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taupo

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hello fabulous friends. welcome back to my blog. Today,  I'm going to continue with my blog about Taupo, New Zealand. After my trip in Rotorua, I went to Taupo. The journey from Rotorua tourism centre took about 1 hour. Taupo is much better than Rotorua, I think so, because I can see there were many choices of  cafe, restaurant and shop around here. Before I go to the hostel, I had my beer, fish and chip in the bar called 'The Shed'.Nice bar and friendly staff as well....thumbs up!!!! In  Taupo I stayed at backpackers accommodation. The place called 'Urban Retreat Taupo, ' Here, I met a Brazilian girl and she was so friendly. She also travelling alone in New Zealand at that time. Next day in Taupo,I still got nothing to do. Actually my plan in Taupo was to go Wairakei Terrace, Unfortunately, they don't provide shuttle bus from the hostel. Bungy Jump also quite pricey. Then, I booked a bus ticket to Napier, my next destination in New Zealand. so...

Auckland City( north island NZ)

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Kia Ora....(Maori language). It means 'hi'....... welcome back to my blog.. As promised, I will write a blog about my trip to New Zealand and share with fabulous people out there. New Zealand is the best place for those who loves nature...... I start from Auckland. 23rd November 2009 I chose  Singapore Airlines from Changi Airport Singapore. Take off at 21:15 PM  and touched down in Auckland international airport at 11:15 AM (local time). Never came across my mind that Auckland international airport is damn small. I don't feel like I was in Auckland that time. After immigration and custom clearance, I went out straight away from the airport and looked for smoking area. For a heavy smoker like me, for sure, looking for a smoking area is the first thing on my mind . It was  so cold outside even though it was summer. I felt very tired and lazy to take bus to the hostel and I decided to take a cab. Guess how much I have to pay for my taxi fare? ...