So apparently we were only 10 mins away from the lookout point we missed 😅 At the signpost junction, you need to keep going uphill for another 10 mins onto the Holly Hut Track (and then you can return the way you came) making it a much shorter walk! Don't be like us and end up doing the full 2 hour Veronica Loop (unless you want to of course) 😆😅 Hope you guys enjoyed this road trip series! Next up... South Island 😁✌️🇳🇿
love your videos and superb movie class camera work - great informative commentary from two charming, telegenic, and articulate hosts - I am a New Zealander living overseas for over 20+ years - whenever I get homesick I watch your videos and they are a great comfort - although they just make me more homesick! BTW your restaurant and food choices are the absolute best! I make a note of every one of them to ensure I visit them when I next get back home - keep up the great work - one day you guys will have your own TV or NETFLIX travel show! Best - Alex
Aw wow thank you so much for the very kind words Alex! Super appreciate it and the support for our channel too! ❤️❤️🙌🥰 We're stoked that our videos can show you slices of home 🙂 20+ years is a long as time to be living overseas! Where abouts are you based now? Hope you'll get to return to NZ soon 🤞🇳🇿
We're thankful we got to experience some of beautiful Taranaki and to the warm locals we met along the way too 🙂🗻 Looking forward to visiting again in the future!
That's a good looking bulgogi bowl. 2 bowls is right! Haha Taking naps during road trips are the best guys. We do that ALL the time. That's an awesome picture by the waterfall Peter. You guys also find the best accommodations. The bedroom is gorgeous. Yes to naps!
Hahaha I think it was the first time we needed a nap in the middle of our road trip! Usually we get through a day all good but it was just that perfect napping weather and location I guess 😂👍 yes to naps! 😆✌️
That bulgogi beef bowl reminds us of Yoshinoya! we love your accommodation especially with farmland around, our little one would super excited to stay there. thanks for the tour guys, enjoy the series.
Yea! It's nice looking out to all that green farmland and it had a great view of the mountain too 🙂👍 The little puppy they had on their property was very cute too but didn't show up again when we were vlogging unfortunately!
Oh my goodness I was laughing at Peter for needing the nap but before I knew it I was fast asleep too 😂😂 Thank goodness for that sudden strong gust of wind or we would've wasted our afternoon for sure 😅
Your food looks great too... Peters beef bulgogi and Yens chicken katsu!! HAHAHAHA... Yen taking footage of Peter sleeping!! What a stunning view from the Dawson Falls visitor center. We love waterfalls, and this is stunning!! What a beautiful place to stop. HAHAH.. now Peter can fight the final boss!! Your accomodations are really beautiful too. You have a magical view!! HAHAHA... Mid 30's naps!! You guys are too funny!! Thanks for taking us with you and awesome adventure!! Love you guys to the mother effin' moon!!
Hahaha I was laughing to myself when taking that sleeping clip of Peter but then honest to G, few minutes later I was knocked out myself 😂😂 karma! Hahaha 🤣 Thanks girls! Take care and have an awesome week 👋🙂
Thanks again guys for showing a significant part of taranaki. Please be prepared next time, when walking around our tracks, you just never know. Thanks guys hope you enjoyed your time, safe journeys.
Thanks James! Yea we def should've brought some water with us at least and if only we did our original walk plan but we just didn't realise we had to go another only 10 mins more up on the Holly Hut Track instead to get to the view point 😅 that would've made it a much shorter walk but hopefully others will learn from our mistake! We had a great time in Taranaki though, beautiful place 🙂💕🇳🇿
bahahaha I love how you guys were trying to find a place to eat in Inglewood! I would have suggested Stratford? or even go up to the mountain house on the stratford side for lunch. Although alot of restaurants tend to open for lunch and then close again to prep for dinner. (well that's what I found about a lot of Taranaki restaurants) I am so glad you decided to visit Dawson Falls! You guys got in some good steps while you visited Taranaki! Aw wow you guys stayed in Eltham! not far from my home town. :)
Ooo nice didn't know you grew up close to Eltham 😊 hahaha yen n I really enjoy traveling to the smaller places and stopping off just to see what's going on. We did expect that most places would be closed cause it was just past the lunch rush. Lucky we stumbled upon this lil gem 💎 😁 taranaki is a cool spot you must have had a mean as childhood cause there's so much nature to explore 🌿❤
We're so jealous of your beautiful weather. Walking straight up is hard too. We learned the hard way that having breakfast is a must when hiking for a long while. Haha Oh no, two-hour walk. I can see that you guys were having a hard time over there. You need a good lunch for sure.
Awesome to hear that Anke! Please do check out the descriptions as well as sometimes we add extra info in there that we don't cover in our talking on the videos.. for example that apparently you're suppose to walk 10 mins more at the junction and you'll reach the lookout that we completely missed 😅😆 Hope you'll get to come to NZ when the borders open again 🤞🍀🇳🇿🙂👋
Oooooo so nice when there is snow on the peak of the mountain. Really puts into perspective how tall the mountain is cos it's so cold up there. hahaha just keep going. You guys get lost pretty often 🤣🤣 makes it more of an adventure. mmmm yum bolgolgi! Great sized meal to restore some HP! hahah funny you both ended up having a nap. LOL Peter did you reach over 9000? awesome views out the window. hahaha more naps.
