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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By seahorse | Views [189] | Scholarship Entry
The wind whipped through me and wailed in my ear, heralding the oncoming winter. As I walked through the city, cowed by the wind I noticed an odd sight. Lots of people, mostly students were walking around in t-shirts, shorts and flip flops, seemingly ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By trudi_holden | Views [1876] | Scholarship Entry
It's not often you can say you've faced death and conquered a centuries old giant, in an otherwise mundane Thursday. But on a sweltering day, with a Hawkes Bay hangover, I did just that. High above the Heretaunga Plains of Havelock North, New Zealand, ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By lhartjen | Views [371] | Scholarship Entry
The sulphurous scent wafted through the air like hard boiled eggs on a crowded tour bus – unwelcome, yet familiar. The day began well enough – it was a brisk one, so a hot soak sounded appealing on this wintery New Zealand day. The geothermal Polynesian ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By globexplorer | Views [201] | Scholarship Entry
Are you looking for an awesome adventure? Do the Milford Sound Walk, which is one of the 9 great walks of New Zealand. The track is 53.5km long and is done in 4 days. Book the huts in advance with DOC as only 40 people per day are allowed to do the track.... Read more >
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Mon, 25 May 2015 | By ashleighsarah | Views [181] | Scholarship Entry
It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. No exaggeration. After three days of having my Fiancee's plane-breath six inches from my face and with less that five hours sleep, with nothing but sheer determination and the knowledge that I had already ... Read more >
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Mon, 25 May 2015 | By amandalillian | Views [177] | Scholarship Entry
Getting a bargain on off-season travel is instinctual when you are young and poor, trying to cram it all in. It is however, a gamble. I was at Saint-Lary-Soulan for a ski holiday at the start of the season, but we were there before the snow… and every ... Read more >
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Mon, 25 May 2015 | By lolaorlando | Views [169] | Scholarship Entry
I walked up an amazing mountain today, Te Mata peak in Hawkes Bay. I am in love. He is a glorious old giant that held me and lifted me high into the heavens. Nestled at the bottom of the mountain is a grove of Redwood trees, I stopped in my tracks ... Read more >
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Mon, 25 May 2015 | By johswanderland | Photo Gallery
Lake Tekapo and Mt. John
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Mon, 25 May 2015 | By johswanderland | Views [261] | Scholarship Entry
So I'm off on my own heading to Lake Tekapo for the Mt. John Earth and Sky observatory. It was a 3hr drive from Christchurch to Aoraki, I tried to make it before sunset as the roads were long, windy and had no streetlights. As I drove towards the MacKenzie ... Read more >
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Mon, 25 May 2015 | By ephemeral | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 23 May 2015 | By melodyd83 | Views [782]
Why is travel so addictive? What is it about travel that drives us to create opportunities to get out there and do it? I suppose when I say ‘us’, I’m referring to myself and those others who are often referred to as having ... Read more >
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Fri, 22 May 2015 | By saralitchfield | Photo Gallery
Aoraki Mt Cook, New Zealand
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Fri, 22 May 2015 | By saralitchfield | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
Aoraki Mt Cook (‘cloud piercer’ in Maori) sits majestically in the middle of New Zealand’s South Island. It’s the tallest mountain in the country, at 3,754 metres, and a four-hour foray from my humble abode in Queenstown, through Middle Earth scenery.... Read more >
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Fri, 22 May 2015 | By chessiehenry | Views [189] | Scholarship Entry
I discovered it by chance; curving around the Kaikoura coastline heading north. A surf break called Mangamaunu. The beach is turbulent, dramatic; unruly waves meeting the rocky edge of a mountainous New Zealand landscape. The break is overlooked by a ... Read more >
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