Mainly Hiking, Nature, and a little mix of Traveling
Mainly Hiking, Nature, and a little mix of Traveling
Being the second highest peak at 2,518 meters in the North Island, Mt Taranaki has no doubt attracted many enthusiastic climbers to scale this iconic volcano. The lesser-known Fanthams Peak is a parasitic/secondary cone formed on the South side of Mt Taranaki’s main cone. While it is less popular and more challenging than Mt Taranaki […]
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New Zealand’s wildlife is not all about kiwi birds: the mystical glow worms are one of NZ’s most signature creatures. When it comes to these glowing insects, the Waitomo Glowworm Caves is the world’s most well known tour and attraction. However, anyone who spends enough time outdoors overnight in New Zealand would know that these glow worms
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Rainbow Mountain Scenic Reserve, or Maunga Kākaramea Summit Track, is both an easy hiking spot and an advanced mountain biking track. It is also a tourist attraction in the Kaingaroa Forest. It takes about 1-1.5 hours of hike to the summit, through moderate inclinations and steaming ridges (geothermal activities). There is also a 15-minute, 500
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Ever been to any of Windows’ wallpaper locations? Well, the Cathedral Cove Walk is one of the most public accessible spots that frequently being mistaken for the famous Windows 10’s background photo taken at Wharariki Beach, which to be fair looked pretty similar. Cathedral Cove is located in the southern part of the Coromandel Peninsula,
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One of the most popular walks in the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand’s North Island is the Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk). Coromandel Peninsula was once a chain of volcanoes extended along the landform. After erupting for millions of years, the volcanic activity ceased around one million years ago. Since then, erosion slowly worked on
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Mount Karioi is a 2.4 million years old ancient volcano with a summit rising over 756 meters tall. Karioi summit can be reached via two routes: Wairake Track and Mt Karioi Track. The Wairake Track is a shorter, easier hiking trail to the summit, starting from Karioi Road Car Park. The track involves passing through a private
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Hunua Falls Hunua Falls is a beautiful plunge waterfall outside of the concrete city of Auckland. When I arrived at the car park at Hunua Ranges Regional Park, I started walking the 15 minutes Hunua Falls Loop Track right away, thinking that would take me to the falls. When I first entered the track, on the
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The Northland is often the visitors’ ‘skipped’ location in New Zealand. When international travelers arrive in Auckland, many would want to get the heck out of the country’s most expensive and uninspiring city, and to head Southwards as soon as they can. Northland, however, is totally distinct from its neighbor. There are so many amazing
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Te Whare Track is one of the best hiking trails in Northland, New Zealand, passing through the beautiful coastal forest of Whangarei Heads. This 7.5km (one way) trail passes through some WWII ruins, including a radar station and power house, and a scenic panorama lookout peak. It took me about 4 hours to complete Te Whara Track (standard estimation:
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