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Cromwell here we come
Cycling Trip March 2022 Otago Queenstown Part 1 We are heading off in our caravan for a week of cycling in Central Otago and Queenstown – the highlight of the trip is to be the new Dunstan Cycle Trail....
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Lake Dunstan Trail
Cycling Trip March 2022 Otago Queenstown Part 2 Last year we did the Pisa Landing to Bannockburn part of the trail a week before the rest of the trail opened. So this year we are back to do the real...
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Frankton is our base for some Queenstown Cycleways
Cycling Trip March 2022 Otago Queenstown Part 3 Queenstown is not my favourite place – but it is in one of the most beautiful locations in New Zealand. The secret is stay in – Arrowtown, or Frankton...
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Te Awa River Ride
Cambridge is a good sized country town 20 minutes from Hamilton metropolis – we are here to see friends and to explore some of the Te Awa River Ride Waikato River Trails we have heard so much about. In...
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Observatory Hotel Christchurch
We have just spent a very special weekend in Observatory Hotel, a new boutique hotel which is in the middle of the Old revitalised Arts Centre. It was magic. Nothing about this hotel screams “generic”....
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Cycle Wellington’s Rocky Shoreline
They say you can not beat Wellington on a good day. The heavy morning rain had cleared, the sea was flat, there was little wind. This 35 km ride is flat, on mostly quiet roads. Who would have guessed...
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Cycling the Old Coach Road Ohakune
What do you associate with the words ‘old coach road’? Showing my ignorance here, but I didn’t think of cobbles! Lots of cobbles on this old coach road – not the smoothest ride and to think each stone...
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Rotorua – cycling the Whakarewarewa Forest Loop
This ride is not for the faint hearted – it says it is Grade 2 with bits of Grade 3, I found it a challenge largely because it is a four hour ride, but there were lots of opportunities to get off the...
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Te Ara Ahi cycle trail – Rotorua connections
Te Ara ahi cycle trail is 48kms long and can be done in 1-2 days, or you can do what we did and use it to access other trails or the city. From our base at Rotorua Thermal Holiday Park we hopped on the...
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Ultimate Guide to Skiing in Queenstown
You’ve just landed on the ultimate guide to skiing in Queenstown! Nestled in the Southern Alps of New Zealand’s South Island, Queenstown is a winter wonderland that attracts skiers and snowboarders...
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