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Comprised of two main islands, North Island and South Island, New Zealand is an incredible destination to discover. Packed with unforgettable landscapes, breathtaking scenery, and an unparalleled combination of lakes, mountains, and lush greenery, the island nation has to be seen to be truly understood. While touring New Zealand, be sure to give equal time to its lively cities and its more stunning natural landmarks. Here’s a look at the best places to visit in New Zealand.
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0:36 - Don't compare to Aussie...
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1:59 - Respect Maori culture
2:41 - Don't bring dirty shoes
3:19 - Stores closing early
4:06 - Restaurants open from 5.30pm
4:49 - Don't expect chain restaurants
5:56 - No tipping
6:23 - No crowds
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Melbourne, Australia ???????? - The Most Livable City in the World? | Victoria, Australia Travel Guide
I travel to Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria to find out how Melbourne was voted one of the most livable cities in the world throughout the 2010s till present day. Melbourne is always in competition with Sydney as the best city in Australia. I explore the city by train and on foot to see all the sights and sounds of the city, as well as it's surrounding neighborhoods.
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Nugget Point, Dunedin, Ashburton - New Zealand Travel, Roadtrip Day 10.2
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Road trip tour by rental car, started from Chirstchurch and ending at Auckland, New Zealand.
Day 1 - 6 Nov 2023
9pm Sequrity check at airport
950pm Boarding AirAsia flight D7288 from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Auckland, New Zealand.
1020pm Flight departed from KLIA2
Day 2 - 7 Nov 2023
930am Layover at Sydney Airport Australia
12pm depart to New Zealand.
Arrive at Auckland 3 hrs later at 5pm Nz time.
620pm ride on Uber to Auckland CBD - Nzd63
730pm Check in at Kiwi International Hotel at Auckland CBD (Nzd155)
830pm Night walk along Queen Street Auckland.
1130pm - back to Hotel
Day 3 - 8 Nov 2023
930am Checkout Kiwi International Hotel
950am Ride on Uber to Airport Nzd66
11am at Jetstar gate 22.
1120am Boarding Jetstar Airline Auckland to Christchurch. Nzd281 for 4 person + 15kg luggage.
1150am Depart, Flight duration 1hr 15min.
105pm arrived Christchurch.
230pm Pickup rental car at Apex
Traffic law briefing.
4pm Groceries shopping at Countdown & The Warehouse.
830pm Check in Classique Lodge Motel, Riccarton, Chirstchurch. (Nzd160)
Day 4 - 9 Nov 2023
10am Check out Classique Lodge Motel
Shopping at Warehouse
12pm Christchurch Botanical Garden
Punting On The Avon
The Art Centre
4pm Clothes shopping at Woolston
Toff's Recycled Clothing.
5pm Humperey Dr stop
6pm New Brighton Pier
7pm off to Fairlie 190km away.
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930pm Check in McKenzie Motel at Fairlie. (Nzd182)
Day 5 - 10 Nov 2023
1045am Checkout McKenzie Motel Fairlie
1115am Geraldine Fairlie Lookout
Kimbell
Burkes Pass
Dog Kennel Corner
Lupin Field
1220pm Lake Tekapo
Day 5.2
150pm Te Araroa Trail, Lake Pukaki Viewpoint
240pm Lake Pukaki Lookout, Mt Cook road.
320pm Acland Lagoon Lookout Canterbury
340pm Glentanner Flat viewpoint
350pm Hooker Valley Track to Mount Cook.
Day 5.3
420pm Start tracking to the Glacier
605pm Arrived at Glacier lookout.
700pm Tracking back to Parking
900pm Drive to lake Pukaki for Star gazing.
1145pm Check in at Rest Relax Unwind Motel at Otematata.
