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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By anneislandgirl | Views [227] | Scholarship Entry
I smelled it before I saw it. The unmistakable foul stench of rotten eggs signaled our approach into Rotorua, the geothermal city in the North Island of New Zealand. I instinctively pinched my nose with my fingers and looked over at my friend who had ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By allthetrafficlightsintokyo | Views [220] | Scholarship Entry
The bars of signal on your phone drop from four to three to two to one to zero. No signal. The winding drive up the arm of the Marlborough Sounds can induce car-sickness in the even the most iron-clad of stomachs. But the paradise that lays beyond is ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By jforeman95 | Views [154] | Scholarship Entry
There was no wind, no seagulls begging for crumbs, only the faint drone of car engines on the street thirty metres back. I stood on the shores of Lake Wanaka. The arctic-blue water stretched out, fading in the distance as it met New Zealand’s Southern ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By seahorse | Views [206] | 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 [1937] | 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 [402] | 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 [223] | 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 [196] | 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 [197] | 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 [186] | 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 [282] | 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 [836]
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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