Rotorua Days 3,4 and 5 – Tarawera Trail, Birthday Party and Leaving

We’ve seen the leaflet for Tarawera trail in the tourist information and already fallen in love with how beautiful it looks and excited by the hot springs, but like any tinder profile the leaflet and trail fail to mention its baggage. The hills. The kind of hills that after you’ve climbed straight up for 30 …

Rotorua Day 2 – Hobbiton

On a bus from Rotorua, there sat a would be Hobbit, she did not have curly hair but made up for it with her love for mushrooms and her hairy feet. Honestly booking this trip almost made me cry in of itself and there was definitely some tears as we left, fortunately I do the …

Auckland Day 4 Devonport and Traveling to Rotorua

The day started with no tea. The new hostel we are staying in had no endless supply of tea that our first place had and which we had become accustomed to. So the day started poorly and as we left the hostel it rained continuously. The main upside of this morning is that the way …

Auckland Day 3 – Mount Eden

You don’t think jet lag is going to effect you, then you’re in bed at 7:30PM on a Saturday night and you think to yourself, this isn’t jet lag, this is a normal decision for a very tired adult that’s just had a long flight and is adjusting. I did the rational thing in that …

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