The best thing about this place? The beach. We even paced it out, about 200 steps away, but who’s counting? We know it’s August, but we don’t know specifics cause we’re on holiday, we’re at the Surf & Stay in Whangamata. I thought my rainy adventure was over, until I stumbled upon Whangamata where I […]

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I’m here introducing Kat—cause Kat’s where it’s at. I’m wondering how she’s qualified to run a hostel; she claims its from all of her traveling experience. She’s been surfing and snowboarding all over– from Europe, America, Central America, South America. She finally settled down in Rio where she opened a backpackers, and kept that up […]

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This was quite simply a brilliant day. I will be really honest, the temperature was around 12 degrees and the sea temperature was similar, August is late winter in Whangamata. I didn’t actually want to get out of bed. But lying around in bed isn’t really an option at Surf n Stay and after the […]

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