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The Sensational South Island: New Zealand's Mountain Land

The Sensational South Island: New Zealand's Mountain Land

The Sensational South Island is the companion volume to the award-winning Neglected North Island: New Zealand's Other Half.

2021

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Mary Jane Walker

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A Maverick Traveller

The Bamboo School at Ban Bong Ti

What a difference one determined person can make

3d ago

The Bamboo School at Ban Bong Ti

3d ago

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A Maverick Traveller

From Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai

From one of the most famous cities in Thailand to the nearby old capital of Lan Na, which is not so well known, but also a must-visit!

Sep 27

From Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai

Sep 27

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Chiang Mai

No Beaches, but Perhaps Still the Best Place to Go in Thailand!

Sep 20

Chiang Mai

Sep 20

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A Maverick Traveller

Hangzhou and Huzhou

World Heritage and history in one of the most storied parts of China, not far from Shanghai

Sep 13

Hangzhou and Huzhou

Sep 13

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Shanghai and Zhouzhuang

A visit to China’s greatest and most prosperous city and to an old canal town nearby, the ‘Venice of the East’

Sep 7

Shanghai and Zhouzhuang

Sep 7

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A Maverick Traveller

Relaxing in Raglan

A small, funky surf town on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island

Aug 31

Relaxing in Raglan

Aug 31

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Tiny Homes, Small Houses, Big Problems: An Update

My struggle to build a small house on a sloping site in Queenstown, New Zealand (it’s there now, but tiny). A fascinating saga!

Aug 22

Tiny Homes, Small Houses, Big Problems: An Update

Aug 22

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A Maverick Traveller

The Wonderful Whakapapa Valley, on the Sunny Side of Mount Ruapehu

A historic tourist chateau and rides on the Sky Waka cable car, in sunshine and snow, under pressure from global warming.

Aug 15

The Wonderful Whakapapa Valley, on the Sunny Side of Mount Ruapehu

Aug 15

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Woo-hoo Timaru

Or, why you shouldn’t just pass through on the way to Dunedin, Christchurch, or Oamaru

Aug 9

Woo-hoo Timaru

Aug 9

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A Maverick Traveller

From Oamaru to Timaru

North of Oamaru lies the ‘bluestone town’ of Timaru. First stop there is the i-Site and the incredible Te Ana (‘The Cave’) rock drawing…

Aug 2

From Oamaru to Timaru

Aug 2

Mary Jane Walker

Mary Jane Walker

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Traveller, journalist, author of 18 books and of 300 blog posts on Medium and on my website a-maverick.com.

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