Richard

I’m a Photographer by day, and a Road Trip lover at all other times. This Blog has been around since 2013, and is a homage to our family and our travels. Dedicated to Road Trips we are on a mission to explore as many of the worlds great drives as we can. On a few pages there may be links to products or services I have used. I may make a small amount if you click on the links and purchase. This is at no additional cost to you, and it helps me maintain and continue to run this blog. Hope you enjoy your time here!!

NZ2012 – 9th Jan – Heading South

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New Zealand Road Trip – Rotorua to Tongariro 9th Jan. Day 9 KM Travelled today = 202. Total KM this trip so far = 1,073 Up early as a busy day ahead, a couple of things to do in Rotorua, then a relatively short drive down to Tongariro National Park. After breakfast, we hot-footed it … Read more NZ2012 – 9th Jan – Heading South

NZ2012 – 8th Jan – New Zealand Road Trip – Smelly Sulphur City

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New Zealand Road Trip – A Day in Rotorua 8th Jan. Day 8. Smelly Sulphur City, known as Rotorua. Woke up to the rain lashing down. Not what we wanted!!! After checking our travel book, we went for breakfast at a quirky place called Zippy’s Central Bar & Cafe. We don’t think it’s the same … Read more NZ2012 – 8th Jan – New Zealand Road Trip – Smelly Sulphur City

NZ2012 – 7th Jan – Rain and Rotorua

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New Zealand Road Trip – Auckland to Rotorua 7th Jan. Day 7 Left the Auckland hotel after breakfast at Denny’s, to go to Kelly Tarltons Underwater World. An indoor aquatics centre with fish, penguins, stingrays, lobsters and the like. Car parking was horrendous, had to drive in and out 3 times, eventually following someone back … Read more NZ2012 – 7th Jan – Rain and Rotorua

NZ2012 – 6th Jan – Back to Auckland

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New Zealand Road Trip – Pahia to Auckland 6th January. Day 6……… The intention was to be all checked out by 10am, then hit the road for the 3 hour drive back to Auckland. Need to be there by 2.30pm as we are booked on the Auckland bridge climb. Checked out by 9, went to … Read more NZ2012 – 6th Jan – Back to Auckland

NZ2012 – 5th Jan – Visiting Cape Reinga & 90 Mile Beach

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5th Jan and today we are visiting Visiting Cape Reinga & 90 Mile Beach. This meant we were up before 6am to make sure we were ready for the coach to pick us up at 7am. Off to Cape Reinga and 90-mile beach today. First stop en route was Kauri forest with huge trees in … Read more NZ2012 – 5th Jan – Visiting Cape Reinga & 90 Mile Beach

NZ2012 – 4th Jan – New Zealand Road Trip Driving from Auckland to Paihia

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driving from Auckland to Paihia

New Zealand Road Trip driving from Auckland to Paihia – Today we are driving from Auckland to Paihia. It is 1pm, and we have just stopped at a little place called Mangawhai. The first part of the drive was wet. Really wet. Heavy rain, wipers on full. The last half not so bad. There was … Read more NZ2012 – 4th Jan – New Zealand Road Trip Driving from Auckland to Paihia