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Best Places in New Zealand
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Everybody says that New Zealand is a very beautiful country. That is definitely true. The pure, natural environmental is great. I could not believe it. My dream to visit New Zealand suddenly happened at 3pm on Friday, 14th of January 2011, when our plane landed at Auckland airport. January is the summer time in New Zealand. During this trip, we travelled around both the South Island and North Island, which took us about one month to complete. During that time we …
Queenstown and The Remarkables
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Queenstown and The Remarkables are located in the South Island of New Zealand. Queenstown is a busy town, mainly catering for tourists from all over the world. The Remarkables is the iconic mountain range that you can see from various places around Queenstown. Being one of New Zealand’s premier tourist spots, there are a lot of visitors in Queenstown every day. And there is snow in winter. We stayed here for a few nights. Queenstown has wonderful scenery – the …
Abel Tasman Coast Track in New Zealand
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Abel Tasman National Park is one of New Zealand’s most popular national parks. At 22,530 hectares it’s also New Zealand’s smallest national park. Abel Tasman National Park is located at the top of the South Island. It’s very easy to get to – it’s about a one hour drive from Nelson city. About The Abel Tasman Coast Track One of the main attractions in this area is the Abel Tasman Coast Track. The Abel Tasman Coast Track is a 3 – …
Milford Sound, New Zealand
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Milford sound is located at the south-west corner of New Zealand’s South Island. Here you can take a boat trip around the sound (actually, it’s not a “sound”, it’s a “fjord”). Milford Sound is also the finish point for those hiking the famous Milford Track. If you want to walk the Milford Track you’ll need to book early, as it usually gets booked out many months in advance. This is because it’s one of the most famous walking tracks in …
Rob Roy Glacier in New Zealand
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The Rob Roy Glacier walking track is near Wanaka, New Zealand. We stayed at Wanaka for a couple nights while we did a few things, including walking the Rob Roy Glacier track. The weather had been quite rough and were hoping for a clear sky day. We booked into a cabin at a camping ground in Wanaka town. The cabin that we stayed was very small. It nearly rolled over once during the windy night. Luckily, in the morning the …
Picton, New Zealand
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Picton in New Zealand was the last town of the South Island before we caught the ferry to Wellington in the North Island. It is located at the head of Queen Charlotte Sound in the Marlborough Sounds, which is in the Marlborough region at the north-east part of the South Island. This place had very nice scenery. It is quite a small town and we almost couldn’t find accommodation. It may be because a lot of tourists are waiting for their ferry transfer. Our …
Fox Glacier, New Zealand
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Fox Glacier is located on the west coast of the South Island in New Zealand. The place is beautiful. The glacier is so crystal blue and waiting for tourists visit. From a distance, you can see Mount Cook standing behind the glacier. Parts of the glacier are constantly breaking off and floating down the the Fox River. When we visited, steam was rising from the river, forming a constant haze about 2 or 3 feet above the river. This was …
Rotorua, New Zealand
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Rotorua is located in the North Island of New Zealand. This place is very famous for its mud pools and thermal activity. The town is quite popular. Tourists from all over the world visit Rotorua. I was excited to get to Rotorua, and thought it would be nice to go to a body spa after our long journey and have a nice dinner. This town is just amazing because everywhere you go, you see natural geysers spraying out of the …
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Lake Tekapo is located in the South Island of New Zealand. It’s quite a popular place with the tourists. There are many hotel accommodations near the lake. We stayed at Peppers Bluewater Resort which has a spectacular view over Lake Tekapo and the surrounding mountains. When the sun is shining, the lake is a beautiful turquoise colour and is stunning to look at. In the morning we went for walk and went looking for an internet cafe. We couldn’t find an internet …
Pancake Rocks in New Zealand
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Pancake Rocks is located on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island. They are located at Dolomite Point, near the small village of Punakaiki which is located in between Greymouth and Westport. Not 100% sure why they’re called Pancake Rocks, but maybe it’s because they look like giant pancakes coming out of the ocean! This incredible effect to the rocks was made by the ocean, wind, and acidic rain. Looking out to the large, wild ocean, I feel like …