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Home
I’ve been home for a couple of weeks now and I realized I didn’t do a closing blog. New Zealand was awesome and I absolutely can’t wait to return back to my kiwis. The other day I was craving potato wedges will sweet chill sauce and sour cream. Yummm. I miss my flatmates shout to…
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Last stop…all aboard to Tekapo
Well the ride to Tekapo was very cold because the bus had no heat the whole 4 hrs. I was so thankful for the sun cause that was the only thing that was keeping me slightly warm. Once we arrived we ate at this cute cafe and relaxed for a minute before we had to…
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South Island….series of fortunate and unfortunate events continued….
Abel Tasman Abel Tasman is a tourist attraction that takes you on a boat ride and a hike on the island. So that is exactly what we did. We were on an hour and a half boat ride which was very cold. Thought my feet were no longer attached to my body. We saw the…
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South Island….series of fortunate and unfortunate events
The start of the South Island trip was a long one. The three amigos (Danielle Katie and I) woke up at 430am to be on the plane to Christchurch at 730am. My awesome flatmate joanna dropped us off at the Auckland airport. The plane ride was short about an hour. Katie with her excellent phone…
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NZ adventure time
hey everyone i wanted to tell you about my last day of the north island trip, 21st birthday and my trip with my flatmates Sarah and Joanna. Wellington During our north island trip about a month ago now, we entered the capital city of Wellington. Me and Katie thought it was much flatter than hilly…
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Day 5 tongairoro crossing
okay so tongairoro crossing was the most beautiful scenery but very difficult physically and mentally for me. Tongairoro is a major (7 to 8 hrs) hike up a mountain. Before I got to NZ I said I wanted to get on top on a mountain but not climb it and Tongairoro is exactly why I…
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Hobbiton Day 4
So Wednesday April 15, 2015 was my favorite day of the trip we got to go to the HOBBITON. For people who do not know NZ is the home of the lord of rings and the hobbit movies. The hobbiton is the movie set location that they made into a tourist destination. After the hour…
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Caves day 3 of trip
after reaching rotorua late Monday evening we checked in at the base after 15 minutes of walking in the light drizzle. We dropped off our stuff and went to eat at a good chicken place called Nandos. On Tuesday we woke up early and caught the bus to take us to the glow worm caves.…
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Day one / 2 of how NZ trip
first I would like to start that God bless and watched over our entire trip. Which I am super grateful for. So Sunday morning April 12 Katie, Danielle, imran and Katie’s mom Marie and I started to head to the bus stop across the road from the school to catch the bus from Albany to…