Destination: New Zealand

Gallery: The Volcanic Region

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 | By yanni-timmie | Photo Gallery

Gallery: New Zealand Part 1

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 | By yanni-timmie | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Taupo

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 | By mattnpete | Photo Gallery

I'm bored . . . . Let's jump out of a plane!

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 | By mattnpete | Views [739] | Comments [1]

The first thing we noticed on arrival into Taupo was the abundance of watering holes, already we had a good feeling about this place. The second thing we noticed was a lake that could of been the ocean, it was simply massive and stunning. Here we knew ... Read more >

The West Coast

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 | By claremccallum | Views [576] | Comments [2]

Hey Guys! Another update: 8th April '08 - COLLINWOOD AND THE FAREWELL SPIT From Picton, travelled North West (stopping for a short time in the Marlborough Sounds) until we reached the small hamlet of Collinwood. During our stay here, we visited the ... Read more >

Abel Tasman and the West Coast

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 | By tomfremlin | Views [643]

Leaving Havelock seems like a lifetime ago now, even though it was only just over a fortnight back! We've been up to the Farewell Spit, achieved the Abel Tasman coastal trek, visited the Nelson Lakes and spent a lot of time heading down the West Coast ... Read more >

Gallery: Kaikoura

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 | By rory2034 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Akaroa, Tekapo, Mt Cook, Oamaru & Dunedin

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 | By sarahandphil | Photo Gallery

The North of South Island and West Coast (well half of it...)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 | By annamar810 | Views [910] | Comments [1]

From Picton we spent some time in the Malborough Sounds- truly spectacular although a pity we could hardly see them for all the cloud... still where we were staying had a scottish themed pub and open fire which kept us cosy and out of the rain- was a ... Read more >

Gallery: From way back to Abel Tasman (before my batteries gave up!)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 | By annamar810 | Photo Gallery

Rotorua - Normal people at last

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By mattnpete | Views [946]

We arrived into Rotorua and were thankful to see a decent sized city with locals who obviously knew what a dentist was. We did what we normally did which was park up somewhere in the centre close to food and pubs and then went for a walk. Rotorua is ... Read more >

Gallery: Rotorua

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By mattnpete | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Last of New Zealand

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By lijanne13 | Photo Gallery

2 girls plus 2 backpacks minus a plan going around the south island

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 | By xocolata | Views [952]

ok, just quickly: i am on the south island right now, and it's awesome! jenny and i took the nightbus to wellington on sunday, crossed the cook strait on monday together with a bunch of cattle and then hitched (sorry, parents...) from picton to dunedin ... Read more >

Tags: friends, travel

Tramping and Camping...

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 | By the-haines-rtw | Views [523]

Hi all, Well we're currently sat in an internet cafe in Wellington having had a pretty wet last week or so.. After collecting the van on Weds we drove North to Leigh/Pakiri beach and spent our first night in a campsite right on the beach.. It was fun ... Read more >