Destination: New Zealand

Photos: Queenstown

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 | By dkky | Photo Gallery

Photos: Akaroa / Lake Area

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 | By dkky | Photo Gallery

Photos: New Zealand

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By odysseus | Photo Gallery

Photos: Welly - 2nd Time Thru

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Photo Gallery

Due North – (Christchurch to Wellington)

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Views [658]

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 >

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

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Views [865]

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 [669]

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 [606]

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 [480] | 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 [689]

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