I’m in the middle of the A-Z challenge, listing bucket lists of places that I’ve not been, but would I’d like to visit in my life. I doubt I will be able to make every one of these trips, but can always dream.
We're over half way as we explore places to add to the bucket
list that begin with an "N". A
few of my favorite states begin with this letter: North Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada, and New
Hampshire. I've been to all of them, was
born in North Carolina and lived in Nevada, hiked through New Hampshire and
taken a train and driven across North Dakota.
Moving further afield, there is Nigeria.
I've enjoyed Achebe’s writings, but I don't think I'd want to
live one of them, so I should look further.
Are you ready for it? My N
destination is New Zealand.
New Zealand is a land far south of the equator. Beautiful mountains, incredible waterfalls,
rocky shorelines, and suspected Hobbits, what more could one want?. And there
are no language barrier. I love lamb and mutton and they raise a lot sheep in New Zealand. There are also
trains, which would be a delight. They have
viaducts that pale the viaduct in Myarmar and is probably a lot safer. In addition to trains, there’s opportunities
to bike, backpack, kayak as well as traveling the nation’s roads. I have always been envious of a friend who
spent a year working in the country before medical school. Bruce brought a small motorcycle and before
coming back to the states, drove it all over the islands, camping and
experiencing the beauty. One problem of
traveling to New Zealand is that I might not want to come home. Wonder how long it’d take to become a
kiwi? Photos lifted from the New Zealand travel site (www.newzealand.com)
I have a male friend who spent a few months there and LOVED it. You might want to move that to the top of the bucket!
ReplyDeletenew zealand is HIGH on my list of must-visit places, and not just because of the beautiful scenery from the lord of the rings movies... :)
ReplyDeleteI'd like to go as well. Just wish it wasn't on the other side of the planet!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to go as well. Just wish it wasn't on the other side of the planet!
ReplyDeleteBased on photographs I've seen, New Zealand looks beautiful, as it did in The Lrd of te Rings trilogy.
ReplyDeleteNew Zealand is like stepping back a few decades in the U.S. Slower pace, less congestion--I didn't get to Auckland, so I may have missed the busy place. I spent most of my time walking the trails and beaches. Beautiful country.
ReplyDeleteNew Zealand! It's at the lower end of my bucket list, but hey...I know I'll get there one day.
ReplyDeleteLovely post! On the subject of motorcycles (and way closer to home) I have a dream of doing just that along the old 66 Route, and camping out as well.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend that lives in New Zealand and I love it when they post pictures.
ReplyDeleteLana visited New Zealand and found it wonderful. I would enjoy that.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine is going there this summer as part of an internship program through her college. She is looking forward to it. I'm sure it is a wonderful place to visit.
ReplyDeleteNew Zealand quite appeals to me too, specially Dunedin which is the sister city to Edinburgh, it even has a river called the Water of Leith, just like my own favourite river here
ReplyDeleteI would love to visit New Zealand. Many years ago a friend of mine took an extended vacation there (two months). He ended up moving there. He told me if you stay longer than a couple of weeks, you WON'T ever want to go home.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see New Zealand, too! So many places, so little time...
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