Destination: New Zealand

The Countdown Begins...

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 | By miss_angela | Views [355]

In less than 5 weeks, I'm going to be pacing the floors of Dunedin International Airport, anxiously waiting to board my big yellow metal bird to Melbourne. This will, of course, have been preceeded by an ocean of tears at saying good-bye to my family ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Gallery: Life Before Travel

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 | By miss_angela | Photo Gallery

About to leave Invervegas!

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1119]

Sooo excited! Less than 24 hours to go till we hit the road. And I just wanted to put a pretty picture on the front page :)

Tags: The Planning Phase

more cast

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 | By egdoster | Views [402]

Dustin--fellow employee of Sealord, from Nelson, who nonchalantly mentioned he's taking a round-the-world trip next year (this is fairly normal for NZers, called an overseas expedition, or OE).  When we eagerly questoined where he was heading, he mentioned ... Read more >

Tags: People

fish, fish, fish!

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 | By egdoster | Views [404]

happy Valentine's Day!  Today (if they're not snowed under in Indianapolis) my sister Stephanie is supposed tofind out if she's having a boy or a girl--exciting stuff!  it's tough to be so far away for such important events at home, but it's worth it ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Gallery: Wedding

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Photo Gallery

Vege-mighty BAD!!

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [1171] | Comments [4]

There's a plague running rampant throughout the world that hasn't yet scourged the American plains.  This nasty pest is a yeast-extract spread that so many Australians and Kiwis refer to as Vegemite.  In the UK, I believe they call it Marmite, but if ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Gallery: New Zealand

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Photo Gallery

A fortunate SNAFU

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [1321] | Comments [2]

With one day down on our round-the-world tour, we started our second day with high hopes for what our future tour of "New Zild" held.   In the early morning hours of the day, as native Kiwis made their way to work (none dressed nicer than ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Dalama Photos

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Photo Gallery

Touchdown

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [1347] | Comments [1]

So we've arrived in New Zealand, land of the Kiwis!  The flight was nice, Qantas runs a tight ship with excellent accomodations, and my new best fliying pal is ambien! Things have been going smoothly so far, except for the AirBus driver who couldn't ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

on the up & up

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By egdoster | Views [344]

Hello!  Things are looking much better than when last I wrote, complaining, complaining, complaining.  We finally have jobs, that started yesterday @ a most unfortunate time, as it was half time w/ the Colts on their way to winning hte Superbowl, when ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

break down!

Fri, 2 Feb 2007 | By egdoster | Views [415]

aarrgghhh!  this computer is so slow & it's giving me problems & internet is so expensive here in Nelson. anyway, wrote this last night, by glow of the streetlight while in "bed" in our van--I want a job.  I want a chocolate chip cookie ... Read more >

Tags: Budgets & money

a job?

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 | By egdoster | Views [352]

what to say?  wasn't expecting to get on the net just now.  are currently in Nelson, just left our last wwoofing place.  Actually, helped Cat, one of the previous wwoofing host's daughters (24 yrs old) housesit, on our private beach, where we watched ... Read more >

Tags: Budgets & money

planing almost complete

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 | By vallynz | Views [688]

i fly out of akld to bangkok then onto stockholm on 15th april 07.i decided not to stop over anywhere this time, having been to thailand b4 so splashed out and booked business class.I am going to stay at the citybackpackers in stockholm for 2 nights ... Read more >

Tags: solo travel