Day 6 - 11 Nov 2023
1050am Checkout Motel at Otematata
1120am Benmore Hydro Station
1220pm Omarama
130pm Lindis Pass Lookout
215pm Cluden Hill Summit
230pm Tarras
250pm The Red Bridge
315pm Wanaka Lavender Farm
Day 6.2
530pm The Hook Wanaka Salmon Farm
610pm Wanaka Lake
810pm Cardrona
825pm Crown Range Summit
835pm Crown Range Road Scenic Lookout
905pm Check in Arrowtown Holiday Park
Day 7 - 12 Nov 2023
100pm After breakfast and lunch drive to Cromwell.
120pm Stop at Kawarau Bridge Bungy
230pm Stop at Roaring Meg Power Station
Kawarau Gorge Viewpoint
Goldfields Mining Centre
250pm Jones Family Fruit Stall
Rose Gardens
330pm Jackson Orchards
430pm Bruce Jackson Lookout
Kawarau river met Clutha river Dunstan Lake
500pm Cromwell township
Groceries shopping at Fresh Choice at New World supermarket.
Day 7.2
700pm Off to Queenstown.
800pm Park Street Queenstown.
town drive through.
830pm back to Arrowtown.
Day 8 - 13 Nov 2023
10am - Checkout Arrowtown Holiday Park
1015am - Arrowtown township
1130am - Shotover residential estate
1200pm - Frankton
230pm - The Remarkables Ski
730pm - Queenstown
11pm - Mossburn
1145pm - The Village hotel Te Anau
Day 9 - 14 Nov 2023
10am - Check out The Village Hotel
12pm - Pure Milford Sound Cruise.
150pm - Cruise complete.
Day 9.2
230pm - continue drove to Invercargill
240pm - Donne River Bridge
3pm - Hundred Falls
310pm - Homer Tunnel
315pm - Gertrude valley lookout
325pm - Monkey Creek - Kea birds
Drove along Hollyford River / Whakatipu Ka Tuka
340pm - Chiristie Fall
420pm - Eglinton
450pm - Te Anau Downs
520pm - Te Anau town
740pm - Mossburn
755pm - Castlerock
805pm - Oreti River, Dipton
815pm - Fernhill
820pm - Centre Bush, Limehills
825pm - Winton town
840pm - Invercargill
855pm - Check in Coachman Motel Inn
Day 10 - 15 Nov 2023
1040am - Check out Coachman Motel
1110am - Bluff Statue
1125am - Stirling Point
1150am - Stirling Point Lighthouse
1205pm - Bluff War Memorial
1220pm - Bluff Hill Lookout
125pm - Invercargill
Dacre, Edendale, Mataura, Otaraia, Kaihiku, Balclutha, .
330pm - Kaka Point Lookout
420pm - Nugget Point Car park
505pm - Nugget Point Lighthouse.
550pm - Continue driving to Dunedin
Day 10.2
605pm - Stopa at Short Bay
645pm - Balclutha
705pm - Milton, Waihola
735pm - Taieri
820pm - Dunedin
110am - Check in Ashburton Coronation Holiday park
TIMARU - top 5 things to do ????
Are you looking for the best things to do in Timaru? Then you've come to the right place! In this video, we'll show you the top 5 things to do when visiting this beautiful city in New Zealand. From historical sites to unique attractions, you'll be spoilt for choice in Timaru. So, what are you waiting for? Watch this video now and discover the best of Timaru!
Are you planning to visit the south Island? Timaru should be in your list of places to visit?
Because it's a cute town and most things to do there are free, including your stay if you have a self contained van.
This is our personal best free things to do in Timaru - New Zealand.
1st - Start you day at Jack's Point Lighthouse.
2nd - Visit South Canterbury Museum.
3rd - Go for a stroll at Caroline Bay Beach.
4th - Visit Timaru Botanic Gardens
5th - Spot the little blue pinguins at Marina Parade
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10 MTB trails you must ride. WA edition.
Hey Legends, We were lucky enough to have a fair chunk of time to explore the awesome state of WA. From the extremes of the rocky and exposed Hells bells trail in Exmouth. To the popular lucky 13 trail in the Goat Farm mtb park. This is my top 10 trails in WA.
