The Road to Raglan

07.05.2010

Luckily as I set off to try and hitch to Raglan from Waitomo I met an Israeli guy leaving the hostel who was driving in the same direction.  Marcus the Israeli kindly gave me a lift and on route we stopped at some really cool places, including a natural bridge which used to be a [...]

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Taupo and Waitomo

02.05.2010

Taupo – the place where all backpackers seem to go solely to do a bungee or skydive.  I planned on doing a bungee, saving the skydive for the South Island. I checked into Blackcurrant Backpackers and immediately bumped into a mate from Byron Bay, Australia – Sylvio the Swiss.  We went to check out the [...]

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Back on the road – Rotorua

28.04.2010

After a couple of weeks stuck working in Auckland I’m finally back on the road!  It was a spot of luck discovering Freemans Lodge Hostel – with its free wifi, clean rooms and friendly owner it’s the best hostel I’ve stayed in. I made an overnight stop to Tauranga and Mount Manganui to catch up [...]

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