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THE WORLD BY THUMB
100% hitchhiking - 100% world tour - Since 2013 - By Florence Renault
NEW ZEALAND: NORTH ISLAND
April 2016, November to December 2016
After hitchhiking a containership across the Pacific Ocean , I arrived on the North Island of New Zealand. By hitchhiking an Intersilander ferry, I reached the South Island quickly. I hiked on dozens of tracks, slept a trails sleeping in huts or in my tent and wrote in French for Expedia my selection of the 5 most beautiful hikes. I visited 5 stunning beaches and visited the must-see places for the fans of the Lord of the Rings movie . While filming promotional videos for Kiwirail, I crossed the South Island by train (round trip) and cruised in the Doubtful Sound fjords for Real Journeys . Then I worked three months on a dairy farm, isolated between the mountains. In November, my hitchhiking world tour continued in the North Island, and I looked for a sailboat for Australia . Thanks to a tourist visa and then a working holliday visa (WHV), I spent a total of eight months in New Zealand.
My Articles (In French) For EXPEDIA
MY 5 FAVORITE HIKES
IN NEW ZEALAND
5 BEAUTIFUL BEACHES
IN NEW ZEALAND
5 MUST-SEE PLACES OF
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
IN NEW ZEALAND
Photographies Of The North Island Of New Zealand
 Port d'AucklandMarina of Auckland |  Centre-ville, AucklandCity Center, Auckland |  Pays d'immigrés, Nouvelle-ZélandeCountry of migrants, New Zealand |  Vue du mont Eden, AucklandView of Mount Eden, Auckland |  Noela, AucklandNoela, une amie française, m'héberge dans sa villa kitsch à Auckland. Noela, a French friend, hosted me in her kitsch villa in Auckland. |
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 Voilier-stop pour WaihekeA peine arrivée en Nouvelle-Zélande, je repars en voilier-stop vers l'île de Waiheke Hitching a sailboat I just arrived in NZ and I hitched a sailboat to Waiheke Island. |  Coucher de soleil, WaihekeSunset, Waiheke |  Pleine lune, WaihekeFull Moon, Waiheke |  Susan&Steve, WaihekeSusan&Steve sont les parents de Gina, rencontrée en Alaska un an plus tôt en auto-stop. Ils m'hébergent et me font visiter l'île de Waiheke. Susan and Steve are Gina's parents. I met her while I was hitchhiking in Alaska one year ago. Her parents host me on Waiheke Island and show me around |  Ile de WaihekeWaiheke Island |
 Ile de WaihekeWaiheke island |  Automne en avril, Waiheke IslandFall in April, Waiheke Island |  Vignobles, Ile de WaihekeWineyards, Waiheke island |  Onetangi Beach, Waiheke Island |  Cathedral Cove, Coromandel |
 MouetteGull |  Lever de soleil, Cathedral CoveJe passe la nuit à la belle étoile sur la plage pour assister au lever de soleil. Sunrise, Cathedral Cove I spent the night under the stars to watch the sunrise. |  Noela&Yoce, CoromandelJe rencontre deux voyageuses, Noela et Yoce chez mon couchsurfer Sam, à Waiheke Island. Nous nous retrouverons à plusieurs fois au cours de nos périples en Nouvelle-Zélande. I met two backpackers, Noela and Yoce, by my couchsurfer Sam in Waiheke Island. We will meet again several times in New Zealand. |  Randonnée nocturneWalk by night, Palmerston North |  Tongariro National ParkLe Tongariro National Park est le lieu de tournage du Mordor dans le film Le Seigneur des Anneaux. The Tongariro National Park is the place where the Mordor has been filmed in the movie The Lord of the Rings. |
 RossEn faisant du stop pour aller au Tongariro, je rencontre Ross qui me fera découvrir le parc. When i was hitchhiking to the Tongariro, I met Ross and he showed me around the park. |  Mount NgauruhoeTongariro National Park |  Emerald LakeTongariro National Park |  Mount Ruapehu (Mt Doom)Tongariro National Park |  Tongariro Northern CircuitJ'ai effectué une randonnée de trois jours avec nuits en refuge. Le Tongariro est mon parc préféré de Nouvelle-Zélande, le plus impressionant ! I hiked the Tongariro for 3 days and spent the night in huts. The Tongariro Park is my favorite in NZ, the most impressiv one ! |
