Destination: New Zealand

Gallery: Auckland!

Thu, 6 Mar 2008 | By lijanne13 | Photo Gallery

Whitianga - just look at it

Thu, 6 Mar 2008 | By rory2034 | Views [749]

Back to hot and sunny weather. Arrived on the bus after driving around the Coromandal Peninsular. The hostel is in a great location just opposite the beach. Met an English guy at the hostel called Rupert. He was only stopping a couple of nights but ... Read more >

Tags: beaches & sunshine

Akaroa, Banks Peninsula

Thu, 6 Mar 2008 | By walkamile | Views [587]

Akaroa.  A small "french settlement" on the Banks Peninsula of the South Island.  Having been planted on extinct volcano remnants, the town streets undulate with the waves of the hilly land.  A bay named after the town is almost always in ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Possibly not the Final Entry

Thu, 6 Mar 2008 | By sophieollie | Views [826]

New Zealand . Hey everyone, Well, after 8 months and 27 days we are back in New Zealand. Back to sunshine, thankfully, beaches, cicadas (oh how surprisingly much I have missed cicadas), friends ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Its colder when you go south

Thu, 6 Mar 2008 | By florida_family | Views [532]

Last weekend we went on an excursion to the south island of New Zealand.   In this upside-down world in which we live at the moment, that means you are going further away from the equator and closer to the south pole.   We flew to ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Gallery: Auckland

Wed, 5 Mar 2008 | By rory2034 | Photo Gallery

Christchurch

Wed, 5 Mar 2008 | By bramgies | Views [989] | Comments [3]

Terwijl wij dit schrijven zijn de eerste 2,5 week van onze reis voorbij en lijkt Kuala Lumpur maanden geleden! Het is onvoorstelbaar hoeveel je in zo’n korte tijd eigenlijk kan doen en meemaken. Inmiddels zijn we wel een beetje steden moe aan het worden ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

On the move...

Wed, 5 Mar 2008 | By daan | Views [1317]

Hola! Since my last blog entry I've been on the move quite a bit. After spending some excellent days in the Philippines, Thailand and Australia, I'm now in New Zealand. In Auckland I reunited with my parents who are on the road as well and as of today ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Hikes and Stuff

Wed, 5 Mar 2008 | By lijanne13 | Views [424]

So the days in Paihia passed in a bit of a blur...not cause of alcoholic consumption but because (mums gonna kill me) i was hanging out with Dain...yes Lijanne has managed to fall head first for a Yank (ok so i dont hate them so much anymore!) He likes ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Thames

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 | By rory2034 | Views [1434]

Caught the bus from Auckland to Thames. The journey took about 1.5 hours and passed through some nice scenery. The hostel is in an old (for NZ) building, built in the 1860's. I'm in a 4 bed dorm but there are only 2 of us. Thames is a bit of a one street ... Read more >

Tags: sightseeing

New Plymouth (Farm # 6)

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 | By elawlor | Views [951] | Comments [2]

I just discovered that I can get free and fast internet in the library and it has been a beautiful, beautiful thing. Today was my last work day at Barbara Hammonds house. Tomorrow morning I head to Taranaki. It has been a lovely few days. My projects ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Gallery: South Island Tour

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 | By an_oliver | Photo Gallery

MORDOR

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 | By elawlor | Views [1664] | Comments [2]

I am learning that plans change and circumstances are often out of my control, especially when I'm dealing with nature and weather. I had been reading about Tongariro for several months and had my backpacking trip all planned out; I knew which hut I'd ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

mount maunganui beach

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 | By xocolata | Views [996]

i should be reading sth about the anne hutchinson trial in 1637 now, but nevermind. my thoughts keep drifting away the whole time, it's no use. actually i'm hungry, but the fridge is empty and i'm too lazy to walk the 5 minutes to the dairy and buy ... Read more >

Tags: beaches & sunshine, friends, sightseeing

Gallery: Tongariro National Park

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 | By elawlor | Photo Gallery