Destination: New Zealand

Photos: Waitara Train Ride

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery

Waitara Train Ride

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 | By taylortreks | Views [271]

We spent a pleasant Sunday morning on our Taranaki tour taking a short train ride from Waitara (about 30 min from Stratford). The local railway preservation society has salvaged several rail carriages and engines – they take visitors on short rides ... Read more >

Photos: Cape Egmont Lighthouse

Sat, 19 Oct 2013 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery

Cape Egmont Lighthouse

Sat, 19 Oct 2013 | By taylortreks | Views [205]

The Cape Egmont Lighthouse was another highlight of our Taranki excursion. On the way, we stopped along the coast to enjoy the waves (we could watch them endlessly) and "driving into the ocean." The east/west road we took to the coast was arrow straight ... Read more >

Photos: Stratford

Fri, 18 Oct 2013 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery

Stratford

Fri, 18 Oct 2013 | By taylortreks | Views [258]

Our next foray out from the Taupo house was again to the west coast of the North Island. We planned to spend two full days near New Plymouth, which necessitated a 3-night stay in Stratford (just south of New Plymouth). Stratford is an interesting town, ... Read more >

Good Bye Auckland

Thu, 17 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Views [503]

Well, time to leave. Hard to say good bye to friends. One eye is smiling, the other has a tear.  Will miss Nico. Had my last dinner with him on the way to the airport. Yummy, yummy. Finally made it Gina's where we'd been wanting to go for a long ... Read more >

Tags: airport, auckland, travel

Life

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [749]

My youngest daughter has just sent me pictures of her new wee baby girl. A picture of her face with her hands curled up beside her head, nose flattened against the inside of her mothers belly. Yes the inside! How far we have travelled. We now can see ... Read more >

Farewell Party in Auckland

Sun, 13 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Views [589]

Wow, wow, wow. Had to organise a farewell. Held at the New Brew in Albany with my favorite band Father & Sons playing later in the evening. We were about 48 people. Great atmosphere, yummy food, nice wine, lots of laughter, dancing, chatting, hugging ... Read more >

Tags: father & sons, fun, party

Photos: Farewell Party

Sun, 13 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Photo Gallery

Photos: Wanganui/Whanganui

Sun, 13 Oct 2013 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery

Wanganui/Whanganui

Sun, 13 Oct 2013 | By taylortreks | Views [192]

We wanted to get out of Taupo house after more than a week of rainy weather and computer work. We drove over to the west coast of the North Island to Wanganui ... or Whanganui as both spellings (and pronunciations) are acceptable. The Maori pronounce ... Read more >

How I Caught the Travel Bug

Sat, 12 Oct 2013 | By jeffsadventures | Views [637]

There is a beautiful beach in New Zealand that I used to go to during my holidays in the early 1990s. Although it was close to where I lived, it was not easy to get to. If you had money, it was two hours boat ride along the coast. If you didn’t ... Read more >

Tags: beach, exotic, forest, hut, inspiration, travellers, trek

Photos: Kerikeri

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Photo Gallery

Last special day with Nico - a day in the sky

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Views [495]

Wow, what a day. Nico and I went flying all day. We flew to Kerikeri to have lunch in a beautiful vinyard, strolled around Kerikeri township and had afternoon tea there, then flew back with a detour via the Bay of Islands. What a magic day. The sky changed ... Read more >

Tags: flying, kerikeri