10 things I learned in New Zealand
New Zealand consists of two main islands, located in the South Pacific ocean, to the southeast of Australia. This year I travelled there for the second time. I went from Auckland to Wellington, stopping on […]
Archive for category: New Zealand
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7 things to do in Wanaka for $20 or less
Wanaka, on the South Island of New Zealand, is a popular holiday destination on the shore of a blue lake backed by gorgeous mountains. Activities are priced accordingly: $229 for half a day of jetboating, […]
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16 places you should visit in New Zealand
New Zealand is not a very large country, but it offers dozens of nice spots to visit. During the course of two trips I spent three months in the country and visited the places listed […]
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Touring Central Otago wineries in a funny French car
The 2-cylinder engine putted away as the small Citroen rolled down the Clutha River Valley toward our first winery. Not seeing any button or even an old fashioned crank handle, I asked Julie how to […]
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Hitchhiking to Mount Aspiring National Park
“You could hitchhike…” said the lady at the Korean restaurant. “A lot of young people here do it”. She seemed to imply that even though I wasn’t particularly young, there was no reason it shouldn’t […]
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Christchurch: five years after the earthquakes
Since I was only spending one day in Christchurch (New Zealand), I didn’t expect to have enough material to write a blog post about it. I vaguely remembered hearing about an earthquake a few years […]
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10 free things to do in Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, is located at the southern tip of the North Island. Despite having a population barely over 200,000, it offers a surprising number of activities, many of them free. The narrow downtown […]
