New Zealand Travelogue :: Whakarewarewa Thermal Village // Dipping in public

Hi everyone,

It has been a hazy week in Singapore, I hope you're not sick! That aside, I am back to blog about my New Zealand trip. This time, I am sharing my journey to Whakareware Thermal Village. We had so much fun there shooting a lil bit for Joifeth . Braved the cold and shoot a couple of pictures for Joifeth. ;) For those who hasn't read about my previous post, you might wanna read them NZ Travelogue 1, NZ Travelogue 2 & NZ Travelogue 3 . 

Went for a stroll at the lake the next morning. Behind us is Tongoriro - Compound volcano in Taupo Volcanic Zone (North side of New Zealand) // Also the mountain which Frodo & Sam trekked as seen on Lord of the Rings.

While driving to Taupo, we saw a herd of cow!! OB insisted on taking a picture. The cows were looking at him like "what is he doing. why are you taking picture of us" REALLY!!! The cows gave us puzzled look. lol!

Shared our lunch. :) We didn't went anywhere that day... Wasted our day over there.

The next day we went to Whakarewarewa Thermal Village...

We drove back to Rotorua (a.k.a 'the smelly town') named so due to the rather potent smell of Sulphur no matter where you're standing! Here, we of course had to see what all the fuss was about, and where exactly this 'delightful' smell was coming from, so we went out to Whakarewa Thermal Village where we witnessed spurting geysers, steaming hot springs and expolding mud pools which was all very exciting! 

 We also learnt how the Maori people live amongst the geothermal activity and even got a taster of some traditional Maori dance, food and music. 

 Over here we discovered how they usually cook. Corn tasted bland but their pies were so good!!!

The waters were so clear and spurting!!

 Walking towards the geysers and mud pools. 

We had a couple of shoots taken. The view were so magnificent !

 Looks like heaven, no?

Despite breathing in sulphur fumes, we took close to 50 shoots here. And yes, the smell is pretty bad. 

Here's my OOTD:

Inner sweater from mom

Sweater from Seoul

Bag from Joifeth (coming soon this week)

Pants from Joifeth (upcoming launch)

Gloves from Daiso (forget about getting this. it barely keeps me warm lol)

Till here! 

Whakarewarewa Thermal Village

17 Tryon Street
Whakarewarewa Village
Rotorua
New Zealand

Admission is $35/pax

Drove off and we are on our way to TAUPO! So excited ;)

 We went for a dip in public. Pretty much a last min decision, moreover I am totally not prepared to dip in the pool.

 Therefore an awkward position hahaha

and I pulled him in.

It was an exciting experience! Never underestimate what hot pools can do when you're shivering from the cold weather. Close to 5degrees if I remember. And the best thing is, it is FREE!! However we didn't had the time to dip again :( 

 $10 for a burger. Not a meal for your info. 

Then we had Thai food for dinner. Taste so good!! We were relieved when we saw CHILLI.. We even requested to get some chilli as supermarkets doesn't sell them. Btw, the food taste sooooo good! Especially the snapper. Better than Singapore's Thai restaurant. Missing it while typing :(

Thank you for reading!

So that's all for my journey. Next up would be.... SKYDIVING!!! ;) I hope you have a great week ahead and remember to stay tune to our upcoming launch at joifeth ! Xx