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Heli Hike on Franz Josef Glacier
I waited two days for the best weather to do a helicopter hike up to the Franz Josef Glacier. The first day we arrived there, we did a...
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Hiking Abel Tasman - Day 1 - Marahau to Anchorage
Day one of Abel Tasman started at the Water Taxi parking lot. We walked about a mile into the park from the lot because that’s where the...
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My Day in the Shire - Hobbiton - New Zealand
My day at The Shire had finally come! I stayed overnight in a couchsurfing host's farm. I woke up at about 7am, too excited to sleep in...