Slap bang in the middle of the Bay of Plenty lies Rotorua, a fascinating little city with more than enough to keep even the most restless itchy-footed backpacker happy for a few days. This geothermal, heavily Maori influenced hot spot (literally) is only 2.5hrs from Auckland, an hour from the Mt Manganui beach and 2.5hrs [...]
Desperate to see the Bay Of Islands, in New Zealand’s northern tip, I decided to risk hitching. One of my colleagues at the local pub I worked at in Rotorua, the Pig and Whistle, clarified the risk element perfectly; ‘don’t hitch you’ll get murdered’. Cheers. I thought bugger it and went anyway (I had a [...]
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