Lolol we sure do 🤣 this one we just totally missed the lookout coz apparently you're suppose to keep going another 10 mins uphill at the junction to see the lookout so maybe not so well signposted after all 😅 man we just old now.. need naps in the car ay hahahaha 😂
Hahaha we're normally not too bad with needing naps when doing our little trips but it was just sooo peaceful and quiet.. cosy temperature with a very gentle breeze 😅🍃 such perfect nap conditions lol 😂 Thankfully that sudden gust woke us up though otherwise we wouldn't have been able to do our walk and finish our vlog 🤣🌬️
Mt Taranaki indeed looks really majestic and beautiful!! If the border opens up between Melbourne and NZ (I think they already do for Syndey and NZ route), we will be thinking to go there, hahaa, no Mt Fuji, Mt Taranaki will be just enough 😂
The route between NZ and NSW is just one way at the moment 😅 Kiwis can go to NSW but not the other way around sorry and also on return still need to quarantine 😅 Is Melbourne opening up with other Australian states yet though?
@@PeterandYen ah got it. Well we just need to wait a bit longer then haha Not yet, VIC border is open but no other states are open for Melbournians to visit 😂
kerosene creek and wai o tapu are both really nice natural hot bathes wai o tapu has two pools and you can put candles in the holes in the walls and if your a pro there are crevices where there is a dirt that people sell its as expensive cream and kerosene creek has a hot waterfall. both of them are on the road between taupo and rotorua
Thanks for the recommendations Fenton! That sounds intriguing with the candles in the wall and the dirt used for cream 😮 is it used for like a mud mask or something?
@@PeterandYen yeah they have them in little bottles at massage places and stuff. i usually rub it all over and then wash it off in the water it make my skin soft. if you ever visit, you will see crevices where people have been digging away at the walls of the pool there is a distinct white coloured clay grab a handfull it should just crumble into your hand. there is usually orange and other mineral colours they are ok but we want the white stuff mainly. once you have some of the white clay squeeze it or rub it together in your hands and it turns into a nice cream, take candles and a beer and chill out :)
That sounds sooo cool hahahaha I love skincare stuff 😍 I'm just picturing a wall with tons of holes in it from people digging at them though haha 😂 thanks for sharing! 💕
Looked like a grueling day... but makes the food taste all the more yummy 😋 Props to you guys for passing on Subway and finding 🇰🇷 🇯🇵 food:) Bummed we didn’t get to see Peter fight the final boss.. speaking of fighting and final.. my favorite of all time got tko’d his final fight today 🕷😭
Ahhhh man 🕷 was my favorite fighter too for so many years. Then after Weidman beat him the second time I was like noooo. But when we came back after his leg injury to beat nick I was thinking this is it 🕷 time to retire. Since then he has kept going but I don't think it's did his legacy well 😅 glad he's finally waking away from the sport.
Hey Peter and Yen!! So great to see you guys going on this Rainforest adventure. Love seeing the relief map tat the Visitors center. That's cool that you can climb the mountain. Do you have to get passes to hike the overnight trails?? In California for example if you want to go to the top of Mt. Whitney, you have to have a hiking permit. What a beautiful place to visit.
Hey girls! 🙂👋 Ooo that's interesting to know! I'm not sure about needing hiking permits for the overnight trails. I think you might need to register somewhere that you're doing it but not 💯% sure!
Best place to ask would be the Department of Conservation, they are in charge of maintaining the tracks and huts you stay in for the overnight trails as some of them are locked
so a longer walk as you got lost whoops nice view of the mountain guess food is required soon and that wasnt easy either least food in the end looked good too the Dawson falls are amazing nice place to stay been a great road series guys *its a like for you👍Au👍no messing full view always*
Haha nah not lost coz it's a very straight forward track but we just didn't realise you needed to keep walking up 10 mins more at the junction onto another track to reach the lookout point 😅 we just kept going on our loop and decided to not stop 😅😆 maybe not as well sign posted as we thought!
Ooo if you do that Veronica Loop and don't wanna make the mistake we did of missing the lookout point, apparently you're suppose to continue walking uphill for another 10 mins at that junction point.. up Holly Hut Track to reach the lookout but yea we totally missed that and ended up doing the full 2 hour walk 😅😅
Thank God you guys found a nice and decent sushi place. Hahaha Peter ate 2 bowls! 🔥 I would pick what Yen picked, never go wrong with chicken katsu with mayo, yum!! 🤤 Hahah “life saving meal” 🤣
awesome I'm glad you enjoyed the taranaki region, the mountain is awesome, the views as you go higher are spectacular even more so on clear days, the sunrise trek is one of the best , but you have to pick a good weather window for that one, awesome vlog and well put together, :)
Thanks Owen! We had a great time in Taranaki 🙂👍 Can totally imagine the views higher up are way more epic! If only we didn't miss that lookout point tho haha 🤦♂️🤦 if we just walked 10 more mins at the junction! 😅😅 Could've at least had that view 😅 Perhaps next time! 😁
oww when you said, super excited when you'll get closer to the mountain, so curious on how it looks like there. We don't mind to stuck 2 hours there and got the closer look on the Mt Taranaki but seems like no one there ay?
