Destination: New Zealand

Photos: New Zealand

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By odysseus | Photo Gallery

Due North – (Christchurch to Wellington)

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Views [699]

Heading north to get my hands dirty and become more of a traveler than an tourist.   I really want to experience more authentic Kiwi culture.   Although the tourist track has been lovely and the infrastructure is certainly in place for tourism ... Read more >

Photos: Welly - 2nd Time Thru

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Photo Gallery

Out on Onuku Farm, Dolphins and a Taste of a French Seaside Settlement (Akaroa)

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Views [921]

I decided to take a side trip on the Banks Peninsula an hour and a half drive from Christchurch to Akaroa.    We stopped a few times on the way first at Kaitorete Spit and then at the Hilltop Café for a birds-eye view of Akaroa.   I was picked up ... Read more >

Southern Loop of Architecture and Alps (Dunedin to Christchurch)

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Views [733]

Edinburgh of the South = the place I caught up on much needed sleep! (Dunedin) I don’t even remember the drive from Queenstown.   From the moment I boarded the coach until we reached Dunedin I was dead asleep.   Waking up nicely refreshed ... Read more >

Believe the Hype (Queenstown)

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Views [670]

For those who are on a tight schedule Queenstown is the one place many are planning to spend a longer time in.   Anyone I know who has been to NZ before as raved about Queenstown so my expectations about my time there were very high.   Getting in ... Read more >

Photos: Napier

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 | By genebi | Photo Gallery

Napier et Coromandel Peninsula

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 | By genebi | Views [522] | Comments [4]

Napier Un petit mot sur la ville de Napier. La ville a été détruite en 1931 par un tremblement de terre suivie par un glissement de terrain. D’après les photos, il ne restait vraiment pas grand-chose. Tout a été reconstruit selon la mode Art-... Read more >

Photos: Queenstown to Picton

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Photo Gallery

Photos: Greymouth to Queenstown

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Photo Gallery

The View Is Always Better When YOU Climb For It! (Greymouth to Wanaka)

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Views [761]

After leaving Greymouth we stopped over in the gold mining town of Ross.   Got a little demonstration at the information center on how to pan for gold (it reminded me of when there was the Klondike Days festival in Edmonton).   Another stop en-... Read more >

Photos: Horseback riding Queenstown

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 | By royandania | Photo Gallery

Photos: Coromandel & Auckland (NZ)

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

Final Countdown

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 | By evans_ace | Views [932] | Comments [1]

So here it is my final night in NZ, said goodbye to the cats, the canal (pulled a muscle on my final dive in), the house, the pub and now my car. The car of course was cleaned within an inch of its life as per Dad's instruction, so Paul who took it off ... Read more >

Tags: chris and leigh, flight, leaving, nz, roast

Photos: Wellington

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 | By genebi | Photo Gallery