 Tongariro Northern Circuit |  Tongariro National Park |  Tongariro National ParkVue depuis le mont Ruapehu View from Mount Ruapehu |  Blue Lake, Tongariro |  Forêt enchantée, TongariroEnchanted Forest, Tongariro |
 Tongariro Northern Circuit |  Tom, PourereTom me prend en stop dans l'île du sud. Je lui rends visite deux mois plus tard dans lîle du nord où il vit avec sa famille près d'une sublime plage sans touriste. Tom gave me a ride in the South Island. I visited him two months later in the North Island where he lives with his family near a beautiful beach without any tourists. |  Pourere |  Pourere |  Havelock North |
 Havelock North |  NapierNapier est une ville (re)construite en style art-déco Napier has been (re)built in a art-deco style. |  Napier |  Salle municipale maori, RotoruaCommunal maori house, Rotorua Un natif maori me prend en stop et me fait visiter son village. C'est une "attraction touristique" avec entrée payante en journée qui redevient authentique la nuit. A maori nativ gave me a ride and showed me his village. It is a "tourists attraction" with entrance tickets during the day. But it is authentic again by night time. |  Cimetière maori, RotoruaMaori cimetery, Rotorua |
 Vallée volcanique de WaimanguWaimangu volcanic valley |  Waimangu |  Waimangu |  Waimangu |  Sebastian |
 Matai Beach, Karikari Peninsula |  Camping, Cape Reinga |  Cape ReingaC'est la pointe nord de l'île du Nord. on est censé y voir la différence distincte de couleurs entre l'Océan Pacifique et la mer de Tasmanie. Mais ironiquement, on n'y verra que le brouillard. This is the Northern point of the North Island. We should see the distinct difference of colors between the Pacific Ocean and the Tasmanian Sea. But ironically, we just saw the fog. |  Toilettes publiques, KawakawaLes toilettes publiques du village de Kawakawa ont été construites par l'artiste autrichien Hundertwasser qui a vécu ses dernières années en Nouvelle-Zélande. The public toilets of Kawakawa village have been built by the the austrian artist Hundertwasser who spent his last years of life in NZ. |  Public Toilets, Kawakawa |
 Toilettes publiques, Kawakawa |  Café, croissant & culture |  Russell |  Russell |  Ruakaka |
 Parekura Bay |  WellingtonWellington est la capitale de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. |  Marina, Wellington |  Andrea&Diego, WellingtonGrâce au site internet couchsurfing, je suis hébergée dans la colocation d'Andrea qui vit avec 10 autres voyageurs. Thanks to the website couchsurfing, I've been hosted in a shared house by Andrea and her 10 housemates-travellers. |  Blues, WellingtonQuelques heures avant le tremblement de terre de magnitude 6, les deux derniers voyageurs arrivés à Wellington nous jouent du blues. Few hours before the earthquake with a magnitude 6, the two travelers who just arrived in Wellington played some blues for us. |
 Port, WellingtonHarbour, Wellington |  Ewa, WellingtonEwa est une voyageuse polonaise. Nous sommes hébergées dans la même maison à Wellington. Ewa is a polish traveller. We've been hosted in the same house in Wellington. |  Café, Wellington |  Centre-ville, WellingtonCity Center, Wellington |  Diego&Lucas, WellingtonDiego et Lucas sont des voyageurs chiliens, des musiciens et vivent en colocation avec ma couchsurfer. Diego and Lucas are Chilean travellers, musicians and housemates of my couchsurfer in Wellington. |
 Street-art, Wellington |  Hobbiton, MatamataC'est le village des hobbits où a été tourné Le Seigneur des Anneaux. This is the Hobbits village where The Lord of the rings has been filmed. |  Hobbiton, Matamata |
Video: Crossing From The North To The South Island By Hitchhiking An INTERISLANDER Ferry
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