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Tue, 9 Apr 2013 | By calebhitstheroad | Views [229] | Scholarship Entry
The alarm had just gone off; 4:45 am was too early. Dragging my weary body out of bed for something that happens every day was going to be a chore. Little did I know that the event not many witness or even think about was going to change my outlook. The ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Mon, 1 Apr 2013 | By magentarose | Views [182] | Scholarship Entry
9:45 in the evening, my bus pulls into Blenheim Station, I don't often take the easy road and this is no exception. I should have stopped in Christchurch, that was the original plan but I wanted to get a little further; my phone battery just ran out and ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Tue, 26 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [464]
My time in New Zealand has come to a close. It's been a rush - I've covered just about every bit of coast on the South Island, shot through the north, and seen so much scenic, incredible, varied pieces of nature that I've become rather jaded. ... Read more >
Tags: goodbyes, on the road
Sun, 24 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [1216]
It's been awhile, dear readers.
For the past week and change Gabe and I have been WWOOFing at a brewery outside of New Plymouth called Mike's Organic Brewery (or mike's, according to the bottles).
It's been a completely different experience ... Read more >
Tags: beer, on the road, wwoof
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Photo Gallery
The New Zealand leg of my RTW '13 trip
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Sat, 16 Mar 2013 | By jimandmary | Views [441] | Comments [1]
Or the long and dusty road.
This the last of our walks in NZ and the only one in the north island. It was a complete contrast to all the others as it was like walking in a primitve landscape where there was no visible sign of life. That is except ... Read more >
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 | By jimandmary | Photo Gallery
4 day walk
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [424]
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 [329]
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 [436]
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 [481] | Comments [1]
Or The Most Pointless Walk in History. ... Read more >
Fri, 8 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [372]
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 [469]
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 [299]
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 [386]
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
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