I did a Geography school trip to Taupo for a week, when I was 16. We were doing our fieldwork in groups of four and came across that same small free hot pool off the Waikato river. Being a boys school so no girls around, and not having any towels or swimming gear, we stripped off naked and took to this natural wonder of nature. Eventually some tourists came along and saw us because it's right next to the track. We just laughed and gave them a wave. They laughed and waved back. We were maori boys so they probably just thought we were local fauna. They sounded European and said "Good day for it" because it was quite a cold day. On our last night we went out for dinner at Cobb and Co, a NZ restaurant chain. We ended up getting invited to a party happening later that night by a local girl server I was chatting up. We had to wait for our teachers to retire to their cabins for the night before half of us took off to this party in Taupo. But we arrived with no alcohol because the shops had closed before we could get there. A lot earlier than we were used to in Auckland. The girl who's party it was who was another server from that restaurant told us to go if we had no alcohol so we left. The first server who I was chatting up felt terrible for us and told me to come back to her flat. Some of the boys tried to follow me, but I pulled the Kinicki from Grease on them and turned around and said "What do you think this is, a gang bang" ? "Beat it" About 4am or so I left her flat with instructions on how to get back to our cabins because we were leaving early the next morning. It was the middle of winter and cold and thick fog made it impossible to navigate. I ended up walking in a big block and ending up back at the same street sign. I felt like I was in the twilight zone. And I was running out of time. Eventually I found my way back, crawled in head first through a high tiny toilet window crashing on to the toilet inside. I tried knocking first but no one was waking up and I was scared to knock louder so as not to alert the teachers in the next cabin. That night with that extremely hospitable local lass and the impromptu skinny dip at those natural hot pools made this school trip to Taupo very special. Good memories.
So glad I discovered your videos. Your delightful travels lets me revisit all the places I lived in NZ in 1967-68, 1971-73, and 1974-76(I had permanent residency.) I worked at Wairakei Hotel as a housemaid in 1971 and staff could swim in the geothermal pools. Thank you for letting revisit some wonderful memories!
You went skiing on the active volcano , but may not be aware that the lake is in one of the planet's largest supervolcanoes - and it is still active. The lakebed rises and falls as the magma chamber below it changes .
Exactly what l was thinking. When l was living overseas I’d have people ask me if I was afraid of the earthquakes and volcanoes back home, as they would never holiday in NZ as they were too scared. Bunch of pussies. In return I’d ask them about their high crime rates, and weren’t they scared of being shot or robbed while going about their daily business.
I love Taupo, been there many times. I will try to go to your hot pools, they look very new and fun. The plane is a DC3 and, by the look of the windows may have been operated by a company called SPANZ in the 1960s. They were used in ww2 to transport troops, drop paratroopers and tow gliders. They played a significant part in the Berlin airlift, following the war they were converted to commercial passenger airliners. Some are still flying. Lake Taupo is a volcano crater, or caldera? Apparently, not extinct! Enough of me trying to teach you stuff, happy new year!
Haha thanks for the information Scott! We get an overwhelming amount of info from you guys we were very grateful for though! It was a super cool plane though 🙂
@@GlenAndMado thank you. My first flight was in a DC3 operated by NAC from Wellington to Auckland in 1955. It was a very big deal for me and I loved it. Your videos have shown me New Zealand through different and younger eyes 👀 and have taught me things that I didn’t know about. I left NZ in 1988 for many reasons and although I have returned many times to visit family, time constraints have not always allowed me to travel extensively. However, one of the most important things you have taught me is that I still love New Zealand but my home is in Sydney.
No you don't get the 'Rotorua' smell in Taupo. That hot stream at the finish, before you went for a swim in the hot pools at Wairakei Terraces used to be a secret spot just for the locals until someone spilled the beans and the tourists found it. It has since been 'developed' by the council for the tourists.
