Destination: New Zealand

On the road to Brian’s place

Sat, 8 Dec 2007 | By em-and-andy | Views [760]

We headed out not knowing what to expect of the North Island?   We had heard many different versions of what was ahead of us, some good and some bad (if NZ could have bad?) but we came this far and we were going to see it for ourselves. As soon ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

backpacker bus - leg 1

Sat, 8 Dec 2007 | By kristibetts | Views [568]

well i've made it as far as rotarua now. first stop on the trip was raglan, a surf town near hamilton, didn't really do much there and we stayed in backpackers way out of town. from there we went for a "cultural expeirence" we had a hungi which ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Rongo

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | By monica_gill | Views [516] | Comments [1]

I stayed at the recommended hostel in Nelson, which was indeed very nice.  Nelson has a sort of Santa Cruz-y feel to it.  People were walking around barefoot, so I figured the beach must be within walking distance.  When I asked, however, I was told ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

40 million sheeps

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | By fkasinsky | Views [715]

Even though New Zealand is not too far from Australia, I could not find many similarities between both countries. Australia has Aborigenes which are fragile and not the brightest sheep in the shed. New Zealand had and still have the ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

My 30th Birthday!

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | By lisa-harber | Views [4537]

I had a fantastic birthday weekend, Paul spoilt me rotten (as always), we went to see Muse, I had a lovely massage and facial, lots of lovely food and topped it all off with a trip to Akaroa where we went kayaking and got to hang out with some cheeky ... Read more >

Tags: Fun

New stuff that's happened

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | By paul_byrom | Views [537]

It's been a bit of a busy week and we've been up to some newsworthy stuff in the last few days. Lisa had a significant birthday, and we celebrated by taking a bit of time out to go on some adventures. First we went to see Muse in concert which was ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: New Zealand - North Island

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | By h_s33 | Photo Gallery

Changing Rooms

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | By the-white-rabbit | Views [8028]

There are changing rooms where you can change your clothes. Some are for sports or work. Behind an other changing room door is a toilet. Some you can find in a sports center, gym or in a shop. Most of them are used by humans. Some are nice and some not.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Middle Earth

Wed, 5 Dec 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [935]

Well - Wanaka, Queenstown and Te Anau.  The drive to Wanaka is one of the best I've ever done - simply spectacular.  I love the little town too - mountain vistas and a huge lake.  Queenstown is the adrenaline junkies centre of NZ.  Bungee, skydiving, ... Read more >

Gallery: Middle Earth

Wed, 5 Dec 2007 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Auckland to Wellington

Tue, 4 Dec 2007 | By monica_gill | Photo Gallery

Wellington

Tue, 4 Dec 2007 | By monica_gill | Views [527] | Comments [4]

After spending about 3 days in Auckland, I took a 12 hour train ride down to Wellington.  It was beautiful--I can really see why they have chosen to film movies here.  Auckland was nice, but very much a city.  I'm not so much a city girl, so I had ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Marlborough Sounds and Abel Tasman

Mon, 3 Dec 2007 | By beckandphil | Views [1513]

On Sunday 25th Nov we got the ferry from Wellington to the South Island of New Zealand. The crossing is renowned for being rough so I purposefully skipped breakfast - thank goodness it was a blissfully calm day. It takes 3 hours to cross the straight ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gold

Mon, 3 Dec 2007 | By the-white-rabbit | Views [1212]

It was a wonderful day to find gold......On the way from Westport to Greymouth.............. Yeah it was a real nice day with a lot of sun and this strange vibration in the air. We followed our natural instict, stopped at a wonderful small bridge next ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: West Coast

Mon, 3 Dec 2007 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery