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| Thread ID: 145674 | 2018-01-01 02:52:00 | Where do you go for breaks or time off ... | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 1444290 | 2018-01-01 02:52:00 | I tend to be an outliner who does his own stuff like photography . Least half the time I am in the rural or national parks etc . where there are fewer people . Wondering what you guys do . Most people I know are just on general sightseeing and rest and relaxation . Maybe a bit of self catering and eating out, hanging out in the cafes, tourist sites, in the sun, under a tree . I suppose that's the most right . All the larger cities in NZ tend to have more visitors than rural towns right . . . . . I know one thing . Don't take them to those rural places again unless they have a genuine interest . They got so bored and nothing of interest for them esp on the West Coast . But even in a place like Franz Josef the largest crowd were in those few cafe / restaurant / bars . There were some people at the lake lookout point but many just stopped and had a look for 10min and they were on their way again . . . . Queenstown and Auckland, Hawkes Bay is always busy, they are party towns . :) |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1444291 | 2018-01-01 04:22:00 | 1950's to 1980's New Zealand was the best place to tour at your leisure, there was no need to pre-book anything. Have seen a large part of both islands, by car, if we didn't make it to a destination, we stayed in hotels/motels no sweat. Our two children accompanied us, out of school times in the 1980's, which we felt was a good educational break. Not today tho, having to compete with all these tourists, would be too much of a hassle. Auckland and Queenstown wheewww, keep well away and even HB is becoming a drag (my home province for 30 years). South Island has some of the best scenery in the world, been living down here for years. lurking. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1444292 | 2018-01-01 04:56:00 | I go to Coromandel (township) every year - never missed a year since birth . That's been a looong time . :p It certainly has changed over the years . A highlight in recent years was the opening of the new Four Square in town . Sad I know, but sooo convenient . Weather looks pretty rubbish for this upcoming week . Probably didn't need to stock up on sunscreen . |
Jen (38) | ||
| 1444293 | 2018-01-01 05:27:00 | You all should come down to Southland, weather is bit variable (16 degrees yesterday but 24 today and tomorrow). Plenty of forests and coastline to explore, plus you just might see an Aurora if you stay up really late. Plus we have the best pies (Jimmy's) and lovely Blue Cod at the fish and chip shops, yum yum. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1444294 | 2018-01-01 05:49:00 | I either go away tramping in National parks but way in the back country away from popular areas or stay home with SWMBO we went for a nice walk today checked out a local track to see where it goes. We both hate crowds so never go anywhere too populated | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1444295 | 2018-01-01 08:45:00 | Ouch. Forced into pausing (even briefly) in cafe / restaurant / bars sounds like purgatory with the good bits taken out. It's almost like shopping without the hope of an early parole. If that's anyone's idea of fun, the acceptance of W10% is no longer a mystery. ;) (Small towns are sort of ok, but a suitable definition of small does tend to invalidate the "town" bit.) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1444296 | 2018-01-02 04:02:00 | Auckland and Queenstown wheewww, keep well away and even HB is becoming a drag (my home province for 30 years). lurking. I have an interest in photography, no more do I take them to my sort of trips I can just do a trip myself. They just don't like it. They couldn't wait to hit the crowdy places, the restaurants, the cafes. I know some people who have family here, and they skip Wanaka, to them it is always Queenstown. Some who have been here before for study and they return for a holiday, they just fly straight into Queenstown via Australia and of course in Australia the cities with international airports are decent cities. I actually had to get a smaller camera, those ones with a fixed lens, dSLR sensor. So I could just walk around and do street photography than swapping lenses and that kinda stuff. So it forces me to do more walkabout photography instead and so I don't break the group up. Queenstown, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Taupo / Rotorua. It always centered around food and social activities. Looking outside of NZ. Obviously it's Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Fiji, Singapore, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and NYC. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1444297 | 2018-01-02 04:06:00 | A highlight in recent years was the opening of the new Four Square in town . Sad I know, but sooo convenient . Is that why it's called a convenience store? :groan: :) |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1444298 | 2018-01-02 20:49:00 | We like to park our motorhome alongside a west coast (North Island) beach, go for a long walk along the beach (no hurry) and then settle down and read a book. If we can, we find a camping ground close to the water and go to sleep listening to the waves. One of our favourites is the camping ground, Ray's Rest, right alongside the water on the Thames coast. A lovely place to park overnight. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1444299 | 2018-01-02 20:53:00 | When down here then Ruby bay is what you want or the Kina peninsula campgrounds | gary67 (56) | ||
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