Destination: New Zealand

Gold and Greenstone

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1895] | Comments [1]

It was a day of trying to strike it rich in the Land of Greenstone (and in some places, gold). I got up at 10:00 and packed my tent, sleeping bag and a few other things so I could go camping tonight. I wasn't sure where I would end up, but I was thinking ... Read more >

In the Shadow of Mount Doom

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By lburton | Views [777]

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Tags: bad weather, crater, hiking, mountains, north island, tongariro, volcanoes

White Island

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [633]

Our travels on the Stray bus are now officially over...bummer :(, Although i will say that we did go out with a pretty big bang and “the American's (and a Canadian)” will most defiantly go down in the story books at the Stray company.   Unfortunately ... Read more >

Gallery: Trip nach Okarito

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By caro | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Southland trip Ende August

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By caro | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Skiing

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By caro | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Lincoln

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By caro | Photo Gallery

Pretty Coromandel Coast with a Little Tipple Thrown in.

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By swhateley | Views [750]

We headed out of Auckland at the crack of dawn yet again for a trip to the Coromandel on a less than lovely day in this weird unpredictable weather land of New Zealand.  First stop was to the top of Mount Eden to have a little look at Auckland and I ... Read more >

Auckland

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [584]

Not actually must to tell about this second stop in Auckland, but Gina will kill me if i don't tell    this one story...Soo here you are Gina.   Auckland's big tourist attraction is the sky tower, looking at it reminds me quite a bit of the ... Read more >

White dots on green pastures - New Zealand

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By oogs_mich | Views [368]

We had a wonderful time in New Zealand understanding all the signs and having a hired car to get around instead of lugging of bags on & off buses every other day! And also got back to the comfort of our tent which surprisingly feels like home for ... Read more >

North Island of New Zealand: Auckland, Surfing, Kayaking, Caving, and learning the Haka

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By blake_harvey | Views [1630]

I finally have a bit of downtime. It's been a really hectic week and a half (that's it?) since I left the lazier pace of life in Brisbane. I've been on a whirlwind tour of New Zealand's North Island for most of that time. When I left the Auckland ... Read more >

Gallery: New Zealand: North Island

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By blake_harvey | Photo Gallery

Geothermal Wonderland

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 | By lburton | Views [665]

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Tags: activities, holiday, north island, parade, park, rotorua, thermal, zorb

Taupo

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [674]

Taupo is actually another big stop for us that we kind of underestimated.   Taupo brought two big adventure to the table.   The first of which is the apex of our adventure seeking death-wish of a trip so far....Skydiving!   Unfortunately, due to ... Read more >

Gallery: Renwick

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 | By erin_and_pete | Photo Gallery