Saying goodbye to the South
No, you did not imagine things, it was initially meant to be a year long tour of the South Island. During these past two and a half...
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Minette Soekoe
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Making a new friend and heading home
Ferrari and I headed towards Havelock and realised the town was buzzing with the Mussel Festival. A motorhome driving through narrow,...
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Minette Soekoe
- Mar 14, 2021
- 1 min
A tale of two Cities
When I visited the South Island 14/15 years ago the Nelson Christ Church Cathedral definitely stood out as the highlight of the visit. On...
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Minette Soekoe
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
On the other side of the Hills
The idea was to go from Motueka over the Takaka Hills, through Takaka to Collingwood and then on to the Farewell Spit. Sadly this did not...
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Minette Soekoe
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
Murchison to Motueka
Murchison is in the Tasman Region and was named after a Scottish geologist, Roderick Murchison. This little town is known as the...
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Minette Soekoe
- Mar 10, 2021
- 1 min
It's all about mining
Westport is the oldest European settlement on the West Coast when settlers came in search of gold. In 1878 however a coal mining company...
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Minette Soekoe
- Mar 8, 2021
- 1 min
A wild, rugged beauty
The West Coast is amazingly rugged and broken with high cliff faces and a rocky shoreline. The Tasman Sea feels almost overwhelming in...
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Minette Soekoe
- Mar 8, 2021
- 1 min
Stormy West Coast
Hokitika is a tiny West Coast town North of Franz Joseph that was exceptionally busy during 1865/6 during the gold rush. The residents...
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Minette Soekoe
- Mar 6, 2021
- 2 min
It is a rainforest after all
The weather at Fox Glacier Village was overcast and rainy and our holiday park seemed deserted. A few people in motorhomes arrived a...
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Minette Soekoe
- Mar 1, 2021
- 1 min
Cromwell, Lake Hawea and Haast
Cromwell is situated in Central Otago practically surrounded by mountains. The day we arrived was warm, dry and windy. The area is great...
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Minette Soekoe
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
A history worth its weight in gold
How amazing, all the old, preserved buildings that were converted into modern, working shops and businesses. A crafty combination of old...
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Minette Soekoe
- Feb 26, 2021
- 1 min
A tiny town out of the way
There isn’t a road just going through Glenorchy, only one going to it, and then back again. So I was surprised to see how much they...
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Minette Soekoe
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
The King...
Kingston is a tiny little settlement between TeAnau and Frankton. I went for a walk down the road and found the lake. I went for a walk...
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Minette Soekoe
- Feb 24, 2021
- 3 min
The sheer scale of things
Ever since I've been in New Zealand I was told to see Milford Sound. People would talk about it enthusiastically and I so wished I could...
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Minette Soekoe
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Being stalked in Te Anau
If you have never been to Te Anau, try to get there! It is truly amazing. The Te Anau Lake is one of those formed by glaciers that dumped...
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Minette Soekoe
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Visiting a friend and milking cows
Ferrari and I had a lovely time in Gore. We stayed at the Gore Holiday Park which had sufficient trees and shrubbery for Ferrari to play...
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Minette Soekoe
- Feb 19, 2021
- 2 min
We made it!
Yes, we did it! Ferrari and I travelled all the way to Bluff. At Invercargill we stayed at the Top 10 Holiday Park, a beautiful area with...
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Minette Soekoe
- Feb 17, 2021
- 1 min
Putting the "cat" in Catlins
I was told by several people not to miss the Catlins. From Balclutha we took the Southern Scenic Route to Invercargill and stayed over at...
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Minette Soekoe
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
Southern Hospitality
Maybe it is because it is a small town, or maybe because it’s close to the bottom of the South Island but strangers can very quickly...
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Minette Soekoe
- Feb 17, 2021
- 4 min
Ghosts from the past
Our visit to Dunedin can be divided into three parts - the visit to Port Chalmers, the visit to New Zealand’s only castle and the visit...
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