Destination: New Zealand

Gallery: South Island

Sun, 4 May 2008 | By james74 | Photo Gallery

Queenstown, Wanaka and the Glaciers

Sun, 4 May 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [1348] | Comments [2]

Hi everyone, Hope you're enjoying decent Bank Holiday weather... we've been battling through the rain and snow in New Zealand in the past few days. We arrived in Queenstown on Wednesday night, with the thermometer in our van reading about 2 degrees ... Read more >

Gallery: Queenstown, Wanaka & glaciers

Sun, 4 May 2008 | By sarahandphil | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Wellington

Sat, 3 May 2008 | By mattnpete | Photo Gallery

Wellington - By accident

Sat, 3 May 2008 | By mattnpete | Views [456]

We arrived in Wellington on Monday evening and were attempting to miss it out and check it out on the way back up but this was before we missed our Ferry - yes, we know what your thinking mum and dad. So instead of getting the ferry we went to a bar ... Read more >

Awesome Otago

Sat, 3 May 2008 | By brentoc | Views [778]

As we drew towards Dunedin, it seemed like the weather gods were playing a cruel trick on us.  We thought we had left the snow behind at Mt Cook that afternoon, but no, it was back, all over the road!  This was Rachel’s first time driving in snow and ... Read more >

Tags: family, forests, mountains

Gallery: Afscheid van Nieuw-Zeeland

Fri, 2 May 2008 | By bramgies | Photo Gallery

Afscheid van Nieuw-Zeeland

Fri, 2 May 2008 | By bramgies | Views [2807] | Comments [2]

Onze route over het noorder eiland. Onze panorama foto's. Terwijl wij dit schrijven tikken de laatste uurtjes in onze camper weg. Toch een raar gevoel om ons huisje van de afgelopen 2 maanden te moeten verlaten. Als ’s avonds alle gordijntjes ... Read more >

Auckland and a friendly face from home

Thu, 1 May 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [1236] | Comments [1]

Flying into New Zealand presented a similar ordeal as Australia in respect of their assault on anything animal, vegetable or mineral being brought into the country, not to mention that they didn't want to let me board as I didn't have a printed itinerary ... Read more >

Tags: onward planning, planes trains & automobiles, sightseeing, walking

Gallery: New Zealand

Thu, 1 May 2008 | By sl0ggs | Photo Gallery

Yay Snow!!

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 | By brentoc | Views [931]

After a beautiful couple of days in Hanmer Springs, we aimed south again and were off.   It was surprising to see the landscapes that we had driven through in darkness to reach Hanmer Springs, now revealed to us by day – gorges, rivers, plains ... Read more >

Tags: mountains

13 days! Mt Aspiring NP

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 | By elawlor | Views [951]

Hello everyone. I am in Queenstown again. I finished my 13-day tramp yesterday. I went about 225 km and made new friends, ran into friends from other tracks and saw some specatular scenery. I have been extremely lucky with weather. April is known for ... Read more >

Gallery: Otago, Catlins & Milford Sound

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 | By sarahandphil | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Mt Aspiring NP

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 | By elawlor | Photo Gallery

Otago peninsular, the Catlins, Fjordland and Milford Sound

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [1677] | Comments [4]

'Kia Ora' (hello, wassup in Kiwi) from week 2 on the road in New Zealand. We're half-way around the South Island now - and still absolutely loving it. Having extended our time in NZ yet again (we're now staying 5 weeks) we've just over 1000 miles ... Read more >