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Down Under 2008 Details of our travels in New Zealand during 2008

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From Taupo til now!!

NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 7 Mar 2008 | Views [515] | Comments [1]

It has been some time since that last update where we were staying on the banks of Lake Taupo and, accordingly, several things have happened...no doubt I will forget a few but heres the best overview I can manage. The first port of call was Turangi ... Read more >

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Fishing and Floating on Lake Taupo

NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 22 Feb 2008 | Views [507] | Comments [4]

Have spent the past few days in and around Taupo, at the northern end of New Zealand's largest lake, Lake Taupo. The town is void of beautiful buildings, but does have a pleasant character and seems very lively both during the day and, especially during ... Read more >

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From Rotorua to Raglan...then Auckland Folk Fest...to the northern trail

NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 28 Jan 2008 | Views [613] | Comments [2]

Having spent a few more days enjoying the volcanic sites of Rotorua...theres only so many spas and bubbling pools of mud that seem imjpressive, and then you have to move on. We headed North and onto the West Coast to the surfing town of Raglan, a small ... Read more >

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Fletcher Bay, Te Aroha and Rotorua

NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 21 Jan 2008 | Views [541] | Comments [1]

Since Whitianga we've travelled to the norther tip of the Coromandel Peninsula, and then south of it to Rotorua via Te Aroha. At the top of the Penisula we stayed on an amazing DOC campsite at Fletcher Bay...the closest thing to proper camping yet! Managed ... Read more >

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