| Page Views: 8,903 Last Visit to New Zealand: February, 2006 | At the end of the world by mad4travel - last update: Sep 6, 2006 |
Pure New Zealand | Split Apple Rock, Abel tasman National Park |
My sister and brother in law were lucky enough to ditch their jobs, sell their house and move to New Zealand to travel round for 6 months. I was unlucky enough to have a job I did'nt want to ditch I mortgage I had to pay and only 3 weeks off to go see it.
I saw a lot but I did'nt see it all and I WILL be back one day.....
***Well thats what I wrote when I first joined VT and now I have been back again. New Zealand is a surprisingly large place with Sooo much to see. On my second visit I spent a month here, concentrating mainly on the Northland above Auckland and the North part of the South Island around Nelson and Abel Tasman and loved the place even more*** |
| Milford sound - not raining for a change! |
|  | Best Bits Where do I start , it was all great.
Landscape
North Island
Lake Taupo, Rotorua, White Island
Bay of Islands, Russell, 90 mile beach
South Island
Kaikora
Picton
Wanaka
Queenstown
Milford sound
Franzjoseph Glacier
Nelson
Abel Tasman National Park
Cities
Auckland - the funky twentysomething
Wellington -the sophisticated thirtysomething
Christchurch- the maiden aunt
Wildlife
Whalewatching at Kaikora
Dolphin watching at Pahia |
| Rush hour, New Zealand style! |
| | worst bits None really
Its a long way to get there
The weather can be a bit poor at times
The sandlflies at Milford Sound are annoying |
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| Pros: | "Clean air, good living, great scenery, compact country" | | Cons: | "its a long long way from home!" | | In A Nutshell: | "More than just tree ferns and sheep!" |
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Ann75 Thu Oct 4, 2007 00:28 UTC
Excellent New Zealand page with fantastic tips accompanied by beautiful photos. This place is still very high on my wish list. Reading your page makes me want to go right now! I hope I'll get the chance some day! In the mean time I enjoy the VT pages! :-) | Marianne2 Sat Sep 15, 2007 03:24 UTC
Great tip! I just saw it as it surfaced as featured on VT. I, too, adore volcanoes. I climbed Mt. St. Helens before it blew up, and have been going back ever since. I'll be back in NZ soon, and hope to see this one. Cheers! | moirholj Tue May 29, 2007 23:09 UTC
Your photos are beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing. I am planning to visit New Zealand and your tips have been very helpful. Thanks! | BorneoBoy Mon May 28, 2007 16:31 UTC
wow.. that split apple rock is huge! I knew a place at lower North Island got similar rock, near the Rangitiki/Manawatu river... inside a forest... which not many peoples knew about it.. |
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