Destination: New Zealand

Photos: New Zealand 5

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 | By emma-o-scott | Photo Gallery

Countdown to race start!

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 | By emma-o-scott | Views [1030] | Comments [8]

Only one day until start! Right now we are at Kumara Beach, where the race starts, and have just done the registration and received all the stickers that we need to put on all our equipment. Holy cow! What we have been thinking about, training for and ... Read more >

Photos: Last week HOME

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 | By dkky | Photo Gallery

Photos: Nelson

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 | By sx_larabie | Photo Gallery

The Centre of New Zealand

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 | By sx_larabie | Views [516]

The next stop on the South Island is a very beautiful town called Nelson, but of course I wouldn’t know myself because the weather was horrible when we got there.   This was the story of my trip in the South Island.   We would get into a town and ... Read more >

Second attempt to swim with dolphins: Kaikoura

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 | By sx_larabie | Views [715]

My second attempt to swim with dolphins was in a lovely town called Kaikoura.   The name 'Kaikoura' translates to 'meal of crayfish’ in Maori. The crayfish industry still plays a role in the economy but these days Kaikoura has become a tourist destination ... Read more >

Photos: NZ Kaikoura

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 | By royandania | Photo Gallery

Happy New Years!

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 | By sx_larabie | Views [655]

I was lucky enough to spend New Years with friends I had made while traveling Europe in 2008.   It’s rather funny how we met Sarah and Steve, Eric and I met them first in Salzburg, Austria.   We shared a few drinks and played cards. Then we saw them ... Read more >

Photos: Christmas!

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 | By sx_larabie | Photo Gallery

A Christmas with strangers only to be welcomed as family

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 | By sx_larabie | Views [1590] | Comments [1]

Merry Christmas!! Ok I know, I’m sorry I’m a little late on the travel blog posting but better late than never. Here is how I spent my first green Christmas. For everyone who doesn’t know the beginning of this story here it is.   Ella, ... Read more >

Week #15 – got my ticket for Thailand, got my Thai visa, gimme the diarrhea pills!

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [767] | Comments [1]

We’ve based ourselves in Auckland during the last week in NZ and it has been a charm! No more worrying about where to park, where to drive and where to sleep. We picked a nice little hostel on Queen Street, it’s cheap and the location is awesome. If ... Read more >

Photos: New Zealand 4

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 | By emma-o-scott | Photo Gallery

C2C training at Arthur's Pass

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 | By emma-o-scott | Views [972] | Comments [4]

What have we been up to lately? Well, a lot of the time has been spent in really remote places where there is no cell phone reception or internet. So therefore the late update… Sorry! We got our car fixed after two days in Te Anua. It´s still ... Read more >

Countdown/ Compte a rebours

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 | By dkky | Views [926]

Oula cette boule dans ma gorge commence à prendre du volume. Depuis que j’ai réatterit à Te Puke. Pleins de choses se passent dans ma tête. Alors je vais loger chez Andy car n’ayant plus de véhicule il m’a semblé plus simple d’être à Te puke ... Read more >

Aurevoir Ile du Sud/ Bye South Island

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 | By dkky | Views [820]

  Apres notre road Trip avec Les filles, Nous décidons de nous installer à Queenstown pour au moins   3 semaines. Je suis fière d’avoir été celle qui a trouvé cette collocation avec Georges et Christophe. Ca relevait parfois du n’importe quoi, ... Read more >