I have created top 5 compilations in the past but this is a very first top 10 for me. And tbh I think it will be the last. Trying to rank so many rad trails into a top ten was a tough task. Obviously this is all subjective, let me know if you agree with this ranking or if my order sucks.
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| 4K AUSTRALIA | PEOPLE HAVE THE LONGEST LIFESPAN LIVING IN ASHBURTON MELBOURNE | OCT 2021
Ashburton is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Melbourne's Central Business District.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 High St / Ashburton shopping strip
00:03:35 Ashburton community centre
00:14:24 Welfare Parade
00:16:40 Ashburton Railway station
00:21:32 Baker Parade
00:27:08 Vears Rd
00:28:27 Eleanor St
00:33:59 Welfare parade
00:37:00 High St
00:41:08 Ashburn GVE
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| 4K AUSTRALIA | DRIVING FROM BURWOOD EAST TO ASHBURTON MELBOURNE OCTOBER 2021
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Top 10 Best Hotels to Visit in Queensland | Australia - English
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With the plentiful options available in Queensland best hotels, travellers are spoiled for choice when it comes to best hotels in Queensland. For those on a budget, Queensland has many great hotels in Queensland and guest houses that provide both safety and comfort. Some of the newly built hotels have been awarded for their design, and more continue to open up. There are also capsule hotels in Queensland, some of which are women-only. For more privacy, there are mid-tier and business famous hotels in Queensland that provide convenience and all the basic amenities, making a great option for travellers who plan to spend most of their time out exploring the city. From our collective time spent in this amazing city and from feedback gathered from our travel network here is a list of our favourite top 10 hotels in Queensland.
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Ashburton to Kura Tawhiti Castle Hill - New Zealand Travel, Roadtrip Day 11.1
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Road trip tour by rental car, started from Chirstchurch and ending at Auckland, New Zealand.
Day 1 - 6 Nov 2023
9pm Sequrity check at airport
950pm Boarding AirAsia flight D7288 from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Auckland, New Zealand.
1020pm Flight departed from KLIA2
Day 2 - 7 Nov 2023
930am Layover at Sydney Airport Australia
12pm depart to New Zealand.
Arrive at Auckland 3 hrs later at 5pm Nz time.
620pm ride on Uber to Auckland CBD - Nzd63
730pm Check in at Kiwi International Hotel at Auckland CBD (Nzd155)
830pm Night walk along Queen Street Auckland.
1130pm - back to Hotel
Day 3 - 8 Nov 2023
930am Checkout Kiwi International Hotel
950am Ride on Uber to Airport Nzd66
11am at Jetstar gate 22.
1120am Boarding Jetstar Airline Auckland to Christchurch. Nzd281 for 4 person + 15kg luggage.
1150am Depart, Flight duration 1hr 15min.
105pm arrived Christchurch.
230pm Pickup rental car at Apex
Traffic law briefing.
4pm Groceries shopping at Countdown & The Warehouse.
830pm Check in Classique Lodge Motel, Riccarton, Chirstchurch. (Nzd160)
Day 4 - 9 Nov 2023
10am Check out Classique Lodge Motel
Shopping at Warehouse
12pm Christchurch Botanical Garden
Punting On The Avon
The Art Centre
4pm Clothes shopping at Woolston
Toff's Recycled Clothing.
5pm Humperey Dr stop
6pm New Brighton Pier
7pm off to Fairlie 190km away.
Rolleston-Rakaia-Ashburton-Rangitata-Geraldine-Fairlie.
930pm Check in McKenzie Motel at Fairlie. (Nzd182)
Day 5 - 10 Nov 2023
1045am Checkout McKenzie Motel Fairlie
1115am Geraldine Fairlie Lookout
Kimbell
Burkes Pass
Dog Kennel Corner
Lupin Field
1220pm Lake Tekapo
Day 5.2
150pm Te Araroa Trail, Lake Pukaki Viewpoint
240pm Lake Pukaki Lookout, Mt Cook road.
