Monday, April 9, 2018

Top 10 Reasons To Prefer The North Island

10 More and more interesting and diverse peoples, especially Maori
9   More history, more stories
8  More major cultural institutions...Te Papa Tongarewa, Auckland Museum, for example
7  More interesting architecture...Wellington, Napier...art deco..Maori traditional buildings
6  More and more varied flora...Kauri, Pohutukawa, Nikau palms...
5  More and more varied fauna...kiwi, glow worms, orcs, uruk-hai
4  More major LOTR sites, Weta Cave, Hobbiton, tours
3 More and better beaches, coves, seascapes; accessible too (bring tidal charts)
2 Warmth: closer to equator, semi-tropical; thermal features, Hot Water Beach, hot springs, volcanoes
1 No sandflies (also less rain, fewer earthquakes, thieving kea, and way fewer obnoxious tourists)


1 comment:

Unknown said...

Ha! Finally someone agrees with me, lol. Although, I prefer the NI for yet another reason: while the views are generally more scenic in the SI, the back roads are much more fun for motorcycle travel in the NI! More turns and smiles per kilometre than in the SI.

Glad to see you guys enjoyed NZ.