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Christchurch and the Marlborough Sounds

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 | By john_hockley | Views [1332]

We arrived in New Zealand to a rather chilly Christchurch night...13 degrees. John revelled in finally feeling cool for the first time in a while whilst Sarah immediately started putting on a variety of fleeces from her pack. We arrived at our hotel, ... Read more >

Sheep Wrestling and Cattle Wrangling

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By gillthompson | Views [1024]

My HelpX experiences did not end in Wanaka.  After leaving the kennels, I hitched a ride down to Invercargill - a booming metropolis in the deep south of New Zealand.  The Southland region is home to two types of people - sheep farmers and ... Read more >

Tags: cows, helpx, new zealand, sheep

Another ramble

Tue, 8 Oct 2013 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [949]

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 >

Remodelling

Sun, 18 Aug 2013 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [851]

Wow life can sure throw you some curves can't it! Around the 22nd of July I received a call from the Waikato Hospital Board, a man called Dean who is the 'waiting for reconstructive surgery' man, do I want to go ahead with having tram flap breast reconstruction? ... Read more >

Les délices de Franz Josef...

Sun, 31 Jan 2016 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [662]

Pour cette nouvelle année on va commencer par un article assez drôle (désolé de ne pas avoir écrit plus tôt, mais on a été assez occupé). Le mois de Janvier touche à sa fin, le 6 fé... Read more >

Tags: #nouvellezélande #2mois #vivrecommeunlocal #franz

SO Christchurch

Sun, 24 May 2009 | By dianasaurus | Views [570]

Argghhh.  I had written this story all out and then it disappeared.  So here we go again! I'm writing from my ultra-hip hotel in Christchurch.  It's around 8 p.m. on Sunday.  I love this hotel; it's like Apple designed it - but without being overly ... Read more >

South Island

Sun, 4 May 2008 | By james74 | Views [533] | Comments [2]

Day 1. Travelled from Christchurch in the South Island to Greymouth via the tranzalpine train supposably in the top 7 train journeys in the world. It was amazing to travel through the farming land climbing up into the mountains where the train wnt so ... Read more >

And we're off!

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 | By gav_and_do | Views [416]

28 August - I write this from the Singapore Airlines Lounge in Singapore post a 10 hour+ flight. It's around 11:30pm NZ time, 7:30pm Singapore time - and we feel surprisingly awake. There's a 4 hour wait here until our flight to Paris so hope we can ... Read more >

Tags: singapore, singapore airlines lounge

Preflight Jitters

Sat, 18 Jan 2014 | By shannonmichele | Views [352] | Comments [1]

As promised, I have created a blog to track my adventures and mischievous behaviors while abroad. I was about to write that I wished I had done this while in Ireland, but let’s face it, 85% of the things I did there aren't really appropriate for ... Read more >

Bangkok...... No red shirts.

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 | By guy_di | Views [329]

We arrived safely yesterday and have finally got to email. Its been a crazy few days!   Brunei was random-extreme Muslims but at the same time very liberal with their opinions. Though alcohol is baned and a guy wouldn't talk to me when I tried to buy ... Read more >

Punga Paradise

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [234] | Scholarship Entry

The bars of signal on your phone drop from four to three to two to one to zero. No signal. The winding drive up the arm of the Marlborough Sounds can induce car-sickness in the even the most iron-clad of stomachs. But the paradise that lays beyond is ... Read more >

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Gallery: The Kaik

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 | By dragon_slayer | Photo Gallery

Dusky Dolphins
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Photos: New Zealand Beauty

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 | By adora | Photo Gallery

New Zealand Nature is truly beautiful to look at it could also be the fresh crisp air that surrounds you which makes it such a healing experience you can nott help but walk away stronger and more in love with one self for taking the time to take oneself ... Read more >
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Photos: Hobbiton, near Matamata, New Zealand

Sun, 12 May 2013 | By flyingpiglet | Photo Gallery

Hobbiton, the set where scenes from "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" were filmed
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Photos: Queen Charlotte Drive

Wed, 22 Jan 2014 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery


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