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#1 of 5 Twizel travel blogs
Wow
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Wow
May 08, 2006 - Jun 22, 2006
This morning we left Christchurch before the sun rose.  We were heading south and west into Middle Earth, or at least what director Peter Jackson portrayed as Middle Earth in the wonderful movie trilogy, The Lord of the Rings.  Among other reasons, Jackson, a native Kiwi, selected his homeland to bring life to Tolkein’s amazing vision because of its diverse, relatively unspoiled, and breathtaking natural beauty.  Thankfully, we will see a heaping helping of the countr...
286 photos 22,797 words 26 comments
#2 of 5 Twizel travel blogs
Otago Central
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Oct 03, 2007 - Jun 19, 2008
Après avoir quitté Christchurch, nous nous dirigeons vers le sud et plus particulièrement vers les grands lacs centraux de Tekapo et Pukapi... Nous en profitons pour faire quelques détours dans certains des décores du Seigneur des annaux et faire quelques balades dans ces paysages grandioses. On nous avait prévenu que la Nouvelle-Zélande était à ce point belle, mais il faut vraiment y être pour s'en rendre compte... Nous nous rendons par la suite au Mont Cook, point culminant du p...
560 photos 11,801 words 18 comments
#3 of 5 Twizel travel blogs
Sunday on the way to Queenstown
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Mar 04, 2007 - Mar 26, 2007
8:00 am Scenic drive to Lake Tekapo and Church of the Good Shepard before continuing to Mount Cook.  Take optional excursion ski plane flight.  Lunch at Hermitage Hotel and see Lindis Pass and Kawarau Gorge on the way to Queenstown. There was a change to/from Daylight Saving today.  Since it is March I was ready to “spring forward” but this is New Zealand and the southern hemisphere so they “fall back” in March.  As I said before everything is justly sl...
354 photos 16,666 words 80 comments
#4 of 5 Twizel travel blogs
My Trip Downunder - 2008: Twizel Travel Photos
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Jun 28, 2008 - Jul 26, 2008
Summary: 4 weeks 5 countries 12 flights / 60hrs 'in the air' 2 ferries 3 car hire and many more ;) I and a friend of mine went on a trip to Australia and New Zealand. On the way to New Zealand we stopped for a few days in Tokyo, Japan. On our way back to good all Europe we stopped in Hong Kong and Macau.
1,620 photos 46 words 0 comments
#5 of 5 Twizel travel blogs
LOTR.....
posted by:
Sor
May 10, 2006 - Feb 01, 2008
From Wanaka to Tarras, through the Lindis Pass to Omarama to Twizel.Lake Ohau is beautiful. Hopefully go back here to the skifield if they ever get snow!Also went to Lake benmore and Lake RuataniwhaLOTR - Pelennor Fields.
5,524 photos 10,047 words 118 comments
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