Destination: New Zealand
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Tue, 1 Nov 2011 | By meganpd | Views [1339]
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 >
Thu, 6 Jun 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1201]
All ferry crossings the following day were cancelled! Again I was lucky although it was far from a smooth trip. Arriving in Wellington in the dark, I find that navigation here is no easy task. I know that the hostel is about 20 minutes away and that ... Read more >
Tags: backpacking, car hire, desert highway, glow worms, makopa falls, mt egmont, new zealand, paihia, ponsonby backpackers
Sat, 30 Jun 2012 | By josh_shona | Views [1149]
The following story has been the result of too much happening too quickly to justify using just a lame status update. Instead, I've really got to explain all of what happened on the 30th June 2012 with a touch of detail. As most are aware, I love ... Read more >
Tags: ruapehu, skiing
Thu, 17 Jan 2008 | By thecobb | Views [1043]
I made it to the Coromandel. When I got to Thames (said like the river in London), I wanted to head up north to a different part of the mountains than my bus was traveling to. I asked the bus driver, and he told me to hitch-hike. Now, I have heard ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1035]
"Hitchhiking is like fishing: sometimes you get a big catch, sometimes you get a small catch, yet sometimes you get no catch." Those were the words of a Maori fella who picked me up outside of Napier last year. There couldn't be a better analogy because ... Read more >
Tue, 8 Oct 2013 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [966]
Contention in relationships come, it seems to me, mostly in the circumstance when one party wants the other to behave in a certain way and the other refuses. Funny really, at the beginning of a relationship, that exciting, fun, intense, emotional time ... Read more >
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 | By farfaraway | Views [837] | Comments [2]
So, endlich kann ich mich mal aufraffen zu schreiben wies mir hier so geht und was ich hier so erlebe. jetzt bin ich genau einen monat hier und deshalb weiss ich gar nicht wo ich anfangen soll. am besten ganz von vorne. der flug war ein absoluter höllentrip.... Read more >
Tags: friends
Thu, 4 Jul 2013 | By hannahhackett | Views [800]
We started our travels in New Zealand with a visit to Jodee and Rupert in Wellington (for those that don't know, Jodee and I worked together at PwC in Cambridge before she took a secondment to Wellington and never came back!). We arrived on Sunday ... Read more >
Tags: ferry, moon, museum, views, wellington
Sun, 30 Nov 2008 | By erin_and_pete | Views [731] | Comments [2]
In the lovely town of Renwick, bicyclists take over the roads, pedaling along miles of wine trails. We biked for my birthday - so fun. There were five wineries that we visited - Allen Scott, The Wine Cellar, Huia, Mahi, and Nautilus (where we had a ... Read more >
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 | By catherine_haf | Views [629]
Ahhhh all is calm here in New Zealand. Flew over 'the alps' into Christchurch yesterday, and after manic 'can do' 'that's amazing' oz, New Zealand seems so peaceful and calm. Half thought of changing my ticket so I could stay here. But come on Cath -... Read more >
Fri, 30 Oct 2015 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [500] | Comments [1]
Nous nous sommes rendues dans un petit village appelé Te Karaka, près de Gisborne. Enfin quand je dis village c'est un bien grand mot ! Nous avons du continuer sur une route non goudronnée (un chemin de gravier^^) et on a continué... Read more >
Tags: #woofing #moutons #docking #expérience #ferme
Wed, 14 May 2014 | By | Views [183] | Scholarship Entry
It was on the Routeburn Track that I first met Tane. I knew who he was, of course. I’d grown up learning about Tane Mahuta, god of the forest and birds - son of Rangi and Papa, sky father and earth mother. Maori mythology had been our Hans Christian ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Mon, 1 Jun 2015 | By terrihorner | Photo Gallery
Family motorhome travel
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Sat, 12 May 2007 | By milou | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 9 May 2012 | By jo_and_matt | Photo Gallery
Gisborne - North Island
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