Subterranean Subterfuge and a Vanishing Volcano

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January 23rd 2017

Published: January 29th 2017

Week three of our New Zealand road-trip started with a 'cross-country' drive from Napier on the East Coast to Whanganui on the West Coast, which even with a lunch break spent near one end of Manawatu Gorge only took about three hours! Along the way we enjoyed some unexpected views of what could only have been Mount Ruapehu (the tallest mountain on the North Island at 2797m) sporting an impressive ... Read Full Entry

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Matt Hassam

Backpackermatt

Having spent my whole life in Brisbane without so much as a week off work - much less an actual holiday - in six-and-a-half years, I suddenly decided (on my 27th birthday) that I'd had enough and needed to get a life. So I quit both of my jobs, moved out of my apartment, packed anything I could fit into my car, and three weeks later I hit the road. Over a thousand kilometres later I ended up in a tiny little town that I had heard about from a friend, with only one street, a few pubs, a few backpacker hostels and a beach. That day was the 1st of June, 2006... I haven't stopped travelling since.... full info

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