That’s funny.. had the exact same thought with the Veronica trail... surely THAT wasn’t the view??!! It was a bit samey too, just lots and lots of ferns!! So yep, I’d pick a different trail if i were to go back. Surrounding area amazing tho - really liked New Plymouth too - check out Snug Lounge next time you go, really good Japanese ‘tapas’. Just returned from Orewa for the first time today, possibly a good place for a vid. Lots of restaurants to try, huge beach, and just on Auckland’s doorstep. Thanks guys so much guys - look forward to seeing your future adventures!!
Oh my goodness.. yea if only we knew we were suppose to just go 10 mins more up at that signpost junction to reach the lookout!! 😂😅😅 Could've saved ourselves such a long walk that had too much uphill doing the full Veronica Loop lol 😅 Ooo thanks for the suggestion Tom! Snug lounge sounds great 🙂 We've been to Orewa not too long ago 👍 I think we had it in our Waiwera vlog ✌️😁 Thanks for the support! South Island vlogs are next 😁🇳🇿💕👋
I think we would've preferred just the original plan of get to the lookout point and return the way we came to make it a much shorter walk but yea.. our mistake and lesson learnt! 😅😆
After all that delicious Japanese food I would be sleepy too! We're pretty used to sleeping in the car since we drive from England to Poland all the time
Aw man yea too long for us that day too lolol... If only we realised we needed to just go up 10 mins more from the junction then we would've reached the lookout.. returned the way we came and have saved ourselves that much longer walk 😅😅 yea! 2 bowls coz it was too good 😁😋👍
Just accidentally taking a 2 hour walk lol 😆 Looks like a nice hike though 😊 Do shops in these smaller towns close quite early? Haha 2 bowls! That’s awesome! I totally would’ve done the same. Food coma 😂😂 Cool waterfall! Awesome! The accommodation is right on a farm 🙌🏼.
Hahaha ikr.. I dunno how or why we end up doing things like that lol but guess we have the time so may as well 😁 it sure seems that way with the smaller towns! Haha yep.. we're needing nana naps in the car these days 🤣
Yo Peter . Here by 2 min 8 seconds on your video.. there is some light refractions.. when yen is trailing behind... looks like a cloud.. or steam.. maybe smoke ;)
It's nice and weird in the same time that you're allowed to film in small shops or restaurants or any enclosed buildings. In England if you hold any camera you would be shot down before getting in. Enjoy your freedoms there guys. Lovely videos.x
Oh wow really? 😮 We'll have to remember that if we ever make our way to England 😅 yea NZ is pretty chilled out about these things. Often we'll ask the business if they mind us filming though and 99.9% of the time people are more than happy to which is great coz it means we get to share these places with whoever comes across our videos! 🙂 Definitely feel blessed that we're able to travel around NZ ❤️ Take care over there and thank you for watching! 🙂👋💞
@@PeterandYen It's lovely watching your videos guys because that gives us new ideas for our second trip to NZ...I have already noted a few places you have been and we still gathering info . Cheers again and God Bless.
Haha we unfortunately didn't bring a change of clothes for that but yea it would've been the ultimate wake up shower! 🤣 We did go under one when we were in the South Island recently 😁✌️
thanks guys once again for making my day, did you not feel cold climbing that mountain ? but hey i guess the climbing kept you warm ? looking forward to your next trip . situation in the u.k. with the pandemic is the country is locking down for the second time starting on thursday ,so god knows when i can travel myself again , you are so lucky there in the land of the long white cloud. take care , be good,
It was actually pretty warm Barry! All thanks to that uphill work for sure haha 😆😅 Yea we just saw the news recently about the UK lockdown again ☹️ Take care and be safe 💕💕 Hopefully things get under control there again soon! 🤞🍀
Hahaha I'm often bugging him to feed me 😂 just the other night he had to get me a second dinner of Mc Donald's at like 1030pm 😅😅 I honestly don't think I count as an adult sometimes 😂
Hahaha I honestly don't know how I fell asleep too.. I think it was just so peaceful and still.. warm temperature too and before I knew it I was konked out too 🤣🤣 thank goodness for that sudden gust of wind waking us up or it would've been too late for us to do our walk and finish the vlog! 😅
So apparently we were only 10 mins away from the lookout point we missed 😅 At the signpost junction, you need to keep going uphill for another 10 mins onto the Holly Hut Track (and then you can return the way you came) making it a much shorter walk! Don't be like us and end up doing the full 2 hour Veronica Loop (unless you want to of course) 😆😅 Hope you guys enjoyed this road trip series! Next up... South Island 😁✌️🇳🇿
LOL love that mid-day nap with nature’s wake up call 😂
Thank goodness for it or we wouldn't have been able to finish our vlog lolol 😅😅
love your videos and superb movie class camera work - great informative commentary from two charming, telegenic, and articulate hosts - I am a New Zealander living overseas for over 20+ years - whenever I get homesick I watch your videos and they are a great comfort - although they just make me more homesick! BTW your restaurant and food choices are the absolute best! I make a note of every one of them to ensure I visit them when I next get back home - keep up the great work - one day you guys will have your own TV or NETFLIX travel show! Best - Alex
Aw wow thank you so much for the very kind words Alex! Super appreciate it and the support for our channel too! ❤️❤️🙌🥰 We're stoked that our videos can show you slices of home 🙂 20+ years is a long as time to be living overseas! Where abouts are you based now? Hope you'll get to return to NZ soon 🤞🇳🇿
Hahah omg what an adventure to find some food! Can’t believe so many places were closed!
