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Sun, 21 Aug 2011 | By lauren_watson | Views [61309] | Comments [4]
There are many ways to come into Queenstown. You can fly in from Australia or other parts of New Zealand. On a clear day you get the privilege of watching the large mountains below you as your plane eventually slices between them. You get to ... Read more >
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1096] | Comments [1]
With a deep sense of euphoria, I climbed the stairs on the ferry. On top of the life rafts I stood, arms outstretched, tea bottle in hand, head high, breathing deeply. In my head I was screaming "I'm on top of the world!!!" For several minutes I just ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [991] | Comments [1]
In the city of a thousand smells, Rotorua's most offensive olfactory insults are reserved for the only Maori owned park - the aptly named Hell's Gate . The name of this place - given by our very own GB Shaw - captures its essence. Shaw, upon seeing ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By kiwicadence | Views [883] | Comments [1]
+Took bus from Mt. Cook to Christchurch, stopping again in Lake Tekapo and back again at the Chruch of Good Shepherd and statue of the collie dog. +Enjoyed returning to Christchurch to do some last-minute souvenir shopping and have a wonderful Indian ... Read more >
Fri, 21 May 2021 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [833]
I'm sitting in our downstairs flat looking out the window at a very misty morning. Rotorua city has disappeared from below as the mist melds with the sky and makes a continuous curtain of white. My granddaughter and I watch mornings like this and describe ... Read more >
Sat, 19 Sep 2009 | By reidy | Views [714] | Comments [3]
Bolivia is crazy. It´s the poorest country in South America and you can tell... Have learnt about Bolivia´s history etc and how it became poor which is quite interesting given it is one of the most resource rich countries in South America. Quite sad.... Read more >
Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By niels_and_amy | Views [654]
For the last two weeks we have been exploring the far North of New Zealand, our most Southern destination on this journey. It has been a while since we have last found ourselves at latitudes this far from the equator, where the weather is obviously much ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Mon, 7 May 2007 | By lauratheexplorer | Views [507] | Comments [1]
Hello world! I am now in the Coromandel, where the harbours, mountains, rainforest and beaches make me a bit stuck for words. Think of a beautiful spot that you've seen. And then you get back in your car and drive on. Out here, that spot is visible ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 21 Oct 2010 | By bettedarling | Views [497]
Hi All. Well, I'm leaving Camp Hill, and I had a wonderful time. The universe did remind me about balance, however, as after I wrote my glowing account of my time in the mountains, we returned to a power outage thanks to a storm. So, in the rain, we unpacked ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 | By gillthompson | Views [449] | Comments [2]
Steve, the middle-aged Australian backpacker is the most irritating person I have encountered on my travels so far. We happened to meet at the bus stop in Auckland, both on the way to Whangarei - a small town in the north. After exchanging ... Read more >
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 | By wonderbunny | Views [425]
So I've come to the end of the New Zealand adventure. Good god. It started out so tame, with bus trips and scenery. Then it seems the lower down the southern island I got the more drinking, dancing and crazy behaviour ensued. I'd like to blame it on ... Read more >
Sat, 9 Jul 2011 | By hilarywilson_nz | Views [407]
Camp is everything and nothing like what I thought! But it is everything I wished for. Who can complain when you're getting paid to sit on a jetski or at the top of a tree sending kids down a zip line? The Camp I'm working at is a mix of traditional/sports ... Read more >
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 | By stefylein | Views [352]
hello from windy Te Anau... What a day it has been I think I have never experienced so much change in weather in one day. I was picked up in Queenstown today ( I get to that town later) to go on a cruise of Doubtful Sound which is in the Fjordland. It ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 | By obonini | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 13 Jan 2008 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery
Now this is a difficult one - don't mention the mud
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