Posts in Category: Oceania
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A Maori Welcome – Glowworms, Geysers & More
It is the second full day of the March 2025 Adventures Abroad tour of New Zealand led by our friend Chris Tripodi, the world’s cheeriest guide. On the first day we explored New Zealand’s dynamic metropolis Auckland, visiting a number of different neighbourhoods, climbing Mount Eden to view the city from its highest point and […]
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Cape Reinga and Waipuoa Forest
This is my fourth and final post from New Zealand’s amazing Northland Peninsula, an area usually overlooked by international tourists, to their detriment as I explained in this post from the Bay of Islands. For Canadians and Nova Scotians in particular, the town of Waipu, founded by Scots from New Scotland, should be a must […]
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Bay of Islands – Exploring New Zealand’s Northland
In this post Alison and I are going to explore a small part of the very northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand, an area called, not surprisingly, just Northland. I have already put up two posts from Northland, one on the Nova Scotian founded settlement of Waipu and another on the Top […]
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Auckland – New Zealand’s Oceanic Metropolis
Almost 40% of all the people in New Zealand live in the Auckland metro area, making it one of the most dominant cities vis a vis the country as a whole and the city next in line, of any country in the world. Christchurch, the second largest city at just under 400,000 is less than 25% […]
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Kauri Cliffs Hole by Hole
In my last post from New Zealand Alison and I visited the small town of Waipu which was founded by Nova Scotians almost 175 years ago. In this post we’ll make another Nova Scotia/New Zealand connection as we play the amazing Kauri Cliffs golf course to see how it compares with our own Cabot Cliffs, […]
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Waipu – Nova Scotia’s New Zealand Connection
In my first post from New Zealand I gave a number of reasons why, in visiting this amazing country for the first time, I recommended travelling with Canadian tour company Adventures Abroad. At the same time, I suggested that this was a country that was quite amenable to exploring on one’s own which is exactly […]
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New Zealand with Adventures Abroad
Alison and I just returned from five weeks in New Zealand and we both agree that it may very well be the nicest country we have ever had the privilege of setting foot in. The combination of the fantastic scenery, the genuinely friendly people including the Maori culture, the unique wildlife, the great food and […]
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Bora Bora by Boat
Alas, this is my final post from our 2022 trip to French Polynesia with Adventures Abroad. Fittingly, it might well have been the most interesting day of the entire tour as we explored Bora Bora by boat and got the chance to swim with sharks and rays. Please join us in this Pacific paradise and […]
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Bora Bora Can’t be Beat
Okay I know the title to this post sounds like the last line in a high school cheerleaders chant, but the fact is Bora Bora can’t be beat, at least in my book. Equalled maybe, but in all my travels I found no place I enjoyed more than Bora Bora. It was absolutely the right […]