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New Zealand, part 2

New Zealand on a map looks like a small island at the end of the world. Most people when they get there want to see everything because a flight takes around 20-30h. We couldn't afford more than 2 weeks off, so we focused only on the south part of South Island. We drove around, stayed in the hotels, and drove hundreds of kilometers almost every day. A lot of people rent RV's. You can camp almost anywhere! It's standard to have breakfast in the parking lot, and dinner at a milion star restaurant…

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New Zealand part 1

New Zealand – a magical amazing country that I bet is on everybody’s bucket list. Am I right? I bet I am. How so? It’s not very popular because of the distance. You normally need around 24-30h to get there. For us door to door was around 33h. We flew from New York to Los Angeles, then to Auckland, and finally to Christchurch. In LA we had a 6h layover. We chose it intentionally. First of all, we didn’t want to miss our flight. Second, we wanted to relax and take a cab to Santa Monica. It was a great idea – at least we could relax after a 6h flight and get ready for the next one (13h)…

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