Travel Journals: Hokitika, New Zealand
Hokitika, New Zealand travel guide, information, journals, blogs, maps and photos.
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Around the world...
Arriving in Dalat was a bit odd as it is right up in the Highlands and is about 10 degrees cooler than we have been used to. We had a great couple of days there. The town is pretty quiet but there are some great waterfalls and lakes in the area around ...
Member: Sarah and Ricky
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New Zealand 2005
The bus trip started today - nine days of travelling in an anti-clockwise direction around the South Island, from Christchurch to Christchurch via everywhere. I'm on a trip organised by Stray Travel, which is a more 'grown-up' version of the typical ba...
Member: Richard
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New Zealand & Australia
Caught the morning ferry from Picton to Wellington, and on the TV they were showing the funeral of the Maori Queen, who died about a week ago. The Maori kingship was formed in the 1840s, when the Maoris decided they needed to unite, to better resist th...
Member: Louise
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New Zealand - The South Island
Okay, is this what mother nature does to get back at us for complaining too much about the heat in Australia?? Today was cold and rainy (high of 9C) as we made our way from Gore to Te Anau. The poor weather started yesterday as we spent time in the m...
Member: Doris and Mike
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The Pacific, NZ and a tiny bit of Oz
Dunedin is a nice but fairly quiet town. We found the world's steepest street - Badwin st and drove to the top and held our breath on the steep descent! Then we drove out to the Otago peninsula and visited Larnach Castle - New Zealand's only castle. ...
Member: Chris and Aine
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Round the World Trip 2006/07
We arrived in La Paz on Thursday afternoon. It is absolute mayhem here! Buses, taxis, combis and people everywhere. Crossing the road is a challenge in itself. We went to an Asian restaurant for our farewell meal on Thursday night. Having not had a cur...
Member: Paul
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New Zealand 2007
At around 8.30, we were all on the bus and heading to Christchurch - I was flying in the afternoon and would have about an hour of leisurely strolling about the city before I had to take a shuttle to the airport. The largest city of the south island, ...
Member: Anna
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New Zealand 2006
27 March I got to Dunedin and lunchtime and met Phil by the train station. He is the eldest of my NZ cousins. He showed me around Dunedin and then dropped my stuff off at his home. I had a great day around the city, shopping and looking at the Scottis...
Member: alexandra
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