Yea small towns in NZ, shops and restaurants close up early! We often forget that 😅
I appreciate that you guys say Mt Taranaki 😊
Thanks Hakaraia! 😁 It's a much nicer sounding name than Mt Egmont in our humble opinion 🙂👍
Thank you for coming to Mt Taranaki and Taranaki in general.
We are thankful you have come!
We're thankful we got to experience some of beautiful Taranaki and to the warm locals we met along the way too 🙂🗻 Looking forward to visiting again in the future!
@@PeterandYen if you visit again you should come to Patea and see the famous Aotea Waka
Cheers for the recommendation! We'll note it down 🙂👍
Peter must be happy to see that rock with the waterfall behind. Those kungfu training ground scene 😆
Yea hahaha he loves posing at waterfalls 😂
Cool pic of Peter with the waterfall behind! 📸
Haha thanks we spent a lil while taking snaps there 😂👍🤣
That's a good looking bulgogi bowl. 2 bowls is right! Haha Taking naps during road trips are the best guys. We do that ALL the time. That's an awesome picture by the waterfall Peter. You guys also find the best accommodations. The bedroom is gorgeous. Yes to naps!
Hahaha I think it was the first time we needed a nap in the middle of our road trip! Usually we get through a day all good but it was just that perfect napping weather and location I guess 😂👍 yes to naps! 😆✌️
That is a beautiful mountain!! Snowy caps hehe ❄️
LOL stuck on a two hour walk but hey not bad with amazing views & nice weather!
Indeed! But I hope others can learn from our blunder and save themselves the 2 hour walk hahaha 🤣
You always fall asleep in car, that means someone is a good driver :P - good thing you didnt fall asleep on the wheels lol XD
Hahaha def can't be doing that 😅😅💤💤
That bulgogi beef bowl reminds us of Yoshinoya! we love your accommodation especially with farmland around, our little one would super excited to stay there. thanks for the tour guys, enjoy the series.
Yea! It's nice looking out to all that green farmland and it had a great view of the mountain too 🙂👍 The little puppy they had on their property was very cute too but didn't show up again when we were vlogging unfortunately!
Nothing like a great nap after a nice meal and a drive
And gaining energy for the new walk lol
Oh my goodness I was laughing at Peter for needing the nap but before I knew it I was fast asleep too 😂😂 Thank goodness for that sudden strong gust of wind or we would've wasted our afternoon for sure 😅
Hi Peter+Yen I love all your travel vlogs... Thanks we'll visit them along too😘 yey!!!. Godbless
Thanks for watching ❤😁 glad you're enjoying our videos have an awesome weekend
Your food looks great too... Peters beef bulgogi and Yens chicken katsu!! HAHAHAHA... Yen taking footage of Peter sleeping!! What a stunning view from the Dawson Falls visitor center. We love waterfalls, and this is stunning!! What a beautiful place to stop. HAHAH.. now Peter can fight the final boss!! Your accomodations are really beautiful too. You have a magical view!! HAHAHA... Mid 30's naps!! You guys are too funny!! Thanks for taking us with you and awesome adventure!! Love you guys to the mother effin' moon!!
Hahaha I was laughing to myself when taking that sleeping clip of Peter but then honest to G, few minutes later I was knocked out myself 😂😂 karma! Hahaha 🤣 Thanks girls! Take care and have an awesome week 👋🙂
Thanks again guys for showing a significant part of taranaki. Please be prepared next time, when walking around our tracks, you just never know. Thanks guys hope you enjoyed your time, safe journeys.
