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March 26, 2017
Tramping in NZ Eveline De Smet
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Taipei, Taiwan. Stopover
March 26, 2017 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
On my way to New Zealand I had a rather interesting stopover in Taiwan. With a disapproving face of the visaman I could eventually enter Taipei as a single woman travelling. A little bus drove us around the city for free where I did some sightseeing. My first impression of Taipei is that it's very busy and chaotic, it's a mix of dirty old buildings and historic tempels with an important religious value.Read more
Eveline De Smet Chiang Kai-shek memorial hall
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Eveline De Smet Taipei 101
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Eveline De Smet Longshan tempel
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Auckland and around
March 27, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Arriving in 'Aotearoa', the land of the long white cloud, the humid warm air overwhelmed me instantly. The kiwi's are very friendly and easy to approach, what makes my stay in Auckland very pleasant. After a few days of relaxing I went out in Auckland, the biggest city of NZ built on 45 volcanoes. A large and cosy city ranged as the 8th most liveable city in the world.
Besides the city centre, one three hill and Mount Eden I visit the beautiful Shakespear NP.Read more
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Paihia & Cape Reinga
April 3, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
My first trip with the kiwi experience bus is a fact. This bus will take me around the country, a kind of hop on, hop off system with lots of interesting stopovers.

Cape reinga, where the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman sea meets, is my first stop. The Māori believe that their spirit is travelling to Cape Reinga after they die. At this spot their spirit can say a last goodbye and take off to Polynesia, the islands of their roots.

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Cape reinga, Russel island, 99 mile beach, Kauri gum trees, Sand dunes, Mangrove walk, PahiaRead more
Caroline MortierI'm jealous!!! ❤
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Eveline De SmetWanneer kom jij naar nz en australie Caroline?
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christine de meyerook jaloers
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Coremendals & waitomo
April 10, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Our first stop heading to the south is hot water beach, when you dig a hole in the beach at low tide you can make your own little hot tub.

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Hot water beach
Cathedral cove
Left overs from the goldmining
Waitomo, ruakuri cave, a lime stone cave with lots of blue colloured glowworms.Read more
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About hobbits and the maori culture
April 11, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
I thought it was always sunny in the shire, unfortunately there is cyclone coming towards us that makes it a bit wetter these days. Despite this it was nice to wander in the beautiful movie set of the lord of the rings.

Saw the haka for the first time in the tamaki maori village, very impressive. The haka is a type of ancient Māori war dance traditionally used on the battlefield, as well as when groups came together in peace. Haka are a display of a tribe's pride, strength and unity.Read more
Katrien Van den BosscheLeuk dat je de shire bezocht hebt; ik dacht dat dat een tijdelijke "set" was.
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christine de meyer hoe wijs is da
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christine de meyer waar is uw hobbit outfit
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Eveline De SmetNa de lord of the rings hebben ze de set afgebroken, maar dan voor de hobbit moesten ze het opnieuw opstellen, dan hebben ze besloten om een permanente set te maken
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River valley
April 15, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
A remote and quiet place with good food and some great walks.
christine de meyer zo grote varens, prachtig
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Eveline De Smet Idd, ik wist niet dat die zo groot konden worden!
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Abel tasman national park
April 17, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
This feels like the real New Zealand, intense green mountains draw off the coastline. Kayaking on the sea with lots of seals swimming around me. This is a place where I chill out on the beach and do some hikes after a busy week with the kiwi bus.Read more
Katrien De Hulsters It makes You Dream away 🐦
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Katrien Van den BosscheMooi zeg!
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Eveline De Smet Idd een plek om van weg te dromen!
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christine de meyerprachtig
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Lake Manihapua
April 21, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Again a remote place situated between the ocean and a beautiful lake. What do we need more than watching the sunset drinking tasty kiwi wine? Closing the night watching a sky full of stars.
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Franz Jozef
April 22, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
A little village attracting tourists who want to see the Franz Jozef glacier. A 16 km walk brought us to the fantastic glacier and back. Afterwards we spoiled ourselfs with some hot pools and an all you can eat pizzabufet celebrating Sophie's birthday.Read more
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Mirror lake
April 24, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ❄️ -3 °C
Mirror lake or lake Matheson reflects Mt cook and Mt tasman so intensely because of the reflective layer on the water created by a fluid flowing from the surrounding trees into the lake.
christine de meyer van een spiegel gesproken
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Wanaka
April 25, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Autumn arrived in Wanaka, this cozy little town and lake are surrounded with yellow coloured trees and high mountain tops. I left this place with very sore legs after doing the Roys peak track, a 22 km long walk with an elevationgrade of 1230m.

Pictures: Roys peak walk, Lake wanakaRead more
Katrien Van den BosscheAmai zo mooi zeg!
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christine de meyerwat een zicht,
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christine de meyer moet een onvoorstelbare ervaring zijn, zo mooi
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Fiordland
April 30, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Milford sound, also known as the valley of hundred waterfalls, is one of many fiords in Fiordland. This breathtaking place is declared as a world heritage site with cliffs up to 1200 m rising out of the dark water. I'm staying here for two days with the purpose to dive. Due to a natural phenomenon called 'deep water emergence,' deep-water animals can be seen in the shallow waters what makes it an unique place to dive. Unfortunately it was cancelled, but I got a free boat ride through Milford Sound instead.Read more
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Deep south
May 2, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Landscape is changing again while we're going to the most southern point of New Zealand. We drive and walk through the rain forest to visit a beautiful waterfall. Going through the Catlins was all about spotting wildlife. We where lucky to see the yellow eyed penguins beside the sea-lions and the little Hector's dolphins. This is definitely a magical birthday that ended in Dunedin with a good glass of wine and some Chinese food.Read more
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Queenstown
May 4, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Queenstown, aka 'the party city' of New Zealand is an expensive city located next to lake Watakipu and surrounded by mountains with a population consisting out of 1 kiwi on 15 inhabitants. Lots of partying, eating fergburgers (truly the best) and hot cookies is how I spent my time here.Read more
Katrien De Hulsters Zo wijs..... the red girls 👯❤️
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Mount Cook
May 6, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Definitely one of the most beautiful places in New Zealand. We hitchhiked through the mountains from Twizel to a little city called Aoraki situated at the foot of Mount Cook. Here it's al about hiking. The Meuller hut track brought us to a hight of 1800m, a track with an elevation gain of 1000m and 2200 steps. This is the most exhausting and at the same time the most rewarding track I did so far.Read more
Renée De TandtZo mooi, geniet er maar tenvolle van x
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Trip end
May 13, 2017