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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [452]
Jordan caught a flight out of Christchurch early this morning, while Gabe and I began the laborious act of hitchhiking out.
Christchurch is similar only to Reefton in that it is nigh impossible to get a ride in city limits - or even suburb limits.... Read more >
Tags: hitchhike, on the road, serendipity
Tue, 12 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [348]
As we pulled into Christchurch we slammed into the back of a car and had the favor quickly returned.
Haha, a bit of a traumatic start, right?
Still, traveling this long without any major incidents, I suppose we were about due. Nobody was hurt ... Read more >
Tags: accident, disaster, on the road
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [446]
We spent two nights camping - one night on a bluff directly over a beach and one in a campground called Trotters Gully.
The beach campground was pretty amazing - Jordan was able to pull the van into a small grassy pad completely surrounded ... Read more >
Tags: camping, on the road, wildlife
Sun, 10 Mar 2013 | By jimandmary | Views [510] | Comments [1]
Or The Most Pointless Walk in History. ... Read more >
Fri, 8 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [392]
After spending the night again in Wanaka, the three of us continued heading south to Queenstown.
At the last mountain pass we climbed up to Rock Peak, a ridiculously high vantage point where we could see for miles. Several switchbacks later, ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, goodbyes, on the road
Wed, 6 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [491]
In the morning Gabe and I woke up and began to slowly gather together our things. Jordan had left early in the morning to skydive Fox Glacier, which is supposedly the number two skydive in the world. Around 11 he returned and we got underway, making ... Read more >
Tags: characters, on the road, yolo
Mon, 4 Mar 2013 | By jimandmary | Views [318]
We have just finished a 3 day walk along the Routeburn. It was in primitive conditions compared to what we have had up till now. There were no showers and we had to carry all our food for 3 days and nights. We also had to share dormitories and one night ... Read more >
Mon, 4 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [403]
Leaving Hokitika Gabe and I decided to hike and hitch as rides had been few and far between. There was a hairy moment when we had to run across a bridge, but you could see the car coming for miles (sorry, kilometers) down the road.
We'd only ... Read more >
Tags: hitchhike, on the road, serendipity
Sun, 3 Mar 2013 | By capecodkiwi | Photo Gallery
living like a kiwi in the capital
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Sun, 3 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [461]
Sometimes things just work out.
Hitching on the west coast has been way slower than the east as we move south. Last night we got stranded in Reefton, a small mining town, after six hours of trying to get a ride. Today we only made it to Hokitika ... Read more >
Tags: hitchhike, on the road, serendipity
Sat, 2 Mar 2013 | By wilde1 | Views [348]
Dubai was better than I expected! Dave met me at the airport after a long, delayed flight and immediately took more to the Burj Kalifar - the tallest tower in the world. We went to the observation deck 124 storeys high. Magnificent views! On the ground ... Read more >
Fri, 1 Mar 2013 | By jambopablo | Photo Gallery
Travels around New Zealand
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Fri, 1 Mar 2013 | By lckelly2013 | Views [173]
New bike got here yesterday and it needed some tweaking! Nothing my great bike mechanic dennis couldn't handle! Bike is ready to ride.
Fri, 1 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [899]
After nine days in Takaka, Gabe an I are off down the west coast.
We've been staying with Victoria, a well-known local activist who arranges the World Naked Bike Ride every year. Through the WWOOF program we stayed at her place, the Moonbow B&... Read more >
Tags: on the road, wwoof
Fri, 1 Mar 2013 | By kurenai | Views [1248]
This journey starts with a car ride down to Matamata, where the Hobbiton movie set is located. Passing through lovely rolling hills made tan by drought and summer, spotted with sheep and cows grazing lazily in the sun, we found ourselves in a parking ... Read more >
Tags: hobbiton, matamata, new zealand, the hobbit
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