On our second day in Auckland, our excursion tour included a visit to Hobbiton. There is so much to say about Hobbiton that it will be covered separately in the next post. https://www.skycityauckland.co.nz/sky-tower/ Our guide said that Auckland is larger than Los Angeles in area, but that all of New Zealand is smaller than Nevada. […]

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Greetings, fellow travelers! Time once again to beckon you to join me, this time to beautiful New Zealand. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g1811027-Auckland_North_Island-Vacations.html While flying the direct 13-hour route to Auckland abroad American Airlines, we passed by Bora-Bora and Pago Pago — exotic locals that I only heard about in old Hollywood films when I was growing up. As […]

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