Thanks James! Yea we def should've brought some water with us at least and if only we did our original walk plan but we just didn't realise we had to go another only 10 mins more up on the Holly Hut Track instead to get to the view point 😅 that would've made it a much shorter walk but hopefully others will learn from our mistake! We had a great time in Taranaki though, beautiful place 🙂💕🇳🇿
ah man majestic waterfall, even got sensei Peter meditating ..:P
Lolol Peter loves posing.. especially under waterfalls 🤣
bahahaha I love how you guys were trying to find a place to eat in Inglewood! I would have suggested Stratford? or even go up to the mountain house on the stratford side for lunch. Although alot of restaurants tend to open for lunch and then close again to prep for dinner. (well that's what I found about a lot of Taranaki restaurants) I am so glad you decided to visit Dawson Falls! You guys got in some good steps while you visited Taranaki! Aw wow you guys stayed in Eltham! not far from my home town. :)
That is the reason why I love living in Taranaki! our beautiful maunga looks over us.
Ooo nice didn't know you grew up close to Eltham 😊 hahaha yen n I really enjoy traveling to the smaller places and stopping off just to see what's going on. We did expect that most places would be closed cause it was just past the lunch rush. Lucky we stumbled upon this lil gem 💎 😁 taranaki is a cool spot you must have had a mean as childhood cause there's so much nature to explore 🌿❤
Hahaha so, all that walking..to get hungry and to go get some food! 😉😉
Hahaha definitely needed it before we got hangry 🤣
Indeed a gorgeous sunny day! Lovely weather! Love the landscape of the snowy peak with the blue sky! 😍
So pretty right 😍🗻
We're so jealous of your beautiful weather. Walking straight up is hard too. We learned the hard way that having breakfast is a must when hiking for a long while. Haha Oh no, two-hour walk. I can see that you guys were having a hard time over there. You need a good lunch for sure.
Hahaha yea didn't expect to do a 2 hour walk initially 😅 woefully unprepared! We did have incredible weather though! 😍👍
Wow that is a view of that mountain
Pretty huh? Really nice driving towards it! 😍
Hey just a quick thanks me and my family are thinking of going to New Zealand and these vids help me learn a lot
You will love it Anke 😉😁
Awesome to hear that Anke! Please do check out the descriptions as well as sometimes we add extra info in there that we don't cover in our talking on the videos.. for example that apparently you're suppose to walk 10 mins more at the junction and you'll reach the lookout that we completely missed 😅😆 Hope you'll get to come to NZ when the borders open again 🤞🍀🇳🇿🙂👋
Nice beef bowl!!! Get your tummy filled up after a morning exercise is the best feeling!
It really is hahaha maybe made our food taste even better but nah I think it was just yum! 😋👍
What an amazing place to take photos.
A new level of enlightenment? We are gonna have to go there too lol
Hahaha Peter loves doing those waterfall posing stuff 🤣
Oooooo so nice when there is snow on the peak of the mountain. Really puts into perspective how tall the mountain is cos it's so cold up there. hahaha just keep going. You guys get lost pretty often 🤣🤣 makes it more of an adventure. mmmm yum bolgolgi! Great sized meal to restore some HP! hahah funny you both ended up having a nap. LOL Peter did you reach over 9000? awesome views out the window. hahaha more naps.
Lolol we sure do 🤣 this one we just totally missed the lookout coz apparently you're suppose to keep going another 10 mins uphill at the junction to see the lookout so maybe not so well signposted after all 😅 man we just old now.. need naps in the car ay hahahaha 😂
That picturesque mountain view is so dreamy!!!! 😍😍😍
Right?? Especially when we were driving to get to it! 😍😍🗻
Nice that you still get the crisp air at this time of year
Crisp, fresh and lovely! 🙂👍
You guys are too cute. I enjoy watching your travels and all of the food tips. Now have a couple of destinations to try. Keep it up!
Thanks heaps Tanya and glad our videos are giving you some ideas for places to visit 😁 Aotearoa is just so beautiful 😍❤️
Really cute Airbnb! And of course welcome treats!
It's time to sleep!
It was a comfy stay with such a great view of the mountain too!
I find that vacations (even mini-vacations) are exhausting and napping is essential! Have to schedule in that nap time! ;-)
Hahaha we're normally not too bad with needing naps when doing our little trips but it was just sooo peaceful and quiet.. cosy temperature with a very gentle breeze 😅🍃 such perfect nap conditions lol 😂 Thankfully that sudden gust woke us up though otherwise we wouldn't have been able to do our walk and finish our vlog 🤣🌬️
The waterfall is incredible 😍😍😍 thanks guys for making all the walk for us, so we didn't need to, and watch from the comfort of my own bed 😂
Hahahaha honestly my thighs were so aching by that point 😂 every step was a struggle 😅😅
What a wonderful place! Thank you for sharing your adventures.
It's a great day out that's for sure, the mountains ⛰ and the waterfall 😊 hope you're doing well Thu ❤
I'm Australian and I have been there and it's absolutely beautiful especially if you are not used to big mountains..a bit mind blowing.
Great road tour of Taranaki guys! That dish you had was delicious, Yen😀.
