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Smart Travels--Europe with Rudy Maxa

New Zealand North Island

From the neon night life of Paris to cozy village churches in Tuscany, SMART TRAVELS — EUROPE WITH RUDY MAXA delivers the best of what Europe has to offer. Each half-hour episode features hassle-free ways of traveling to great destinations. Maxa highlights the changes in Europe's millennial spirit and visits treasured, historic sites as he ventures to a local hot spot or enjoys trendy cuisine.

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New Zealand North Island

Season 5 Episode 511 | 26m 45s | CC

With natural beauty and abundant plant and animal life, New Zealand is a traveler’s dream. In the Bay of Islands, Rudy kayaks along the North’s most glorious coastline. A Maori guide shows us where local tribes signed a controversial treaty with European settlers. Hawke’s Bay offers bike rides through fruit and olive groves, and a town with one of the world's highest concentrations of art deco.

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