travel
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04.03.2024 New Zealand: Franz Josef
Glaciers aside (which are incredible), we thought Franz Josef as an area, offered less than our other stops to date. Approx 450 people live in the town, and every single aspect is centred around glaciers / ice. Of course our opinion of the area had absolutely nothing to do with the terrible weather that aligned…
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02.03.24 New Zealand: Punakaiki (Pancake and Elephant Rocks)
Still pretty worn out from Abel Tasman, we decided to split the drive in two and stop over in Tarwera for a night before visiting Punakaiki. The owner was lovely, but definitely one of the more rogue places we’ve stayed. A bunch of alcoholics, 3 massive bulldogs, a goat (on a lead) and a naked…
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20.02.2024 New Zealand: Waitomo & Otorohanga
We stayed in a farm just north of Waitomo with goats, deer and perhaps the ugliest pigs I’ve ever seen in my life. Apparently they were particularly feisty because their wives/girlfriends had been separated into a different pen. In comparison, the St. Fagan’s pigs are actually quite beautiful. We started the day off with a…
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18.02.2024 New Zealand: Taupo
We arrived from Rotorua and chose to stay off the beaten track in the middle of sweet nowhere. The dirt track towards the campground snaked through Wairekei Thermal Valley and you could see the steam billowing up across the hills. We had a bit of a (massive) wobble because we thought the passports and wallet…
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