Destination: New Zealand

Queenstown and Arrowtown

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 | By kiwicadence | Views [398]

+Rode the gondola for a spectacular view over Queenstown - absolutely breathtaking - mountain, lake, snow-capped mountain, cute little Queenstown.  Beautiful and one of the highlights so far. +Rode the luge (a little three-wheeled cart for want of a ... Read more >

Sweet as....! South Island N.Z

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By thebigtrip | Views [2527]

(Sweet as is a phrase we hear every where in N.Z, every one says it and it means, cool, great, excellent sometimes it means yes or thanks or your welcome etc. ) New Zealand is all it’s cracked up to be! Amazing scenery and non stop adventure…! The ... Read more >

Tags: glacier, heli hiking, kayaking, milford sound, south island, whale watching

Gallery: South Island, New Zealand

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By thebigtrip | Photo Gallery

Franz Josef to Queenstown

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By kiwicadence | Views [382]

+Poured with rain the whole day in Franz Josef, so didn't walk out to the glacier. Figured I must have seen glaciers in Nepal and didn't fancy a good soaking. +Guided glacier hikes involve going up 200 ice steps. +Bought a local newspaper and read ... Read more >

Rapidinha de Domingo / Sunday's Quickie

Sun, 4 Oct 2009 | By clfreitas | Views [862]

Essa eu nao podia deixar passar em  branco. As 15:00h deste domingo teve granizo e um punhado de neve cainho em Wellington! Pelo menos nos bairros mais altos, como Thorndon. Tudo bem, nao durou nem cinco minutos mas ja estamos um mes na primavera oficial ... Read more >

Tags: weather, wellington

Christchurch to Franz Josef

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 | By kiwicadence | Views [436] | Comments [1]

+Tomato ketchup has a clove taste to it. +New Zealanders seem to have adopted the British love of Indian food. Lots of Indian restaurants. Not many Mexican restaurants. +Found a wonderful kiosk selling sausages, run by an East German guy who didn't ... Read more >

Wellington to Christchurch

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 | By kiwicadence | Views [466] | Comments [1]

Here we go again... +Took the Bluebridge Ferry from the North Island to the South Island.  Great scenery especially leaving Wellington and entering Queen Charlotte Sound in the South Island. +Ferry arrived in Picton in time for lunch: a meat pie.  ... Read more >

CHOMAGE CHOMAGE // UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 | By dkky | Views [914] | Comments [7]

Alors, Alors….. Apres 6 semaines de bonheur avec les minots de Pillant Point je me résigne à cesser mes activités. C’est donc une larme à l’œil que je me sépare des enfants. Ce fut une expérience des plus surprenantes. J’ai beaucoup appris ... Read more >

Taupo to Wellington

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 | By kiwicadence | Views [358] | Comments [1]

Here are a few more updates: +Am drinking "flat white coffee", not sure if I can explain what it is but it tastes good. +Have found coconut mushrooms (no, they're not hallucinogenic) and candy milk bottles (some of my favorite English candies) ... Read more >

Gallery: Auckland

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 | By wings_on_my_heels | Photo Gallery

Jungle Juice

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 | By reidy | Views [1239] | Comments [4]

The adventure started with a precarious light aircraft ride past snowy mountains and onto a small piece of grass they call the airport.  Rurrenabaque is so warm and lush and green.  Pigs, horses, chickens and of course dogs run wild.  Alot of our time ... Read more >

Next few days in NZ

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 | By kiwicadence | Views [414] | Comments [1]

It's pouring with rain so I'm sheltering in an Internet cafe. +Visited Glowworm Caves in Waitomo.  Adult male glowworms apparently have no mouth and can't eat so die. Hmmm... +Stayed in a converted train carriage (supposedly there was a ghost which ... Read more >

First few days in NZ

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 | By kiwicadence | Views [574] | Comments [1]

Sorry folks, I haven't been able to get to Internet before.  Now have just a few minutes, so here's some bullet points: +Flights were fantastic.  + Arrived in Auckland, met at airport by Val holding a "VIP V... J..." sign.  Went ... Read more >

Gallery: Kayaking Able Tasmin National Park and heli hike on Franz Josef Glacier... South Island N.Z

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 | By thebigtrip | Photo Gallery

The Wild Wild West

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 | By reidy | Views [706] | Comments [3]

Bolivia is crazy.  It´s the poorest country in South America and you can tell...  Have learnt about Bolivia´s history etc and how it became poor which is quite interesting given it is one of the most resource rich countries in South America.  Quite sad.... Read more >