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Queenstown: Top things to do during Summer

Posted by Almost Always Ravenous on January 10, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Having spent a fair while exploring Wellington and *ahem* visiting my sister (Travel & Food guides to Wellington), I then took a detour down to Queenstown, hired a car and thus began my northward travel back towards Wellington along South Island’s stunningly diverse west coast. A few travel details: How did I get there? I … Continue reading →

Category New Zealand, Photography, Polynesian / New Zealand, Travel, Travel Guide · Tagged with amisfield, chard farm, Glenorchy, guide, Josh Emett, lakes, New Zealand, photography, Queenstown, rata, restaurants, scenery, travel, vudu cafe, winery

NZ part 4 – perilous land of Fire, Rotorua

Posted by Almost Always Ravenous on January 9, 2011 · 5 Comments

Nicknamed the Sulfur City, Rotorua sits on a geothermally active site providing it with beautiful eruptions of geysers, thermally heated waters for spas and unmistakably a cloud of sulfide (sulfur) emissions akin to the smell of rotten eggs. You can really only fully appreciate the ubiquitous nature of the odor when you have arrived – it smells … Continue reading →

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