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Day 99: Food and Drink – Hawke’s Bay and Hastings
What’s a good way to start a lazy Sunday? Heading to a local farmers’ market and this morning, we headed […]
Days 97 and 98: Reunions
I’ve spent three months travelling alone and I’ve enjoyed every minute. I’ve met great people – with some of whom […]
Day 96: Hostel cookery
It was my last day in National Park today and the grim weather returned so nothing for it but a […]
Day 95: The Tongariro Crossing
I am reliably informed that there was some disappointment in the UK on Wednesday morning when readers did not wake […]
Day 94: Walking in Whakapapa
“You’re spending all that time in Whakapapa?” asked Lyle, the driver of the overpriced shuttle bus. It doesn’t bode well […]
Day 93: Wondering if I have made a mistake…
As I type, I am sitting in a comfortable armchair in front of a roaring fire. What could possibly have […]
Day 92: In the caves of the glowworms
So it turns out that I’ve arrived in Hamilton just in time for a five day cricket tournament. The Barmy […]
Day 91: Coffeeshops and gardens
I had two reasons for coming to Hamilton and Hobbiton was not one of them. The main reason for visiting? […]
Day 91: In search of railway stations – the Northern Explorer
I was off to Hamilton for a couple of days this morning and I was back on the train. Northern […]
The Adventures of Phileas Fiona 
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