Destination: New Zealand

Photos: Singapore,Aus,NZ

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 | By brikem21 | Photo Gallery

7 days of meditation in silence...

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 | By royandania | Views [748]

Our journey into the spiritual, the meeting yourself without excuses, has started. We dove right into the deep end of it by attending a retreat called “The way of mindfulness” for 7 days. We where not really prepared for what that meant ... Read more >

New years festival and volcanic experiences

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 | By royandania | Views [724] | Comments [1]

We spend new year at a 5 day hippie festival at a retreat centre called Prana, in Coromandel, North Island. It was small, just 500 people, but really nice and lovely. The whole event was (nearly) drug free and family-friendly with a open ... Read more >

Photos: Northland & Bay of Islands

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 | By chad_d_nomad | Photo Gallery

Rainy Days

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 | By laurakuebel | Views [372]

Once we got into Wellington, the weather took a turn for the worse - the kind where the wind blows the rain sideways and you're cold and soaked from head to toe every time you go outside.  Fortunately, Wellington is home to Te Papa, a museum about New ... Read more >

路尽头的秘密 [Glenorchy]

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 | By ying | Views [6597]

行程简要： 1.从Queenstown沿Wakatipu湖驾车至Glenorchy 2.徒步无敌金矿遗址 3.晚餐Glenorchy，吃了个巨大的鹿肉汉堡包，超好吃，推荐！ 4.驾车从回Queenstown途中遇到美丽的日落之光 5.宿Queenstown 不得不再次提起，好的东西都是要付出努力才能得到的。就好像徒步登山虽然很累，但至今为止每次用辛苦换来的美丽风景总令人难以忘怀。 昨天我们在Queens Town的一家名叫Deco的小旅店落下了脚。说到Queenstown顺便堤一下它是个以冒险运动著称的湖边城市,如果要蹦极、跳伞、喷气船过峡谷，这里都是南岛首选之地。不过我们到是没有做冒险运动的打算，一是太贵，二是时间不够。因此接下来的三天，我们计划到城周边的景点享受自然风光，要用走的来慢漫欣赏大自然天成的美。 ... Read more >

Tags: glenorchy, queenstown

The Other Side of the Road

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 | By laurakuebel | Views [444] | Comments [1]

The three days following Auckland were spent in a rental car, winding through the Coromandel Peninsula and the scenic East Cape of the north island.  My first time driving on the left side of the road was a bit stressful at first (though only slightly ... Read more >

Week #11&12 (part II) – Kayaking with the dolphins in the fiords!

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [497]

Although Queenstown was fun, nothing we’ve done in New Zealand so far would compare to our sea kayaking trip in Doubtful Sound! This is by far my highlight of the NZ trip. We paddled among the beautiful humongous fiords in the Fiorlands National Park.... Read more >

Photos: Doubtful Sound (NZ)

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

Week #11&12 (part I) – New Year party in Christchurch saw Mt Cook and hiked up Mt Ben Lomond

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [578]

First of all, welcome to my “new” blog. I moved my blog here because I enjoyed the interface of this site more. I think it offers many very cool features, especially the photo uploading and the Google Translate button for my non bilingual friends. ... Read more >

Photos: New Zealand

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

Photos: Kayak

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 | By genebi | Photo Gallery

Photos: South Island

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 | By genebi | Photo Gallery

Photos: North Island

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 | By genebi | Photo Gallery

Auckland - One crazy place

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 | By adevine | Views [280]

I've been to Auckland before.  Everyone was so friendly - it didn't feel like a big city at all.  That was just one day - a stopover to Sydney. This, my second visit, (another stopover) has been quite different.  There is a different feeling in the ... Read more >