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4/3/2012 I had a long, eight hour bus journey from Fox Glacier to Queenstown ahead of me. So the night before, I asked Intercity Buses if I could reserve a front seat on the bus because I get motion sickness easily and surprisingly they said yes. I thought because of it being a busy route… Read more »

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3/2/2012 During my research for the trip, I was trying to figure where I could stay during the Waitangi Day celebrations in Paihia. I asked Tamahou Temara, the Operations Manager of Toi Maori if he knew of anybody that I could stay with. He told me that some of the waka leaders would arrange for… Read more »

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29/1/2012 I was heading to Kaikoura for two days on my way north and even though the weather wasn’t great when I arrived, it was glorious the day after. It’s one of my favourite spots in New Zealand and I’ll always have a soft spot for it. Lesley drove me to the bus stop at… Read more »