by Sarah Gallo | Mar 18, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, North Island
With New Plymouth as our home base, we went out to explore the Taranaki region further. There are three things you must do: Hike Mt. Taranaki via the Mangorei Track. Rather than spending our entire day hiking the Pouakai Crossing as we had originally planned, we...
by Sarah Gallo | Mar 16, 2016 | Accommodation Reviews, Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, North Island, Reviews
New Zealand, land of the volcanoes. After venturing into the Lost World, we decided to detour our route slightly to go and explore the Taranaki region. The three-hour drive becomes far more bearable about halfway through, when you start driving along the coast en...