Destination: New Zealand

Queenstown to Christchurch

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 | By ttlax | Views [318]

We had a good nights sleep and woke up very, very early for Rhonda’s physical therapy appointment at 7am.   We drove to the office, she went in for treatment and I headed out for a run.   It was pretty chilly, enough to see your breath so I was a little ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Otavalo (1), Ecuador

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 | By koleta | Photo Gallery

Gallery: New Zealand

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 | By joyful_jo | Photo Gallery

DAY 250 Northland at the South End

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By niels_and_amy | Views [639]

For the last two weeks we have been exploring the far North of New Zealand, our most Southern destination on this journey. It has been a while since we have last found ourselves at latitudes this far from the equator, where the weather is obviously much ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Milford Sound

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By ttlax | Views [429]

Awake in the Milford Sound early to the sound of rain, this was not the start to the day we had hoped for. We headed to get some breakfast and bought some eggs and a loaf of bread at the little store and cooked up some breakfast before the trip. The trip ... Read more >

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Queenstown to Milford Sound

Sat, 3 Nov 2007 | By ttlax | Views [280]

As you can imagine, today was a sleep in day.   Rhonda got lots of sleep but slept well even with the bad back and it was better than the day before but still a ways off from feeling good.   We went back to Vudu for breakfast.   What a treat…Rhonda ... Read more >

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Queenstown

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 | By ttlax | Views [367]

After a pretty good night’s sleep, we woke up and headed down for breakfast at the hotel.   They have a buffet and a few different options…all of it totally overpriced.   We had our choice of bread, ham, cheese, fruit and cereal for $19.   The best ... Read more >

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Travellers Tales

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By bixxie | Views [672]

We have just had a very amusing conversation with 2 girls from Finland who we are sharing a room with tonight. They are on the same wave length as us about swapping stories with other backpackers and the ritual that goes with it! We had difficulty explaining ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

last day auckland

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By the-white-rabbit | Views [515]

tomorrow we'll leave the city.our backpackers is very nice as you can see on the pic but we can't stay here anymore. we go crazy. had a great time here. but after HK it's another city and all citys are the same. one bigger than the other. so we'll go ... Read more >

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heading south

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By kansas | Views [559] | Comments [1]

wells, i'm finally working my ways down to the ice. lots of logistics, flying time and orienting only to become more disoriented. left oly on the 26th of oct. and have been working my way to antarctica since. i'm currently in new zealand for a couple ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Queenstown

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By ttlax | Views [495]

We woke up today and knew there was lots of adventure stuff to be done!  There are so many choices in the "Adventure Capital of the World" we couldn't do them all but it was time to decide what we were going to do.  We slept in late which was ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Pucara (Intag) 2, Ecuador

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By koleta | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Banks Peninsular

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 | By em-and-andy | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Dunedin to Christchurch.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 | By em-and-andy | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Southern Scenic drive 2nd half, Porpoise Bay – Dunedin

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 | By em-and-andy | Photo Gallery