320pm Acland Lagoon Lookout Canterbury
340pm Glentanner Flat viewpoint
350pm Hooker Valley Track to Mount Cook.
Day 5.3
420pm Start tracking to the Glacier
605pm Arrived at Glacier lookout.
700pm Tracking back to Parking
900pm Drive to lake Pukaki for Star gazing.
1145pm Check in at Rest Relax Unwind Motel at Otematata.
Day 6 - 11 Nov 2023
1050am Checkout Motel at Otematata
1120am Benmore Hydro Station
1220pm Omarama
130pm Lindis Pass Lookout
215pm Cluden Hill Summit
230pm Tarras
250pm The Red Bridge
315pm Wanaka Lavender Farm
Day 6.2
530pm The Hook Wanaka Salmon Farm
610pm Wanaka Lake
810pm Cardrona
825pm Crown Range Summit
835pm Crown Range Road Scenic Lookout
905pm Check in Arrowtown Holiday Park
Day 7 - 12 Nov 2023
100pm After breakfast and lunch drive to Cromwell.
120pm Stop at Kawarau Bridge Bungy
230pm Stop at Roaring Meg Power Station
Kawarau Gorge Viewpoint
Goldfields Mining Centre
250pm Jones Family Fruit Stall
Rose Gardens
330pm Jackson Orchards
430pm Bruce Jackson Lookout
Kawarau river met Clutha river Dunstan Lake
500pm Cromwell township
Groceries shopping at Fresh Choice at New World supermarket.
Day 7.2
700pm Off to Queenstown.
800pm Park Street Queenstown.
town drive through.
830pm back to Arrowtown.
Day 8 - 13 Nov 2023
10am - Checkout Arrowtown Holiday Park
1015am - Arrowtown township
1130am - Shotover residential estate
1200pm - Frankton
230pm - The Remarkables Ski
730pm - Queenstown
11pm - Mossburn
1145pm - The Village hotel Te Anau
Day 9 - 14 Nov 2023
10am - Check out The Village Hotel
12pm - Pure Milford Sound Cruise.
150pm - Cruise complete.
Day 9.2
230pm - continue drove to Invercargill
240pm - Donne River Bridge
3pm - Hundred Falls
310pm - Homer Tunnel
315pm - Gertrude valley lookout
325pm - Monkey Creek - Kea birds
Drove along Hollyford River / Whakatipu Ka Tuka
340pm - Chiristie Fall
420pm - Eglinton
450pm - Te Anau Downs
520pm - Te Anau town
740pm - Mossburn
755pm - Castlerock
805pm - Oreti River, Dipton
815pm - Fernhill
820pm - Centre Bush, Limehills
825pm - Winton town
840pm - Invercargill
855pm - Check in Coachman Motel Inn
Day 10 - 15 Nov 2023
1040am - Check out Coachman Motel
1110am - Bluff Statue
1125am - Stirling Point
1150am - Stirling Point Lighthouse
1205pm - Bluff War Memorial
1220pm - Bluff Hill Lookout
125pm - Invercargill
Dacre, Edendale, Mataura, Otaraia, Kaihiku, Balclutha, .
330pm - Kaka Point Lookout
420pm - Nugget Point Car park
505pm - Nugget Point Lighthouse.
550pm - Continue driving to Dunedin
Day 10.2
605pm - Stopa at Short Bay
645pm - Balclutha
705pm - Milton, Waihola
735pm - Taieri
820pm - Dunedin
110am - Check in Ashburton Coronation Holiday park
Day 11 - 16 Nov 2023
1030am - Check out Motel
1120am - Rakaia
1150am - Hororata
1205pm - Sheffield
1215pm - Springfield
1235pm - Tussocklands Park
100pm - Lyndon Lake
130pm - Kura Tawhiti Castle Hill conservation area.
In search of the Crystal Pyramid - Pilbara Motorcycle Trip ep31
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Searching for the Crystal Pyramid of the Pilbara - a short segment from our upcoming Australian Motorcycle Adventure Travel Film
By studying maps, I worked out that the nearest civilisation to the remote capricorn ranges was Ashburton Downs Station.My plan was to visit the Station and find out if they knew how I could get to the crystal pyramid.
At a remote truck stop on the North West Hwy I met Joyce, who ran a takeaway food bus selling burgers. She also ran Emu Creek Station, 310,000 acres of red earth country running only 1000 to 11 hundred head of drought master cattle. I told her of my plans to visit the Capricorn Ranges. She said,’ You’ll get sand from here on in. Watch out for the blackfellas dogs, they get paid $10 a day to feed em, but dont. They form big packs of up to 50. The locals out here dont camp alone. Light a fire at night to keep the bastards away!
I take the turnoff to Asburton Downs. I calculate that to take this trip trip I will take my supplies right to the edge - fuel, water, food.
That night as I camp out, the sound of scrub bulls breaking the silence. I wonder what it is that drives men to explore. Is it that in searching for the unknown, we hope to find ourselves?
The next morning I visit the homestead. Stereotypes are broken, with most of the workers here being female.I speak with Andrew, the owner, of my plan to find the pyramid. He is a little amused and informs me the range is about 30 kms from the homestead. He draws up a rough mud map on piece of paper. ‘Rough Country out there, I dont wanna have to come in and save ya.’
I told him I will spend a night out there and return before noon tomorrow.
It was pretty harsh country, Asburton downs covers 870,000 acres running a mere 8-10 thousand head of cattle. The mining tracks I followed hadn’t been maintained for half a century. Fields of huge boulders and sandy creek bed wash outs. I was determined not to drop my bike, knowing with my popped rib I wouldnt be able to lift it!
I find what looks like the Capricorn Ranges. Five mountain peaks, running on a straight line east to west. I find a load of copper ore and some empty beer bottles to suggest the area had been mined. The forth peak was where the crystal pyramid was suppose to be.
I ate the last of my food, using my bike for shade. I then climbed to top in the seering midday heat.
I couldnt find any trace of the crystal pyramid and decided to set up camp for the night atop the mount.
It didn’t really worry me that I didnt find the pyramid. I was completely alone in this timeless landscape, and I was comfortable with that. I had no fear. I felt confident in my ability to get myself in and out of this remote location.
That morning I whistled up the sun, a slight echo resonating across the vast silent valley below.
I’d never been alone in such a harsh isolated environment. I was kinda overcome with awe. I felt very small, but also connected to all that surrounded me. An immense feeling of well being came over me.
I headed back to the homstead and told Andrew of what I’d found. ‘Nah mate, that wasn’t the right mountain, you were 10 kays shy!
Oh well, somewhere out there the crystal pyramid remains. I may not have found it, but I did find something, something within - a belief in myself to be able to got out into the desert, like the mystics of the past. To be alone with my thoughts, and to be totally comfortable with that.
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An impressive collection of aircraft ancient and modern. An exciting find in rural New Zealand
Trott’s Garden, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
I visited Trott’s Garden in Ashburton during springtime (early October). The garden was planted by the Trott family, and the chapel is regularly used for weddings and events.
When I visited, employees were getting the garden ready for an event, so I wasn’t able to go inside the chapel and I could only view it from the back as guests were arriving and mingling at the front of the chapel. It’s not a large garden, but if you’re into plants or photography, you’ll enjoy a stroll around, and it’s not far from NZMCA Ashburton (where I was staying at the time).
The garden is open to the public from 10am – 4pm daily, and they ask for a $5 donation to go towards garden maintenance and cleaning the toilets that are provided (next to the chapel).
4 Wheeling ADVENTURE SERIES & ONSLOW surrounds
4 Wheeling ADVENTURE SERIES & ONSLOW surrounds
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