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Ch. 5: Here There Be Trolls…
ROTORUA – PIOPIO (TROLLSHAWS) – HUKA FALLS – TAUPŌ, 8 May 2024 This tour keeps getting stronger and stronger! One of the reasons Red carpet…
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Ch. 4: By Shire Reckoning
AUCKLAND – MATAMATA (HOBBITON) – ROTORUA, 7 May 2024 Dreams really do come true. Let’s start this chapter with a flashback. LEICESTERSHIRE, CIRCA 2002 I…
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Ch. 3: So It Begins…
AUCKLAND, 6 May 2024 History is a funny thing. Especially in a country that has married its native and immigrant/colonial culture as well as Aotearoa…
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Ch. 2: The World’s Greatest Zoo
AUCKLAND, 5 May 2024 As I said in my previous post, being tired doesn’t even cover how shattered I was upon arrival. It’s surreal as…
The Long Expected Journey 