A Few Days in Whangarei – Discover New Zealand, Whangarei, New Zealand

(This is the 15th post in a series. Missed the first 14? Click here to see them all.) Free to travel within New Zealand, I decided to take a few days to explore Whangarei. The wonderful American friends I made here have gone back to America, as I mentioned in my previous post, so this seemed like a good time to get out of our every-day surroundings for a bit.

When I arrive in Whangarei, it discover it’s not the town I thought it was. I thought I remembered passing through here on my bus up from Auckland in March but, apparently, I remembered wrong. Luckily, the bus passes by my hotel on the way in, Discovery Settlers, so I’m able to easily walk back to it. The crazy expensive cost of accomodation is one of the reasons I haven’t traveled as much throughout New Zealand. My own room in a hostel in Whangarei is the same price as a hotel room. Since I haven’t done any travel in ages, I treat myself to this hotel for two nights. Going forward, however, knowing how safe New Zealand is, compared to so many other places I’ve been, and if the virus stays down, I might check out Couchsurfing, or house sitting. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).