Destination: New Zealand

The Beautiful Bay

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By zedordead | Views [810] | Comments [2]

Left Auckland an unbearable 7:30 in the morning on the first leg of “The Full Monty” Kiwi Experience. Thank god for coffee is all I say, without a rushed Starbucks I think the first day would have bee null and void for me! The bus headed out ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Parties and Goat's Milk

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By thecobb | Views [938]

The South Island is all that I had hoped.  This area kinda reminds me of Washington State.  I flew over the Cook Straight yesterday (22 mins at 2500 ft.)  I was amazed at how low we flew because, as some of you know, I jumped out of a plane  3 days ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

rugby+flatwarming=gr8 day...

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By xocolata | Views [781]

nz is just amazing. we missed the last bus (at 5 pm - imagine...) and tried to get a cab (like 30 other people who wanted to go to the rugby match) and somehow we ended up getting a free ride on a uni bus who took people from bryant hall (student dorm ... Read more >

Tags: friends, life

Gallery: New Zealand

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By heartrl | Photo Gallery

Gallery: New Zealand

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By soph804 | Photo Gallery

Auckland & Waiheke Is

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 | By cuentos | Views [565]

At last I feel like I'm on holiday! All my life people reckoned I would love NZ - and it has taken me a long time to get here, but I have to say... GUYS, YOU WERE RIGHT! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PLACE. And so far I've hardly seen anything of it. Auckland ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Fishing and Floating on Lake Taupo

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 | By tomfremlin | Views [559] | Comments [4]

Have spent the past few days in and around Taupo, at the northern end of New Zealand's largest lake, Lake Taupo. The town is void of beautiful buildings, but does have a pleasant character and seems very lively both during the day and, especially during ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Registration

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 | By walkamile | Views [664]

Well, I am now an official student at Lincoln Uni!  My classes are Viticulture, Maori Studies, NZ history since 1945, and a GIS class.  Lectures start on Monday.  Aside from that, I am loving the summer weather and island life.  There are no snakes and ... Read more >

Tags: culture

Auckland

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By tamarquina | Views [681] | Comments [2]

Em miro Auckland amb uns altres ulls, Situada en un backpakers molt mes casola dalt d'un turo, camino fins el port a correcuita per trobar-me amb l'Aina i la Judit, sopem en un mexica i compartim sensacions, el comiat ja es a l'ambient. Avui m'he fet ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

A Working Kiwi

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By florida_family | Views [961] | Comments [1]

Now that I have been working in a New Zealand office for nearly three weeks, I feel fully qualified to pass along my (admittedly first) impressions of the Kiwi working environment. First, there is the delightful tradition of tea.  When I mention tea ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Gallery: Wellington

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By kiwi_kerry | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Road Trip

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By kiwi_kerry | Photo Gallery

1000 neue Bilder vom Tauchen, Skydiven, Paradies, etc...

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By johannhermann | Views [757] | Comments [2]

(JH) Hi Leute, wir haben heute mal wieder stundenlang Bilder hochgeladen und beschriftet. Unter anderem zu sehen: - fliegende Menschen - Haie - Das blaueste Blau - Das Paradies - uvm. Hier mal wieder der Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettinajohann ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Again, it's been AGES!

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By stokeze | Views [568] | Comments [1]

Well, I don't even know if anyone is reading this stuff anymore, it's been AGES! Don't really remember where I left it to be honest . . . ! Ok, so I just re-read the last one, I know where I am now. So, I spent like a week in Qtown, then went back ... Read more >

Tags: The Whole Adventure

Gallery: road trip new zealand

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By aprillabbe | Photo Gallery