Thanks Daisy! It was so good 😋 we were really happy to get such great food 🙂
Naptime!! Lol 🤣🤣👍🏽 great vid again guys!! 👏🏽👏🏽
Hahah nap attack in Taranaki 🤣😂👍💤
Mt Taranaki indeed looks really majestic and beautiful!!
If the border opens up between Melbourne and NZ (I think they already do for Syndey and NZ route), we will be thinking to go there, hahaa, no Mt Fuji, Mt Taranaki will be just enough 😂
The route between NZ and NSW is just one way at the moment 😅 Kiwis can go to NSW but not the other way around sorry and also on return still need to quarantine 😅 Is Melbourne opening up with other Australian states yet though?
@@PeterandYen ah got it. Well we just need to wait a bit longer then haha
Not yet, VIC border is open but no other states are open for Melbournians to visit 😂
Aww true 😅😅 good luck and take care guys!
kerosene creek and wai o tapu are both really nice natural hot bathes wai o tapu has two pools and you can put candles in the holes in the walls and if your a pro there are crevices where there is a dirt that people sell its as expensive cream and kerosene creek has a hot waterfall. both of them are on the road between taupo and rotorua
Thanks for the recommendations Fenton! That sounds intriguing with the candles in the wall and the dirt used for cream 😮 is it used for like a mud mask or something?
@@PeterandYen yeah they have them in little bottles at massage places and stuff. i usually rub it all over and then wash it off in the water it make my skin soft.
if you ever visit, you will see crevices where people have been digging away at the walls of the pool there is a distinct white coloured clay grab a handfull it should just crumble into your hand. there is usually orange and other mineral colours they are ok but we want the white stuff mainly. once you have some of the white clay squeeze it or rub it together in your hands and it turns into a nice cream, take candles and a beer and chill out :)
That sounds sooo cool hahahaha I love skincare stuff 😍 I'm just picturing a wall with tons of holes in it from people digging at them though haha 😂 thanks for sharing! 💕
Looked like a grueling day... but makes the food taste all the more yummy 😋 Props to you guys for passing on Subway and finding 🇰🇷 🇯🇵 food:) Bummed we didn’t get to see Peter fight the final boss.. speaking of fighting and final.. my favorite of all time got tko’d his final fight today 🕷😭
Ahhhh man 🕷 was my favorite fighter too for so many years. Then after Weidman beat him the second time I was like noooo. But when we came back after his leg injury to beat nick I was thinking this is it 🕷 time to retire. Since then he has kept going but I don't think it's did his legacy well 😅 glad he's finally waking away from the sport.
Hey Peter and Yen!! So great to see you guys going on this Rainforest adventure. Love seeing the relief map tat the Visitors center. That's cool that you can climb the mountain. Do you have to get passes to hike the overnight trails?? In California for example if you want to go to the top of Mt. Whitney, you have to have a hiking permit. What a beautiful place to visit.
Hey girls! 🙂👋 Ooo that's interesting to know! I'm not sure about needing hiking permits for the overnight trails. I think you might need to register somewhere that you're doing it but not 💯% sure!
Best place to ask would be the Department of Conservation, they are in charge of maintaining the tracks and huts you stay in for the overnight trails as some of them are locked
What a beautiful area to hike through. You guys are so cute!
Aw thank you! 😆💕
Thank you for bringing us along on your trip.
Thanks for watching Louis 🙂 We enjoy getting to share places we visit with others too! 👍
so a longer walk as you got lost whoops nice view of the mountain guess food is required soon and that wasnt easy either least food in the end looked good too the Dawson falls are amazing nice place to stay been a great road series guys
*its a like for you👍Au👍no messing full view always*
Haha nah not lost coz it's a very straight forward track but we just didn't realise you needed to keep walking up 10 mins more at the junction onto another track to reach the lookout point 😅 we just kept going on our loop and decided to not stop 😅😆 maybe not as well sign posted as we thought!
The snowy mountain looks pretty! It must be so tall to have all that snow on it 😃
It is right? 😍🗻 Especially pretty when we were driving to it 😍😍
Awesome trip thanks for the insight can’t wait to go there
Ooo if you do that Veronica Loop and don't wanna make the mistake we did of missing the lookout point, apparently you're suppose to continue walking uphill for another 10 mins at that junction point.. up Holly Hut Track to reach the lookout but yea we totally missed that and ended up doing the full 2 hour walk 😅😅
Great walk but Yen is ready to eat!
Nooo it's close !! Yen stay strong!
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Ok Peter stay strong!!!
Sushi it is yum yum
😆😆😆 we were a bit munted by that point lolol
'Success' at Jim's Sushi! :) You know that Yen is hungry ... and Peter 'Thank you for being open' hehe You guys always bring smile :)
Hahaha I was soo hungry Ricky! That place was a life saver 😂👍
the bulgogi beef reminds me of Yoshinoya, have you tried that Yen peter? in japan
Yea! We love yoshinoya 😁👍 Did a vlog there too earlier in the year 🙂✌️
Thank God you guys found a nice and decent sushi place.
Hahaha Peter ate 2 bowls! 🔥
I would pick what Yen picked, never go wrong with chicken katsu with mayo, yum!! 🤤
Hahah “life saving meal” 🤣
Lolol it really was!! We were just so happy to get somewhere open and then totally a bonus that it was delicious 👍😁😋
Absolutely loved it!! ❤️😍
Thank you 😁✌ really glad you enjoyed the video
Wow what a beautiful place Mt Taranaki is
The Mt Fuji of NZ 😁🗻
awesome I'm glad you enjoyed the taranaki region, the mountain is awesome, the views as you go higher are spectacular even more so on clear days, the sunrise trek is one of the best , but you have to pick a good weather window for that one,
awesome vlog and well put together, :)
Thanks Owen! We had a great time in Taranaki 🙂👍 Can totally imagine the views higher up are way more epic! If only we didn't miss that lookout point tho haha 🤦♂️🤦 if we just walked 10 more mins at the junction! 😅😅 Could've at least had that view 😅 Perhaps next time! 😁
Cute Airbnb, yes!
It has a great view of the mountain too! 🙂👍🗻
oww when you said, super excited when you'll get closer to the mountain, so curious on how it looks like there. We don't mind to stuck 2 hours there and got the closer look on the Mt Taranaki but seems like no one there ay?
Yea it was very empty! We only saw a few other small groups in the parking lot and ran into maybe just 2 others during our actual hike on the loop!
That’s funny.. had the exact same thought with the Veronica trail... surely THAT wasn’t the view??!! It was a bit samey too, just lots and lots of ferns!! So yep, I’d pick a different trail if i were to go back. Surrounding area amazing tho - really liked New Plymouth too - check out Snug Lounge next time you go, really good Japanese ‘tapas’.
Just returned from Orewa for the first time today, possibly a good place for a vid. Lots of restaurants to try, huge beach, and just on Auckland’s doorstep.
Thanks guys so much guys - look forward to seeing your future adventures!!
Oh my goodness.. yea if only we knew we were suppose to just go 10 mins more up at that signpost junction to reach the lookout!! 😂😅😅 Could've saved ourselves such a long walk that had too much uphill doing the full Veronica Loop lol 😅 Ooo thanks for the suggestion Tom! Snug lounge sounds great 🙂 We've been to Orewa not too long ago 👍 I think we had it in our Waiwera vlog ✌️😁 Thanks for the support! South Island vlogs are next 😁🇳🇿💕👋
Groovy video as always friends ✌🏻🎃
Thanks guys! 👻
this looks like so much fun!
I think we would've preferred just the original plan of get to the lookout point and return the way we came to make it a much shorter walk but yea.. our mistake and lesson learnt! 😅😆
After all that delicious Japanese food I would be sleepy too! We're pretty used to sleeping in the car since we drive from England to Poland all the time
How long is that drive for you guys? Must be quite the drive!
11:09 oh man that view down - so nice the colour of the fuji man
The Fuji has been so awesome for us! Once we finally learned how to use it hahaha 😂👍
We are best friend with you guys, you know why? because i am a veronica track too :P a little lazy, but still wants the full experience haha
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Beautiful walk but long as 😂 lol
2 bowls? Wow... Taranaki looks beautiful
Aw man yea too long for us that day too lolol... If only we realised we needed to just go up 10 mins more from the junction then we would've reached the lookout.. returned the way we came and have saved ourselves that much longer walk 😅😅 yea! 2 bowls coz it was too good 😁😋👍
Omg love it keep up the good work guys I love u more and more
Thanks Michael 😁👋 Hope you'll enjoy the upcoming South Island vlogs 🙂✌️🇳🇿
@@PeterandYen you can bet on it
Stunning view of the snow capped mountain - wow , amazing . definitely need food after a long walk
Hahaha food and a nap 😅😂😂👍💤
Just accidentally taking a 2 hour walk lol 😆 Looks like a nice hike though 😊 Do shops in these smaller towns close quite early? Haha 2 bowls! That’s awesome! I totally would’ve done the same. Food coma 😂😂 Cool waterfall! Awesome! The accommodation is right on a farm 🙌🏼.
Hahaha ikr.. I dunno how or why we end up doing things like that lol but guess we have the time so may as well 😁 it sure seems that way with the smaller towns! Haha yep.. we're needing nana naps in the car these days 🤣
@@PeterandYen Hahah love it! Long walks! Lots of food and nana naps! That’s sounds like a lot of fun actually 😄🙌🏼🙌🏼
Yen always on point with the facts 👍🏼
Haha I do my homework 🤓✌️
Yo Peter
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Here by 2 min 8 seconds on your video.. there is some light refractions.. when yen is trailing behind... looks like a cloud.. or steam.. maybe smoke ;)
It's nice and weird in the same time that you're allowed to film in small shops or restaurants or any enclosed buildings. In England if you hold any camera you would be shot down before getting in. Enjoy your freedoms there guys. Lovely videos.x
Oh wow really? 😮 We'll have to remember that if we ever make our way to England 😅 yea NZ is pretty chilled out about these things. Often we'll ask the business if they mind us filming though and 99.9% of the time people are more than happy to which is great coz it means we get to share these places with whoever comes across our videos! 🙂 Definitely feel blessed that we're able to travel around NZ ❤️ Take care over there and thank you for watching! 🙂👋💞
@@PeterandYen It's lovely watching your videos guys because that gives us new ideas for our second trip to NZ...I have already noted a few places you have been and we still gathering info . Cheers again and God Bless.
4:55 I’m with you Yen🤪I’m here for the food......and then the look out😂 plenty of gorgeous views though....alright let’s eat😋
😆✌️💕 we definitely noobed out on our walk missing the lookout point! 😅 Hopefully others can learn from our mistake haha
Wooo that's a volcano? 😲 Ahhhh everything is closed 😬
Yup! A dormant volcano 🙂 We got plenty of them in NZ!
Phew good thing the sushi spot saved you from Subway 😅
I know right! We were just relieved that anything was opened but even better that we spotted the sushi shop 😁
Oh man two spots closed already and the hanger kicking in 😂
It's a dangerous situation lolol 🤣
Omgosh....so lucky finally found some food...lol
Hahaha yup 😀 thank goodness! 😁 And thankfully it was really yum too 😋💕
min 11:09 - was that the view from the window?? would never pull that screen down, neva! lol
Hahaha yea it was! The kitchen/living room window 🙂 you see a lot of those views in NZ! Very pretty 😍🙂
good vlog looks nice there
Thank you! 🙂👍
View is awesome snowy mountain 🤩 I’m feeling cold 🤪 🔔✅👍🏻 sending my support see you around
Best opening ever "Yo" 😆
Hahaha it's about as creative as we get 🤣
2 bowls?? Hahaha
Love chicken katsu 🤤
Yea! Enjoyed it so much he had to order another one! 😁👍
Great video and was there December 2019. NOT impressed by all the criminal 1080 signage though......
Have you guys been to puhoi valley , and taste the famous yogurt and cheeses?
We sure have! 🙂👍 It's in our Waiwera vlog here: ua-cam.com/video/RfSttOh2grs/v-deo.html 🧀😁
🥰🥰love u guys🥰
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Pouakai Tarn Track is worthy to go (3 hours/way) The hut over there is quite close by (with cell phone signal)
😯 thanks for the recommendation gonna add it to our list 👍
Wow, where was 11:45 taken guys?
Hello that's lake mangamahoe you can check it out on this vlog ua-cam.com/video/XWWtxyIZnZA/v-deo.html
You didn't go under the waterfall? That would have been the best part!
Haha we unfortunately didn't bring a change of clothes for that but yea it would've been the ultimate wake up shower! 🤣 We did go under one when we were in the South Island recently 😁✌️
Nice.
Thanks!
Yaay the Veronica route!!! Too bad it's spelt wrong 😂😂😂
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After all that walking, id eat 2 bowls of bulgogi too 😅😅
It was a life saver lolol 🤣👍
Almost first
Haha thanks guys! 🥈 You must've been up so late with the time difference!
thanks guys once again for making my day, did you not feel cold climbing that mountain ? but hey i guess the climbing kept you warm ? looking forward to your next trip . situation in the u.k. with the pandemic is the country is locking down for the second time starting on thursday ,so god knows when i can travel myself again , you are so lucky there in the land of the long white cloud. take care , be good,
It was actually pretty warm Barry! All thanks to that uphill work for sure haha 😆😅 Yea we just saw the news recently about the UK lockdown again ☹️ Take care and be safe 💕💕 Hopefully things get under control there again soon! 🤞🍀
Peter, feed poor hungry Yen!!!
Hahaha I'm often bugging him to feed me 😂 just the other night he had to get me a second dinner of Mc Donald's at like 1030pm 😅😅 I honestly don't think I count as an adult sometimes 😂
Yall missed Oscars pies they're legit the best pies EVER!
Noooooo gotta come back for this one! Thanks for the recommendation 😊
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Well done!!
Haha awesome thanks for being first Kevin 😁 I believe these belong to you 😉👍🏆🥇
Nothing wrong with a "Nana nap" in the 'naki... :)
Hahaha I honestly don't know how I fell asleep too.. I think it was just so peaceful and still.. warm temperature too and before I knew it I was konked out too 🤣🤣 thank goodness for that sudden gust of wind waking us up or it would've been too late for us to do our walk and finish the vlog! 😅
@@PeterandYen it gets worse from here as you get older, wind may be all that wakes you 🤣😉
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so pretty
Mt Taranaki is a pretty majestic looking mountain! 😍👍
Double bulgogi food coma!
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plssssssssssssss go to palmerston north
It's definitely on our places to go list, hopefully sometime in the next couple of months 😁✌
Lol I know the restaurant you wanted to go to in inglewood... they are illergic to making money.... they are never open
😂 made too much now just chilling