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Tue, 9 May 2023 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [18834]
For my birthday we went to Rarotonga. It happened because Jetstar sent me an email saying I had a credit that had to be used within a couple of months! I panicked a bit and thought of a place and booked our tickets. I have always wanted to go there as ... Read more >
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [1963] | Comments [1]
October 12 - Thursday Singapore Auckland, New Zealand We slept in a bit. Check out time wasn't until noon and we were in that room until the last minute still trying to shave off a little more weight from our luggage. The bike boxes said they were ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By xocolata | Views [1309] | Comments [1]
it's crazy. when you first move to a new country you have this huge amount of time stretched out before you, everything is new and exciting and you think you have heaps of time to do everything you want. you spend money like hell just to have a good ... Read more >
Tags: goodbye
Mon, 3 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [1110]
October 3rd: The Rugby World Cup pool matches are over. The past 2 days we were in Wellington to witness the upset of the tournament (Tonga over France 19-14) on Saturday and New Zealand’s 12 try romp over Canada (79-15) on Sunday. This morning we drove ... Read more >
Tags: martinborough, palmerston north, rugby world cup, shannon, wellington
Thu, 7 Jun 2018 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [983]
With much sadness I received a call on the last Sunday in May to say that a fellow rider, friend and possibly relative had died on her bike that day.
Hiria McRae was a unique, fiesty, intelligent woman I met through riding my motorbike. She rode an ... Read more >
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 | By john_hockley | Views [936]
We got up at the unholy hour of 6.15am to catch the 7.30am shuttle to the start of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. The crossing is a 19.4km hike across volcanic terrain along the slopes of Mt. Ngauruhoe (the volcano used as Mt. Doom in Lord of the Rings) ... Read more >
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [917] | Comments [6]
On Sunday morning, we flew in a small 10-seater from Wellington on the North Island, to Picton on the South Island. From Picton, we took a water taxi to our walking start point, at Ship's Cove near the mouth of Queen Charlotte's Sound. Captain Cook ... Read more >
Fri, 1 Jan 2010 | By ying | Views [886]
Tags: abel tasman national park map
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By mogsie08-09 | Views [780]
I had to get up for a rediculously early ferry crossing back to the North Island because with my time quickly running out in New Zealand I knew I'd have a real whistlestop tour if I was to fit in everything I still wanted to see and do there. Needless ... Read more >
Mon, 5 Apr 2010 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [658]
Kiwi Humour I lived in Australia for 10 years of my life and never ventured across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand. Given I was heading across the Pacific back to the US, I thought it was about time to meet my Kiwi neighbours properly.... Read more >
Tags: australia, beer, new zealand
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 | By tomfremlin | Views [431]
Firstly, thanks for all the comments after the last update! I concede that Dick is more rock'n'roll than I am and look forward to hearing that story. From what I can gather it has been somewhat of a wet summer back in the UK so perhaps it was a good ... Read more >
Sat, 4 Jan 2014 | By taylortreks | Views [199]
It was another sunny day, so we drove up to Wanaka to visit LOTR sites. On our way, we stopped at three roadside lookouts around Cromwell, as well as taking in the sights from one of the many wineries. The area around Cromwell was first known for its ... Read more >
Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By rhiellis | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I studied Illustration, so colour palettes, composition and textures are in my mind all the time, but it's only in the past few years that I have started taking photography more seriously. I am self taught and have practiced and practiced, starting ...
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 | By kkken715 | Photo Gallery
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