😅I’m a Kiwi who married an American girl. Brought her to New Zealand for a holiday. She completely flipped out when she found the Superloo in Taupo. The concept of public toilets with showers was a foreign concept to her. We were in a camper van with a tiny shower. By my body clock she spent at least a half hour in the superloo shower.
Hahaha love it brother I think there is definitely come very cool things here in new Zealand were wouldn't be seen else where! We are truly grateful for the great shower and toilet facilities outdoors over here in the nz. I hope your wife had an amazing time here in nz :)
awh glad you guys enjoyed yourself :) will do but not sure we will be heading back that way as were heading somewhere new soon! thanks for the recommendation though means alot :)
Ummm. Positve Kaibration Cafe in Taupo. Healthy food... German/Maori fusion owned by a German and a Maori. Only halfway through episode so maybe you will find it.
It's a surprisingly busy little town!! and it's growing fast. I live there and have to remind myself I live somewhere very beautiful, you get a bit too used to it. It is freezing though in winter...
Love your videos! My bf and I are headed to the North Island for the month of October (camper van trip). Anything we can bring for you from the U.S.A.?
Hey hope your well Leaurie! Something to look forward to then for you guys! Should be fun 🙂 really appreciate the offer but there’s no need for that! I think we’re good 😊 anyways we may actually be down on the South Island by the time you arrive actually as we’re trying to travel the whole of New Zealand at the moment
Haha:) howzit guys, not sure about hardest job in nz as your thumbnail suggested but a unique job none the less glad you guys got to experience housemoving kiwi style..😉.lol:)) I'm a little surprised hardhats weren't issued around the worksite as a O.H.S requirement and peace of mind🤔 im enjoying your take on aotearoa/nz, thanks for sharing..PS did you see whakaari/white island, New zealands only active volcanoe??any way take care guys much love auckland❤
Haha all good brother! I mean 3 strength training sessions a week in the gym with plenty of high protein foods and it should do the job! It’s a way of living for me so I’d never let anything get in the way of it.
@@sonnyday6830 I’ve always ate so much since a kid that’s the problem 😂 I just don’t get full it’s a weird one haha but also always make sure I get enough protein as it’s quite an expensive process to maintain also..
What I like about u guys is the small things (and there's a lot of small things in NZ) u both seem to appreciate "Ooo there's a little birdie!"
Haha mother natures Beauty! 😂 New Zealand is full of it so it’s a great place to be right now to experience it! 🙂
I did a Geography school trip to Taupo for a week, when I was 16. We were doing our fieldwork in groups of four and came across that same small free hot pool off the Waikato river. Being a boys school so no girls around, and not having any towels or swimming gear, we stripped off naked and took to this natural wonder of nature. Eventually some tourists came along and saw us because it's right next to the track. We just laughed and gave them a wave. They laughed and waved back. We were maori boys so they probably just thought we were local fauna. They sounded European and said "Good day for it" because it was quite a cold day.
On our last night we went out for dinner at Cobb and Co, a NZ restaurant chain. We ended up getting invited to a party happening later that night by a local girl server I was chatting up.
We had to wait for our teachers to retire to their cabins for the night before half of us took off to this party in Taupo. But we arrived with no alcohol because the shops had closed before we could get there. A lot earlier than we were used to in Auckland. The girl who's party it was who was another server from that restaurant told us to go if we had no alcohol so we left. The first server who I was chatting up felt terrible for us and told me to come back to her flat.
Some of the boys tried to follow me, but I pulled the Kinicki from Grease on them and turned around and said "What do you think this is, a gang bang" ? "Beat it"
About 4am or so I left her flat with instructions on how to get back to our cabins because we were leaving early the next morning. It was the middle of winter and cold and thick fog made it impossible to navigate. I ended up walking in a big block and ending up back at the same street sign. I felt like I was in the twilight zone. And I was running out of time.
Eventually I found my way back, crawled in head first through a high tiny toilet window crashing on to the toilet inside. I tried knocking first but no one was waking up and I was scared to knock louder so as not to alert the teachers in the next cabin.
