New Zealand and Australia holiday

Above French Ridge Hut in the Matukituki Valley near Wanaka New Zealand South Island

It’s been a pretty busy, but rewarding year for me. It’s really fun to meet so many couples and so different too. No wedding is the same and I don’t think I will ever tire of photographing happy people. After such hard work I thought it was about time I had a holiday. It’s been a year in planning and well…..it was awesome. I won’t bore you with hundreds of photos but rather just five.

If you want to see more of my travels you can find many photos of New Zealand here.

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Flinders Street Station Melbourne
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And Flinders Street station again at night
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Inside the war memorial in melbourne
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My friend Phil off on the ferry to Tasmania. I took the plane.
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Not a great start to our 10 day hike. the bus to the start got a flat tyre.
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At the end of our 10 day hike in Tasmania; about the only day it didn’t rain!

Here we have me on the beach at The Bay of Fires, a stunning location found on the north east coast of Tasmania and thankfully it has not yet been spoilt.

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Still at The Bay of Fires, I got up at 4 am to get some sunrise shots. This one was taken at 5am.

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Here’s me on the “Overland Track” in Tasmania. It is a six day hike (or longer if you are made of tougher stuff) and passes through some beautiful scenery. My travel buddy Phil took this shot of me as I was photographing one of the many waterfalls we saw.

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Returning back to Melbourne, this time both on the plane.
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Abel Tasman National Park in New Zealand. Now it is just me as Phil stayed in Australia.

In New Zealand now and what a place of adventure! This is one of the swing bridges that are scattered all over New Zealand in the backcountry. This one is found in the Hooker Valley, a spectacular mountain landscape near the Mount Cook village found in the south island.

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Mount Cook village in New Zealand
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Hooker Valley, Mount Cook village in New Zealand
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On French Ridge in the Matukituki Valley near Wanaka, New Zealand
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French Ridge Hut in the Matukituki Valley near Wanaka, New Zealand
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Lake Tekapo in New Zealand

More of my travel around New Zealand