Destination: New Zealand

Web places

Fri, 7 Nov 2008 | By debbie_sanook | Views [430]

Here are some sites you might want to see if you're travelling to NZ... www.newzealand.com to get started www.ratestogo.com had some great deals that meant we stayed in nice hotels for the same price as a private room in a back packers place For ... Read more >

Gallery: New Zealand

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 | By jazz81 | Photo Gallery

My Progress So Far...

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 | By laurfish | Views [584]

This photo follows my travels in NZ since I arrived in October.   This photo showns my current traveling, from Mistletoe Bay in the Marlborough Sounds (where I've been WWOOFing), through Nelson (where I am now), to Motueka and Takaka (circled) ... Read more >

Gallery: Queenstown Pt 1

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Photo Gallery

Kiwi spotting

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [4274]

Ian told me that if I want to get to Mason Bay before dark, that it isn’t worth it to go around the mud on the track. We went through the Paterson Inlet and then up the Freshwater River. Ian has to time the ride to go at high tide. At 6:00, I ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, beaches, kiwi, nature, wilderness

Lonely Islands

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 | By fifizzle | Views [371]

One month out of six down. Have stayed with friends first two weeks and wwoofed the second two weeks and am now heading to my second wwoof site. The plan is to stay around Auckland (within hour travelling distance) until December, then join a Kiwi ... Read more >

Gallery: First Two Weeks in NZ

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By erin_and_pete | Photo Gallery

Photos: Southland

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Home Sweet Home

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [823]

Things that struck us about New Zealand: - how clean the toilets are! Westfield Albany's toilets are like a palace! - how easy it is to do things! ASB is the most wonderful bank on the planet. - you can just buy a car! Pay money, get a car. - everything ... Read more >

Photos: Dunedin

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Nelson- art everywhere!

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 | By debbie_sanook | Views [390]

The map of Nelson's art galleries looks like a child went mad with coloured stickers-   it’d be easier to say which weren’t anything to do with art!   Even the not traditionally arty we joining in-  w e nearly wandered into a bank that had some art ... Read more >

North of the North

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 | By lburton | Views [592]

After nearly 3 months in New Zealand, we finally leave Auckland.   After we had settled in and found jobs, we found that we didn’t have any time to travel, thinking that a weekend was not long enough.   But this weekend was ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, boats, dolphins, sandboarding

Gallery: Kaikoura

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 | By debbie_sanook | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Lisa's camera

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 | By paul_byrom | Photo Gallery

Kaikoura

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 | By debbie_sanook | Views [413]

We came to see a whale and it didn’t disappoint, although he waited right until the last moment.   When we arrived we were told we were unlikely to see anything.   We had a look around town but most of the shops were shut (a theme here after 4.30pm!) ... Read more >