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Tue, 20 May 2008 | By the-haines-rtw | Views [357]
Hi everyone, This will be a short blog because there's not much to tell you except we're settled in our job in Franz Josef. The accommodation we have is excellent, we have a double room with ensuite and a walk-in wardrobe!! The people are really nice ... Read more >
Tue, 20 May 2008 | By rory2034 | Views [1569] | Comments [2]
Met up with Claire (from the first Magic bus) in Christchurch and collected our rental car - which we nicknamed Tui- because it would take us from Christchurch TUI Queenstown. Spent the week travelling down the east coast along The Scenic Highway route ... Read more >
Tue, 20 May 2008 | By tomfremlin | Views [360]
Time for another update, although lately we've been less busy with sight seeing and occupying ourselves by finding jobs in Dunedin. En route from the Fox and Franz glciers we've visted Wanaka and Queenstown (although briefly) and managed to see Pip, ... Read more >
Tue, 20 May 2008 | By tomfremlin | Views [508] | Comments [1]
Time for another update, although lately we've been less busy with sight seeing and occupying ourselves by finding jobs in Dunedin. En route from the Fox and Franz glciers we've visted Wanaka and Queenstown (although briefly) and managed to see Pip, ... Read more >
Tue, 20 May 2008 | By claremccallum | Views [627] | Comments [4]
Hey guys, Just another quick update! Finished our journey down the West Coast with a stop off at the Fox and Franz Joseph glaciers. They were really impressive. We walked to the terminal of each and got some really good photos. There were also lots ... Read more >
Mon, 19 May 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [1834]
I drove back across the hills and winding roads through Takaka and on to the Able Tasman National Park this morning. The weather wasn't as nice as yesterday and I was driving through clouds at the top of the hill! On route I tried to find Hawkes Hole, ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors, walking
Mon, 19 May 2008 | By rory2034 | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 19 May 2008 | By rory2034 | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 19 May 2008 | By xocolata | Views [1405] | Comments [1]
it is true, it does exist: the fullblown crisis after 3 months. i had it in ireland, but i hoped i could survive new zealand without it. apparently not. my mood right now: everything sucks. it actually is nothing in particular, i just notice that ... Read more >
Tags: lost!
Sun, 18 May 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [2076] | Comments [2]
This morning I drove on north to get to the northern most tip of the south island, Cape Farewell. The landscape here is pretty similar to the north island still, but I did know what the Farewell Spit was made off until I got there. It is a strange elongated ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, the great outdoors, walking
Sun, 18 May 2008 | By walkamile | Views [687]
A town I'm glad I visited once. Rotorua means 'two lakes' in te reo Maori and I took a short walk around one of the lake edges-not a pleasant smell. Rotorua is known for its geological activity and high population of Maori. It almost always smells ... Read more >
Sun, 18 May 2008 | By paulmatthew | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 18 May 2008 | By rory2034 | Views [649] | Comments [1]
Last stop on the Magic Bus was Wellington. Stayed at the Cambridge Hotel with Lou, Ella, Dawn and Angi. Met up with several people that I had previously met when last here - Rob, Llew and Sarah. Called to see Paul and Virginia (ex-family) who I havent ... Read more >
Sat, 17 May 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [1560] | Comments [1]
This morning I was up early and off to catch my ferry. Luckily I'd planned to rise earlier than needed 'just in case' anything went wrong... and lo and behold I missed the turning from the motorway for the ferry! LMAO! It's like I knew I was going to ... Read more >
Tags: driving, on the road, planes trains & automobiles
Sat, 17 May 2008 | By brentoc | Views [648]
The last leg
of our trip began by boat; retracing our steps (or wake, I guess) across Cook
Strait, back to Wellington.
The sea had changed since our previous
trip though; where the ferry had rolled gently like a lullaby cradle, now it
swayed ... Read more >
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