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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 251687" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Janie, we were in NZ 18 months ago. We stayed a week in Taupo, loved it. We also stayed overnight near Mt Maunganui. The beaches were very much like home for us, but the town was way too big. NZ native forests are beautiful, we especially loved the ferns. We spent a few days just driving around Coromandel Peninsula.</p><p></p><p>Then after the week in Taupo, we went to South Island and (mostly) Queenstown. We were in Wanaka when the big blizzard hit in June 07, stranding everyone. Over 200 cars were stranded in the Kawarei Gorge. But before the snow, we had managed to get down to Milford Sound, of course going via Te Anau. We took lots of photos of the southern beech forests there, because only 2 years earlier we'd been in Tasmania where the same forests can be found. </p><p></p><p>We didn't get to Wellington - I've realised that while cities are OK to visit, we prefer the countryside. And New Zealand has some wonderful countryside!</p><p></p><p>If you ever get to Australia, Janie, you will find it very flat. Very grey-brown. New Zealand was incredibly green, the colour was the first thing we noticed. Amazing. Beautiful. Not what we're used to.</p><p></p><p>Do let me know if you get over the ditch...</p><p></p><p>And that goes for the rest of you, too. husband & I love to share our country with visitors. We love it so much and seeing it through someone else's eyes makes it all the more special for us.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 251687, member: 1991"] Janie, we were in NZ 18 months ago. We stayed a week in Taupo, loved it. We also stayed overnight near Mt Maunganui. The beaches were very much like home for us, but the town was way too big. NZ native forests are beautiful, we especially loved the ferns. We spent a few days just driving around Coromandel Peninsula. Then after the week in Taupo, we went to South Island and (mostly) Queenstown. We were in Wanaka when the big blizzard hit in June 07, stranding everyone. Over 200 cars were stranded in the Kawarei Gorge. But before the snow, we had managed to get down to Milford Sound, of course going via Te Anau. We took lots of photos of the southern beech forests there, because only 2 years earlier we'd been in Tasmania where the same forests can be found. We didn't get to Wellington - I've realised that while cities are OK to visit, we prefer the countryside. And New Zealand has some wonderful countryside! If you ever get to Australia, Janie, you will find it very flat. Very grey-brown. New Zealand was incredibly green, the colour was the first thing we noticed. Amazing. Beautiful. Not what we're used to. Do let me know if you get over the ditch... And that goes for the rest of you, too. husband & I love to share our country with visitors. We love it so much and seeing it through someone else's eyes makes it all the more special for us. Marg [/QUOTE]
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