That night with that extremely hospitable local lass and the impromptu skinny dip at those natural hot pools made this school trip to Taupo very special. Good memories.
So glad I discovered your videos. Your delightful travels lets me revisit all the places I lived in NZ in 1967-68, 1971-73, and 1974-76(I had permanent residency.) I worked at Wairakei Hotel as a housemaid in 1971 and staff could swim in the geothermal pools. Thank you for letting revisit some wonderful memories!
You went skiing on the active volcano , but may not be aware that the lake is in one of the planet's largest supervolcanoes - and it is still active.
The lakebed rises and falls as the magma chamber below it changes .
Exactly what l was thinking. When l was living overseas I’d have people ask me if I was afraid of the earthquakes and volcanoes back home, as they would never holiday in NZ as they were too scared. Bunch of pussies.
In return I’d ask them about their high crime rates, and weren’t they scared of being shot or robbed while going about their daily business.
I love Taupo, been there many times. I will try to go to your hot pools, they look very new and fun. The plane is a DC3 and, by the look of the windows may have been operated by a company called SPANZ in the 1960s. They were used in ww2 to transport troops, drop paratroopers and tow gliders. They played a significant part in the Berlin airlift, following the war they were converted to commercial passenger airliners. Some are still flying. Lake Taupo is a volcano crater, or caldera? Apparently, not extinct! Enough of me trying to teach you stuff, happy new year!
Haha thanks for the information Scott! We get an overwhelming amount of info from you guys we were very grateful for though! It was a super cool plane though 🙂
@@GlenAndMado thank you. My first flight was in a DC3 operated by NAC from Wellington to Auckland in 1955. It was a very big deal for me and I loved it. Your videos have shown me New Zealand through different and younger eyes 👀 and have taught me things that I didn’t know about. I left NZ in 1988 for many reasons and although I have returned many times to visit family, time constraints have not always allowed me to travel extensively. However, one of the most important things you have taught me is that I still love New Zealand but my home is in Sydney.
Yes it was operated by SPANZ before it became a MacDonalds
No you don't get the 'Rotorua' smell in Taupo. That hot stream at the finish, before you went for a swim in the hot pools at Wairakei Terraces used to be a secret spot just for the locals until someone spilled the beans and the tourists found it. It has since been 'developed' by the council for the tourists.
Wy. Rakee 😊 Wairakei.
Looks like such a cool place 😍 differently sticking it on the list 💯
Oh yes 🎉 you made it to Taupō, hope you guys had a great time 😊
we did quite a great town full of life! :)
@@GlenAndMado Thanks 😊 I help take god care of the beautiful environment
Amazing quality as always!!
Appreciate that
😅I’m a Kiwi who married an American girl. Brought her to New Zealand for a holiday. She completely flipped out when she found the Superloo in Taupo. The concept of public toilets with showers was a foreign concept to her. We were in a camper van with a tiny shower. By my body clock she spent at least a half hour in the superloo shower.
Hahaha love it brother I think there is definitely come very cool things here in new Zealand were wouldn't be seen else where! We are truly grateful for the great shower and toilet facilities outdoors over here in the nz. I hope your wife had an amazing time here in nz :)
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thanks my friend for tuning in :)
Masha Allah so beautiful couple 💖😍
go to Indonesia..guys!! "wonderfull Indonesia"👍🇮🇩
Very nice 👌 thank you
Highly appreciated!
We also went to Taupo in June & loved our weekend there!
Next time check out Sacred Grounds coffee ❤
awh glad you guys enjoyed yourself :) will do but not sure we will be heading back that way as were heading somewhere new soon! thanks for the recommendation though means alot :)
Glad you enjoyed Taupo. Pity you didn’t get out on the lake to catch a beautiful rainbow trout 😎🎣
Never fished in my life 😂😂
Kia ora! Wonderful video and nicely explained! Lots of love from #kiwitravelvlogs
Ummm. Positve Kaibration Cafe in Taupo. Healthy food... German/Maori fusion owned by a German and a Maori.
