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Wed, 7 Aug 2013 | By lhartjen | Views [298]
A few things that I learned from the lovely Camille about wine tasting:
*Most tasting should be done early in the day, preferably before lunch because your sense of taste is more active then (and it’s a great excuse ... Read more >
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 | By cwalker1218 | Views [1149] | Comments [1]
It’s only been a year and a half since we were living the dream backpacking around South America for almost 6 months after living like a local in Canada for almost a year. When we first arrived in New Zealand it felt fantastic being surrounded ... Read more >
Fri, 26 Jul 2013 | By uncommoncheros | Photo Gallery
At Home
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Tue, 23 Jul 2013 | By nicolala3 | Views [291]
Saturday 20th July I set my alarm early enough to feel I could go out and possibly move my poo if needed in the light of day. I went out and searched for it but couldn't really find it, only a kind of mushy looking thing which looked like animals had ... Read more >
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 | By hannahhackett | Views [541]
We had planned a leisurely drive up to Hawkes Bay from the ferry but as it ended up leaving Picton about 3 hours late we didn’t get into Wellington and get the car unloaded until after 4:30pm. At least we did get to see the Marlborough Sounds ... Read more >
Tags: art deco, ferry, wine
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 | By hannahhackett | Views [526]
After we left Franz Josef we had a couple days of driving, mainly in the pouring rain, to get up to the north coast of the South Island. We stopped in Greymouth on the coast and then up to Motueka ready to visit Abel Tasman National Park. ... Read more >
Tags: boat, ferry, national park, seals
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 | By nicolala3 | Views [223]
Thursday 18th A nice nights sleep, full of odd dreams but a good sleep none the less. Poached eggs on toast for breakfast then the usual get up and go routine. We are beginning to feel quite tired again, we're not used to being on the move all the time ... Read more >
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 | By nicolala3 | Views [218]
Tuesday 16th July
Finally after all this time I'm actually writing about the day on the day! I'm writing this as Liam is driving, and feel likely to sink into a food coma any moment. Lets start from the beginning of the day though. Had a slight "lie ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 | By lhartjen | Views [388]
The wine bubbled on his tongue, aerating to reveal black fruit, dark chocolate, and a hint of tomato vine.
Camille knew wine, having spent two years prior to this one in France, studying to be an Oenologist - a scientist of wine. He was now at the ... Read more >
Tags: #auckland, #biking, #hostelling, #kayaking, #nelson, #tramping, #trekking, #waikheke, #wine
Tue, 16 Jul 2013 | By hannahhackett | Views [539]
The day we left Queenstown actually started as a lovely day, we drove up past Lake Wanaka and through the Haast Pass and Mount Aspiring National Park. The scenery was just stunning, so many beautiful lakes and mountains everywhere you looked! ... Read more >
Tags: glacier, hail, helicopter, hiking, power cut
Tue, 16 Jul 2013 | By hannahhackett | Views [559]
Milford and Doubtful Sounds are the most accessible of many fjords in the south western part of the South Island in Fjordland National Park. It’s a pretty remote, pristine area that makes you feel very small in comparison to the natural drama ... Read more >
Tags: boat, fjord, rain, seal, waterfalls
Tue, 16 Jul 2013 | By hannahhackett | Views [570]
Queenstown is a pretty cool place, sandwiched between lake and mountains with a relaxed vibe, we really enjoyed our few days there. It helped that we were staying in a beautiful apartment with lake views, we actually ended up staying an extra night.... Read more >
Tags: gondola, jet boat, queenstown, rain
Tue, 16 Jul 2013 | By lewis | Photo Gallery
My Journey down South
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Tue, 16 Jul 2013 | By nicolala3 | Views [220] | Comments [1]
Sunday 14th July What a lovely nights sleep we had! We were plugged into electric so we had the Hester on all night which kept the van a nice temperature, it was so nice not feeling the least bit cold. I had odd dreams in the night centred around earthquakes ... Read more >
Tue, 16 Jul 2013 | By nicolala3 | Views [266] | Comments [1]
Friday July 12th
Nobody came to terrorise us in the night, surprise surprise! Left by 8.30 to drive to fur seal look out and cape foulwind. It was freezing cold with frost on the ground. We walked perhaps 5 minutes down the track before a helicopter ... Read more >
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