Destination: New Zealand

Kiwi Adventures

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 | By bixxie | Views [658]

We are now in New Zealand and have started our camper van road trip. We picked the van up on Tues only to discover that they didn't have any manuals left at the depot so were stuck with an automatic. As neither of us had ever driven an automatic before ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Auckland, NEW ZEALAND

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 | By kmccabe | Views [620]

Kia Ora! So on Friday morning, i woke up at 4 am, and got ready for my taxi to arrive at 5 am. taxi man promptly arrived and whisked me away to Sydney kingsford smith. while checking in for my flight, the woman at the counter asked for the flight confirmation ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Gallery: Auckland City

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 | By kiwi_kerry | Photo Gallery

Gallery: New Zealand

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 | By paul_byrom | Photo Gallery

Strange Things...

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By kiwi_kerry | Views [7368] | Comments [7]

NZ has a lot of weirdness in the country. Here is a listing of some of things I find odd (ok, I'll be nice - just different). ]1. New Zealanders LOVE their beet "root". Yes, the purple veggie. They put it on EVERYTHING, including sandwiches, ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Tips

Have arrived in Christchurch New Zealand

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By lisa-harber | Views [20369] | Comments [10]

Paul and I are now in New Zealand, after a really long flight, (two days in total) we arrived to find that it was warm and sunny! Yay, since then we have hit a patch of rainy cold weather, but I have decided that this won't last too long!! Waiting for ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Six Weeks

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By dsaltsman | Views [437] | Comments [2]

Well I've been in New Zealand just over six weeks and it has been amazing.  Its hard to believe that its only been six weeks since I arrived in Christchurch.  I've already been working with the Millenium for close to a month. I've met some really great ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Christchurch New Zealand

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By lisa-harber | Photo Gallery

Goodbye land of the free(way). Hello garden city!

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 | By paul_byrom | Views [5272] | Comments [2]

We've arrived in Christchurch! We landed a couple of hours ago and are staying in a little suburb called New Brighton. New Brighton's on the banks of the river Avon and even has a little bike shop called John's cycles.  Weird!  If we decide that we ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Hekerua Lodge Hostel

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 | By kiwi_kerry | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Te Anau, Manapouri, Doubtful and Milford Sounds.

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 | By em-and-andy | Photo Gallery

Te Anau, Manapouri, Doubtful and Milford Sounds.

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 | By em-and-andy | Views [1178] | Comments [1]

To be woken in the morning by yes you guessed it, more rain.   We were planning a drive up to Milford Sound, but the road was closed due to avalanche; so it was a lazy day for us checking out what the area had to offer us.   We decided that a visit ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Busy Busy...

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 | By dsaltsman | Views [515]

First of all I apologize for the lack of updates.  Between work, biking, and just seeing New Zealand I find myself with little free time.  On top of that, our wireless router is broken. So yea...plenty of excuses. Speaking of work, everything has been ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Gallery: Franz Josef – Wanaka – Queenstown – Te Anau leisure drive.

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 | By em-and-andy | Photo Gallery

Franz Josef – Wanaka – Queenstown – Te Anau leisure drive.

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 | By em-and-andy | Views [1255] | Comments [1]

Well, this RAIN is forecast for a few days, so we decided to cut our losses and head down to Te Anau for a couple of days to see the Doubtful and Milford sounds.   As we entered the Hasst Pass for the return leg to Wanaka, the rain was still falling;... Read more >

Tags: On the Road