Only halfway through episode so maybe you will find it.
Sausages in the boil up ? Sauerkraut in the hangi ?
Amazing beautiful video clip ciao glan bro ❤️ mado sister ❤️
Thank you very much
It's a surprisingly busy little town!! and it's growing fast. I live there and have to remind myself I live somewhere very beautiful, you get a bit too used to it. It is freezing though in winter...
It isn't THAT cold though these days, the lake doesn't freeze
@@walkerhjk I was only asking the universe the other day how does that lake not freeze!!! haha
Currently enjoying the NZ series nice videos guys 👌❤. Sometimes, 10:00 I wander what this drink is you always carry 😅
Love your videos! My bf and I are headed to the North Island for the month of October (camper van trip). Anything we can bring for you from the U.S.A.?
Hey hope your well Leaurie! Something to look forward to then for you guys! Should be fun 🙂 really appreciate the offer but there’s no need for that! I think we’re good 😊 anyways we may actually be down on the South Island by the time you arrive actually as we’re trying to travel the whole of New Zealand at the moment
Haha:) howzit guys, not sure about hardest job in nz as your thumbnail suggested but a unique job none the less glad you guys got to experience housemoving kiwi style..😉.lol:)) I'm a little surprised hardhats weren't issued around the worksite as a O.H.S requirement and peace of mind🤔 im enjoying your take on aotearoa/nz, thanks for sharing..PS did you see whakaari/white island, New zealands only active volcanoe??any way take care guys much love auckland❤
All the central North Island volcanoes, Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro are active and erupt from time to time, Ruapehu erupted in 1995 and 1996.
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how are ya doing! hope your well.
@@GlenAndMado Thanks my friend ❤️👍👌❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Glen come towards asia mate u can find cheap restaurants 😊☺️☺️☺️😉😉😉
Can’t afford to go to Asia mate.
@@GlenAndMado there r plenty of options in asia to work and live 😊
@@GlenAndMado go to Australia ☺️☺️😎
@@MO.143 not for a decent wage anyways. We’re going to Australia next year
@@GlenAndMado nice to hear that😊😊
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@@GlenAndMado good wt abt you dr after a long time I watched your video it's good ....after Pakistan series ....I'm supporting frm day one ...
Means alot brother. were doing great over here. we have decided to move to new Zealand for one year and enjoy for now!@@rakeshgoud3363
@@GlenAndMado were ever you are be happy always 💕
will do brother :)
Hi...enjoying ur content...Taupo is pronounced toe paw...if ur interested...😊
Toe pawwww! 😂😎 yeah I really need to get better at pronunciation of these words! It’s dreadful 😂
Tau. Po.
Glen, how do you keep such a good physique while travelling? no homo by the way lol
Haha all good brother! I mean 3 strength training sessions a week in the gym with plenty of high protein foods and it should do the job! It’s a way of living for me so I’d never let anything get in the way of it.
fantastic! good you are keeping it up as a lot of folk don't. now I see why you eat so much lol@@GlenAndMado
@@sonnyday6830 I’ve always ate so much since a kid that’s the problem 😂 I just don’t get full it’s a weird one haha but also always make sure I get enough protein as it’s quite an expensive process to maintain also..
Not 42,000, more like 27,000. It's my home
Guys pls come out from boringland 😊
Kia ora Bro stop trolling new zealand or this channel, if you have nothing good to say then say nothing simple😡
@@johnpaki1534 thanks John! I’ve learned not to let these comments bother us anymore anyways 😂
@@GlenAndMado comeon guys i always do honest comments that video z very boring to se. Im a good fan of this channel feel sad😞😉📹🖕💥🐔
Get of your ass and explore the beautiful country of New Zealand mate, nothing is boring about it!!
@@harpyhill hahahaha 😂😂😂😂