New Zealand

New Zealand

Was the dream my whole life in fact it reminds me of the movie “What Dream May Come”. If you have not seen it Robbin Williams is in heaven and everything is in bright, vivid colors and and when you touch something it moves like paint splashing. This place is full of wander and doesn’t even seem real. Even after you get back and look at the pictures I can remember everything exactly as it happened but it still is unbelievable. This is a magical kingdom kind of like Disney only real life. I don’t have to pump this place up or tell you, “you must go”because everyone you have ever talked to about New Zealand already has. If I ever left my beloved motherland this is the only place I would even consider. This is heaven on earth and I cannot wait to back and finish what I started.

New Zealand size by contrast



The All Blacks

The national sport of New Zealand is rugby and the The All Blacks are always at the top of pack. They regularly win the championship but are always in the conversation. The pregame “Haka” is what makes them famous.

They also have a world renowned cricket team but rugby is what they do best.


Auckland

Auckland (Māori: Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about 1,463,000 and the Auckland Metro has a total population of 1,715,600. While Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, Auckland is also home to the biggest ethnic Polynesian population in the world.


New Zealand Food

Mary had a little lamb and it tasted amazing! Everything here is fresh and delicious because it has to be. Every restaurant seems to have a garden in the back of the place to at least the neighbors next door to the restaurant does and picks everything fresh. Nothing is sprayed or added and every bite is as wholesome as god intended. Even the junk food in the form of “Cheezels” was a delicacy. If you don’t know what L&P is stop at the nearest convenience and get a bottle.

Whitebait- found in New Zealand rivers and streams, is mixed with eggs, salt and pepper, similar to an omelette, fried and served with lemon. Place a fritter between two slices of white bread and it becomes a whitebait butty.A fishy delicacy, that is seasonal and mostly found in restaurants throughout Summer. Sounds disgusting, tastes great!

More lamb with my mate Dave.


How Far From Home


Auckland Regional Map


New Zealand Map

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