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I debated a lot with myself about if I wanted to write about the rest of my trip. I initially wanted to talk only about the amazing time I had and I didn't want to spoil this diary with COVID. Whoever maybe some of you guys might found something interesting and helpful so I decided… Continue reading New Zealand Diary Day 15 to 21 – The Premature Ending of my Dream Holiday
Day 14 is a little different as there are two sides of the day. My side and my fiancé. I'm going to start with mine because is the unpleasant one and I want to end this post on a high. When we felt for New Zealand it was at the beginning of the pandemic. At… Continue reading New Zealand Diary Day 14 – Milford Sound
Day 13 started awfully early. We had booked with doubtful sound kayak tour (The guys were amazing and I highly recommend them) and we had to report at their office in Te Anau is at 6.30am. Which mean we had to wake up at 5.30, lucky us their office was just a 5 minutes drive… Continue reading New Zealand Diary Day 13 – Doubtful Sound Kayaking
Day 12 started with this lovely sight just outside our bungalow. I mean isn't that beautiful? The weather was a little raining but we had come prepared for that. It is worth mentioning that the temperature difference between Matamata and Te Anau was easily 10 degrees Celcius down! But we didn't care! So we made… Continue reading New Zealand Diary Day 12 – Te Anau & Kepler Trail
Day 10 was cave day! I had booked to visit Ruakuri and Waimoto caves on the same day. Fun fact I don't like close spaces and yet I love caves! I found them fascinating! The drive from Matamata to Waimoto was about 1,5 hours of nice landscapes. The first cave we visited was Ruakuri since… Continue reading New Zealand Diary Day 10 & 11 – Waitomo Glowworm Caves
After a couple of very full days, we decided that day 9 will be more relax and just do some visiting. So our plan was to drive to Taupo, which is about 1,5 hours from Matamata where we were staying, for some sightseeing and then stop at Rotorua on our way back for some luge… Continue reading New Zealand Diary Day 9 – Taupo & Rotorua Luge
Day 8 was a very busy and emotional day. It was the day that I finally fulfil one of my dreams, which was to visit the Hobbiton movie set, and after that, we had a day full of Maori culture which I found so fascinating! So here how this day went! Hobbiton Movie Set The… Continue reading New Zealand Diary Day 8 – Hobbiton & Maori Culture
The day started very early. We booked with the Orca Wild Adventures, and we needed to be at the Tauranga Marine at 7:30 which was around 35-40 minutes drive from where we were staying. We arrived at exactly 7:30 and to my surprise (and I felt a little shame) we actually where the last one… Continue reading Exploring New Zealand Diary – Bay of Plenty, Swimming With Dolphins
The Poor Knights Islands are a Marine Reserve and Nature Reserve about 20km off the Tutukaka Coast in Northland and they are internationally renowned as one of the premium dive destinations worldwide. We had to be at the Tutukaka marine at 7:30 and it's around a 30 minutes drive from Whangarei. There we meet with… Continue reading Exploring New Zealand – Diving at the Poor Knights Islands
Διαβάστε το άρθρο στα ελληνικά: εδώ Russell, also known as Kororareka in the early 19th century, was the first permanent European settlement and port in New Zealand. It is situated in the Bay of Islands, in the far north of the North Island around 1.5 hours from Whangarei. There are three ways you can get there. First… Continue reading Exploring New Zealand – Russell
