years ago. We stayed downtown for a couple of nights in what was billed a "boutique budget accommodation for travelers ...

A travel blog entry by dunnfam5

Forum Discussions on The North Island (44)

A North Island Itinerary for information
Posted on Sep 3, 2009, 14:11:41
... to Route One south. This route takes you by the volcanoes of the Central Plains and through the desert country of the North Island. A most interesting drive. At Waiouru turn west(1 1/2 hour drive) on route 49 then north on route 4 to the Taumarunui Holiday ...
North Island Odyssey
Posted on Jul 12, 2008, 01:28:21
... long stay visitor but shows a good deal of what is available everyone may get good use out of: Your New Zealand Holiday Itinerary for the North Island I recommend you spend around a month in the North Island and the remainder of the time in the South ...
A North Island Odyssey
Posted on Apr 14, 2008, 19:52:19
... to Route One south. This route takes you by the volcanoes of the Central Plains and through the desert country of the North Island. A most interesting drive. At Waiouru turn west(1 1/2 hour drive) on route 49 then north on route 4 to the Taumarunui Holiday ...
Touring Routes in New Zealand
Posted on Jan 20, 2009, 16:38:52
... Bay wine country. www.pacificcoast.co.nz Thermal Explorer The Thermal Explorer Highway will take you on a journey through the North Island's tourist hotspots, Lake Taupo, Ruapehu, Rotorua and Waikato. www.thermalnz.co.nz The Classic New Zealand ...

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