Larnach Castle (New Zealand Holidays)

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This is the only castle in New Zealand. It is situated somewhere in Otago Peninsula, Dunedin (South Island, NZ).

It is claimed in Larnach Castle website that it was "built in 1871 by William Larnach, merchant baron and politician, for his beloved first wife Eliza. 200 workmen spent three years building the Castle shell and master European craftsmen spent a further 12 years embellishing the interior.

Larnach spared no expenses on his dream home, which features the finest materials from around the world".

I visited this Castle in early April 2008. I don't think this is the most beautiful castle ever built but given that it is the only one in this Kiwi land it is certainly worth a visit.

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Manuka honey (New Zealand Holidays)

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One of wonders of New Zealand is its manuka honey. I have heard that there is a unique substance that makes manuka honey 'special' compared to other kinds of honey. The substance called UMF (unique manuka factor). The higher the UMF the higher its quality. Manuka honey with highest UMF, if I am not mistaken, they call it clinical grade manuka honey is good for healing burned skin etc.

I have experience taking manuka honey regularly. I take one spoon (plus a half glass of warm water) every morning and evening (sometime more). One of the benefit of taking the honey that I realized is I have more energy and I feel my body is lighter. I can do my reading and writing longer than before. I mean I can focus on my work better than without taking honey. There are other benefits of taking this honey too.

If it works for me then it might work for you. Good luck.

Read more about Manuka Honey:-

The Benefit of Manuka Honey
University of Waikato's Waikato Honey Research Unit
ManukaHoney.Com

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Somewhere in Taupo! (New Zealand Holidays)

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See the scenery photo, it was taken somewhere in Taupo, New Zealand. See in the background are snowy mountains.Great!

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Flower Again (New Zealand Holidays)

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New Zealand Spring 2006. As I have told earlier, flower photos are my fav. The photo that I attached here simply soothes my eyes.











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A late autumn afternoon (New Zealand Holidays)

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Wife of mine wanted to catch photos before New Zealand autumn 2007 ends. So, in one fine late afternoon we went for a walk. It was not a bad one though, we managed to catch several good photos including the one that I put in this post.

I always a fan of late afternoon photography. I like to see long shadows form by the yellow late afternoon sun in photos. Even though in this photo there is no late evening shadow, but there is an effect of the yellow late afternoon sun. Hope you enjoy this New Zealand late autumn scenery as much as my wife and me did.

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Waterfall, somewhere in Raglan, New Zealand (New Zealand Holidays)

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Raglan is surfer paradise in New Zealand, at least that's what its claims itself. My friends and me plus my wife went there in November 2006. It was a weekend picnic. We planned to take a boat trip which we can see good scenery - sea, islands, strange rocks formation etc. Unfortunately it was not happen, the trip was fully booked on that day. It was a frustrating day then.

However, we saw something good on the way back from Raglan. As everybody knows, New Zealand is a house of natural beauties. My friends and me stopped at a waterfall. I cant remember the name of the place, but the photo is there next to this writing. This photo was taken from a look out. Travel in New Zealand, you will never be disappointed!

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End of autumn (New Zealand Holidays)

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This is one of my favorite photos. The background is a late evening sky. Its kind of dark blue, I didn't use polarizing filter even though its looks like I did. I can see this flower everywhere in New Zealand, shame I didn't know what its name. Wish to share with you other flower photos in the future!

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