Destination: New Zealand

Photos: Coromandel Region

Wed, 2 Nov 2011 | By emilpeace | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Wed, 2 Nov 2011 | By thomaslord | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011

Photos: Lake Tekapo

Tue, 1 Nov 2011 | By monsta | Photo Gallery

Choosing the Road Less Traveled

Tue, 1 Nov 2011 | By meganpd | Views [1237]

Traveling off the beaten path is usually not easier, sometimes lonely and often a bit frightening.  But in choosing the road less traveled, there is the hope that it will bring you to an even better and more rewarding destination.  I took this chance ... Read more >

Oct. 31 - Halloween in Kingston

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [1095]

Oct. 31 st - Halloween in Kingston We've stopped our South Island odyssey for a couple of days in Kingston  for golf and laundry and late mornings. Kingston is 50 km around the lake from Queenstown. We spent 30 minutes taking a quick look at Queenstown ... Read more >

Tags: cromwell, kingsto, new zealand, queenstown, wanaka

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 | By vlrobinson | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Photos: Lake Tekapo/Mount Cook

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Photo Gallery

This is the Life!

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 | By meganpd | Views [995] | Comments [1]

One of the best parts about staying in hostels is being able to get that “homey” feeling away from home.   The last night I spent at the Brown Kiwi my friends and I had a movie night!   Just a few girls cozy on the couch with pizza, a bottle ... Read more >

ARRIVAL AT CHRISTCHURCH

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 | By canhona | Views [566]

#11: Precisely the last flight of the trip has a one-hour delay, just when I needed to get to Christchurch as soon as possible... I have no chance of arriving there while currency exchange is open, I’m not sure they will wait for me until so late ... Read more >

Tags: journey

Oct. 23 - World Cup Final

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [481]

Five Best Sensory Experiences from the day of the Rugby World Cup Final Sound: The incredibly beautiful voice of Hayley Westenra rehearsing the “World in Union” as we walked past Eden Park 5 hours before kick-off. We were on our way to pick up Tom’s ... Read more >

Tags: rugby world cup final

Oct. 22 - Eve of World Cup Final

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [729]

Oct. 22 nd -We spent the eve of the World Cup Final at the Ellerslie races in Auckland. Despite being sure we had chosen all the winners, we only succeeded in the last race when Apache Sky landed us $2.90. However it was a fun afternoon and we had ... Read more >

Tags: auckland, devonport, sky tower, world cup

Farewell Campervan!

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [747]

Oct. 17 th – Laying in bed in our en suite room at Bamber House Hostel in Auckland while the rain patters down. Memorable experiences since we last wrote the blog in Miranda   on Oct. 13 th On the night of the 13 th at the mineral bath ... Read more >

And the All Blacks Win!

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 | By meganpd | Views [707]

You can always tell when things are going well if you haven’t heard from me in a while!   That means I’m too busy having a good time to write about it :) It has actually surprised me how quickly I’ve settled back into the backpacking life.... Read more >

Photos: Auckland

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 | By emilpeace | Photo Gallery

Oct. 13th - Two Days of Mineral Baths

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [589]

This is our next to last night in the campervan. Tomorrow night we will be in a real bed in a real house. The brother of a good friend of Tom’s from high school emigrated to New Zealand at least 30 years ago. His name is Neil and he coincidentally played ... Read more >