Archive: Dec 2013
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As mentioned previously, we were originally going to stay in Rotorua for 5 nights and head up to Mount Maunganui in Tauranga for the day, but decided we may as well stay the night there as it looks so nice. As we drove into the town, we were not disappointed! We managed to book into […]
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Hello from Gisborne! Much has happened since our last post, so I’m going to fill in the blanks, starting with our time in Rotorua. If you read Hannah’s last post, you’ll know that we had a bit of a torrid couple of days to begin our stay in Rotorua, as we found out Hannah had […]
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We arrived in Rotorua, our third stop, quite late on Monday. I’ve been feeling really ill for over a week now, since before we left Auckland and the first morning in Rotorua pushed me over the edge! A freezing cold shower left me breathless and desperate for warmth… it was not a happy moment We […]
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Today we waved goodbye to The Coromandel as we embarked on the second leg of our journey, which would take us across country to the West Coast town of Raglan. But not before a quick stop for lunch in Paeroa, home of the ‘world famous in New Zealand’ L&P drink, which is actually rather taste. […]
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After months of counting down we have finally started our adventure! Two months living out of a very basic campervan as we make our way from Auckland to Queenstown, with around 25 stops inbetween! I am currently writing from our first destination, The Coromandel, where I’m winding down for the night in the back of […]
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I finished work over a week ago now (YAY) and the date we leave Auckland to start travelling New Zealand (19th Dec) is getting ever closer (YAY)! With the excitement building and the sudden increase in free time, I’ve put together a picture quiz based on New Zealand’s most famous attractions; all of which we […]
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