Destination: New Zealand

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

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 | By mattnpete | Views [696] | 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 [547] | 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 [614]

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 [878] | 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 [904]

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 [926]

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 [503]

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 >

Where the hell are we and why are we here

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 | By mattnpete | Views [809] | Comments [4]

After a few days sunning it up in The Bay Of Islands we decided to head further north to the much spoken about 90 Mile Beach. What a waste of time that was, the beach is huge and drivable, thats about all it had going for it to be fair, we stayed and ... Read more >

Tags: wierd inbred pete

Christchurch

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [1001] | Comments [1]

Hi everyone, We arrived in Christchurch on Thursday after 3 great weeks in Oz. The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa which means 'Land of the Long White Cloud' and we could see why as we flew over the island..... We spent our first ... Read more >

Gallery: Antarctic Center

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 | By florida_family | Photo Gallery