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    Embracing Surrealism: Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef

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    For as long as I can remember, my parents have spoken of the Great Barrier Reef as a thing of dreams, as a wonderland so breathtaking that it feels imaginary.

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    February 3, 2024

    Rainy Routeburn: My First Great Walk

    December 14, 2023

    Seek and Ye Shall Find (Antlers)

    May 12, 2023
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    World of Waterfalls in Blue Mountains National Park

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    The fog was so low and heavy that I felt as though I were in a snow globe that started and ended at the ends of the block. Church spires rose like phantoms, trees were mere shadows. I could hardly get a feel for the town of Katoomba, much less what lay beyond.

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    Awestruck in the Arctic: an Aurora Borealis Gallery

    April 15, 2023

    To the Main! –Heading Inland like the Fishermen of Old

    October 9, 2022

    The Magical Milford Track and the Invention of Sandflies

    February 11, 2024
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    A Quarter of a Century Old in Sydney, Australia

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    I cried when the plane left New Zealand, but in the air, as I crossed the Tasman Sea, I regained my sense of exploration and landed in Sydney, Australia with the wide eyes and the eager heart of an adventurer.

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    Everything I Know About the Kunkel Curse

    March 3, 2024

    Stewart Island: The Island of the Birds

    December 20, 2023

    Waitomo, NZ: Finding Little Lights in the Dark

    September 11, 2023
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    1 Year of New Zealand Selfies: March & April

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    For the next couple months I travel all over the place, just watching the kilometers on my car add up and up. My grandparents join me for 16 days of fun (but not 16 nights of hostels). Then, lo and behold, I have more visitors.

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    The Red-Stone Ruins of Heidelberg Castle

    May 22, 2022

    Embracing Surrealism: Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef

    April 30, 2024
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    Awestruck in the Arctic: an Aurora Borealis Gallery

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    Haere Rā: Farewell, New Zealand

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    I’m sitting by a beach in west Auckland. It’s a sheltered beach, part of the Manakau Harbor. The waves are soft and calm and consistent and they are the only sound other than the occasional whistle of a bird and a few chirping insects. I’ve been in NZ for 288 days.

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    Singapore Kaleidoscope

    May 23, 2024

    Staying Low and Looking High: A Weekend at Mount Cook

    October 31, 2023

    Where the Buffalo Roam–Some Thoughts on Yellowstone NP

    June 12, 2023
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    Three Actual Trip Itineraries I’ve Done in New Zealand

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    This post includes three actual itineraries for trips I planned and executed with the participating parties. Each group came for a different amount of time with different goals (which I've also listed). Each was a successful trip, though I will include a few lessons learned at the end of each itinerary.

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    NZ Working Holiday Visa: Buying a Car in New Zealand

    July 31, 2023

    Cooking in Communal Kitchens: Cheap, Yummy Hostel Dinners

    January 18, 2024

    Highway to Heidelberg: a Must-See Stop on the Way Through Germany

    May 22, 2022
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    Tongariro Alpine Crossing – A Love Affair with a Volcano

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    When we went out to the car in the morning, the air was crisp and chilly. A thin layer of ice coated my windshield. I was reminded of Colorado, of pink-nosed mornings watching the sun come up while out hunting. Hardly a cloud threaded the sky.

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    The North of the South: Picton to Golden Bay

    October 2, 2023

    I Would Drive 500 Miles…Just to Hike 20 More

    October 16, 2023
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    January 28, 2020
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    Kunkels in Kaikoura: the End of the Line

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    I wake up on day 18. There's a horrible little thought in my head. Abel Tasman was such a world of it's own that there was no room for intruding thoughts. But Abel Tasman is now behind me, and there is that horrible little thought growing bigger and bolder...

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    Dueling Volcanoes and Fire Power in Tongariro National Park

    February 6, 2024

    I Would Drive 500 Miles…Just to Hike 20 More

    October 16, 2023
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    Spoiled in the Sand: Adventures in Abel Tasman National Park

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    The beach-side spoiling actually starts two days before Abel Tasman National Park when the bus pulls up to our AirBnB in Mapua, which is a small coastal town about half an hour from Nelson in the Tasman Bay. Not only is it beach front with a beautiful deck and soft sand, but it is so close to the Mapua Wharf...

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    May 23, 2024

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    April 24, 2024
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    Everything I Know About the Kunkel Curse

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    For as long as I can remember, my dad has talked about the Kunkel Curse. Along the same veins of Murphey's Law, the Kunkel Curse says: The more I want something, the more likely it will never happen. Already, just talking on the phone with my dad before he flew to New Zealand, he was already warning me of the Kunkel Curse. I really wish someone would invent an app where you can punch people through the phone.

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    July 11, 2024

    A Week in Wanaka Getting High

    December 8, 2023
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Hi! My name is Maddie. I am a traveler, reader, and writer. Pages to Planes is where I catalogue stories of my (history-obsessed) adventures and write reviews of my favorite books. Welcome!

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