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  1. White Island, most active volcano - Photoblog

    Blog: Mood to Travel - 3 April 2010

    We stepped onto White Island, the most active volcano in New Zealand and just getting there was a bit of an adventure. We’d signed a disclaimer should anything happen to us and struggled through rough seas to arrive on the island. The safety briefing once on the island set the tone for the tour; “If it starts erupting, don’t run for the boat as it’ll have left”, the guide said. I thought to myself, if it starts erupting then enjoy the view as I was unlikely to get off the island alive.

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  2. Playing Around Rotorua

    Blog: Away Together - 18 December 2009

    We spent the past week in Rotorua, a North Island city famous for adventure sports and stinky geothermal sites. Perhaps no other city in New Zealand, or anywhere, has come up with more ways to thrill tourists (and make them part with money) with “adventure” broadly defined.

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