Destination: New Zealand

Gallery: Rotarua

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Rotarua

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [3154] | Comments [1]

Mud pools, geysers, glow worms, hot spa's and the Maori cultural centre of NZ - of course i wanted to come here.  Coming here takes us through jaw dropping scenery that makes me realise England is just a little bit green, but not very much really.  The ... Read more >

Gallery: NZ - North Island

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By fkasinsky | Photo Gallery

Wellington

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By the-white-rabbit | Views [672]

We arrived yesterday in Wellington to spend some days here and meet Malte a friend of Nadja.Had some nice days before. A lot of adventures as everyday. Went up to Mount Ruapehu scenery of "Mordor" in the Lord of the Rings  movies. Nice place ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: New Zealand North Island

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By the-white-rabbit | Photo Gallery

Northland, Hobbiton, White Island

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By beckandphil | Views [678]

Oh my goodness! Where to start...I'm sitting in a caravan typing as fast as I can see my credit running out!! From Auckland we headed North up the East Coast. To break the drive we stopped at Goat Island Marine Reserve. The island was about 50m off ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Auckland

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Parnell Rose Festival

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By kiwi_kerry | Photo Gallery

Auckland

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [908] | Comments [1]

I'll stick by my original impression of Auckland, it doesn't hold up well to expectations when you first step off the plane.  I now realise there are a lot of really nice parts around the centre - Devonport for example is just delightful.  Huge parks, ... Read more >

Gallery: Kaikoura

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By em-and-andy | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Hanmer Springs.

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By em-and-andy | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Franz Josef – Hector.

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By em-and-andy | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Franz Josef 2nd visit

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By em-and-andy | Photo Gallery

Kaikoura

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By em-and-andy | Views [1317]

We’ve booked 2 nights in a hostel in Kaikoura, but are prepared to stay for 4 – 5 if the surf is right.   We’ve not seen anything that even looks like a wave let alone surf on our trip yet, so our hopes are high.   To increase our chances of surf ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Hanmer Springs.

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By em-and-andy | Views [464]

We headed out of Hector with a real sad feeling, we were reminded of a saying ‘Do not cry because it’s over, rejoice because you have achieved it’ which we are beginning to understand.   The drive over to Hanmer Springs was via the Lewis Pass, a lovely ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation