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Property details
 (ID = 44292)
 

Country Home Close to Auckland

Country house, rural with 3 bedrooms, sleeps 8, 2 bathroom(s), floor area of 300 m2 (3230 sq.ft), WCs 3, children OK, NO smoking, including internet (highspeed), number of travellers: 2

Exchange dates

We are open for all dates, mail us.

Where we want to go
1) Sydney (Australia)
2) Queensland (Australia)
3) Thailand
- We like to go anywhere, surprise us!!

Description of our house
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

Our home is a restored villa in a country setting. It has a beautiful garden with views over the Manukau Harbour and looking northwards over green farmland to Auckland city. The house has 3 large double bedrooms,a family bathroom plus a modern ensuite off the master bedroom. There is also a sofa bed in the study/computer room. The modern kitchen leads into a large family room with dining table for 8 and a wood burner fire. Off the family room is the lounge area that has another dining table for more formal occasions. Both family room and lounge have TV sets. Our house is surrounded by decks which lead to a patio and barbecue area and a pond where our turtle lives. We love the quiet, the bird life and the proximity to the city.

Accommodation and facilities
Inside:
Telephone, stereo / hifi, security system, tv / cable, sofa, carpet, fireplace 
Kitchen and washing:
Grill, freezer, fridge, microwave, dish washer, oven, washing machine, dryer 
Outside:
Balcony, garage, terrace, parking, garden, barbecue, swimming pool 
Local activities:
Surfing, horse riding, tennis, water skiing, hiking, swimming, golfing, fishing 
Local places to go:
Galleries/museums 
Languages spoken:
English 
Nearest major airport:
Auckland intl, 27 km / 17 mile
Other information:
Car recommended, children ok, no smoking, including internet (highspeed), hospitality considered, wheelchair friendly, non-simultaneous optional 

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Our neighborhood
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

This area is close to the rugged west coast beaches famous for black sand. The Awhitu Peninsular is a secluded area with lovely beaches,areas of native bush and arts and crafts.
It is 10 minutes drive to the nearest shopping centre, which has many restaurants,and a 20 minute drive to the closest railway station which has regular services to Auckland's Newmarket and Britomart stations.
A 20 minute drive will take you onto the main motorway south towards Hamilton.
This area is known for surfing, hiking, fishing, equestrian pursuits and arts and crafts.

Something about ourselves
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

Cath is a part time teacher and Bruce is a retired engineer and charter boat skipper.
We love sailing and boating on the Waitemata Harbour,fishing(of any kind),and travelling around the world. We are enthusiastic gardeners and readers.

We have a second home at Lake Taupo(also available)where Bruce indulges his passion for fly fishing the rivers and streams for trout.It is an hours drive from the central North Island ski fields and close to the Tongariro Crossing walk.

We are happy for our our exchanges to be non simultaneous or Hospitality.

In 2011 we have had 3 wonderful experiences with this exchange site and look forward to many more.

Contact details
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