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Honeymooner’s paradise(0)

April 12, 2010

Honeymoons – what a wonderful time to explore a new country!  And New Zealand is a place that offers it all:  beaches, mountains, hot springs, culture, adventure.  I don’t want to sound like the official tourism marketing agency, but it is true, this country does offer everything to honeymooners of all ages, by the way. [...]

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Rotorua: The compleat hot springs experience

My forrays to the New Zealand hot springs were by far the most fun of my around-the-world trip so far.  I admit to being a spa-water-mud addict and will gladly spring into any naturally hot thermal waters anywhere.  But four hot springs/spas in four days – I really felt like having a gourmet feast!  And [...]

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Rotorua: learn to love that smell of sulphur!

Did you know New Zealand has more than 100 natural hot springs?  I didn’t.  So I was thrilled to find out that most of them are located in the North Island especially in the area around Lake Rotorua, an easy under-three-hour drive from Auckland.  If you arrive in the evening, as I did, you know [...]

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Auckland: City of Views

While not the capital of New Zealand, it is the country’s largest city with 1.4 million inhabitants (roughly 31% of the entire country’s population).  The central city area is located on an isthmus between the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea, boasting two harbours on two separate major bodies of water. I had been told [...]

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