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Originally Posted by LessinSF
Brisbane has a great food and walking scene. If you can find the time, go down to Byron Bay. It is Australia's Santa Cruz. You can skip the Gold Coast unless you love Florida's miles and miles of beach-front retirement condos.
Auckland is cool too. It is spreadout, but there is a circle loop bus that goes everywhere you want to go and works for sightseeing too. Depending upon your weather, a good day trip is wine tasting on the island just off the city.
Sydney is Sydney.
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Thanks! I'm considering renting a car in Auckland and doing a 3 night (self-guided) tour including stops in Hamilton, Rotorua and Lake Taupo (basically the first three days of
this itinerary). My sister wants to see the glow worms and I'd like to see snowcapped mountains, thermal springs and such. I think if we did that, our first three nights would be this tour and our fourth night would be in Auckland. Seem doable? Seem worth it? Or would you stay in Auckland with just a day trip to the worm caves?
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