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The best YHA in the world?

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [3223]

Stale sweat, skids on the bedsheets, threadbare carpets, cheap pasta cooked to death and pot noodles all spring to mind when discussing hostels. Most follow this business model - but not this one. True to its name....."Smylies" YHA in Springfield ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Tongariro, Rotorua & Auckland

Sat, 17 May 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [1638] | Comments [2]

Hi everyone, This week we've been climbing Mount Doom, holding our noses in Rotorua and collecting a certain ring in Auckland.... On Tuesday we did the Tongariro Crossing, which is a 7 hour walk (yes, another 7 hour walk! how did this happen?!) through ... Read more >

Abel Tasman National Park Map

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 | By ying | Views [890]

Tags: abel tasman national park map

Rocktober

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [838]

Time is shooting by very fast! How do I know this? I am a grandmother yet again! From nothing to 2 in 5 months, who would have thought! My new grandson Spencer Edward Gilbert was born in Auckland on 31st August. Wow he is already over a month old, ... Read more >

Heading North to Auckland

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 | By swhateley | Views [647]

Not as interesting on this leg although this being New Zealand - breath taking scenery is a guarantee on every single trip so there is no such thing as a boring trip here. We left Wellington rather early in the morning with Mungu (my spelling could be ... Read more >

Of Fixed Abode

Mon, 14 May 2007 | By wick | Views [611]

Crikey! Here we are, T minus 10 days. Our fixed abode is usually a bit of a bomb site anyway but I think we can now add 'pillaged' into the description! We have the following festivals lined up http://www.wychwoodfestival.com/ http://www.glastonburyfestivals.... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

As One Door Closes, Another One (or Two) Opens

Tue, 20 May 2014 | By j_m_j | Views [448] | Comments [2]

Hello All, I have returned from the Bay of Islands back to Auckland. I had a wonderful time in the Paihia and have bid farewell to Joanne (Irish) and Claire (Brit) today. Lucky for me Magda (Polish) is still in the city. If you remember back to several ... Read more >

break down!

Fri, 2 Feb 2007 | By egdoster | Views [440]

aarrgghhh! this computer is so slow & it's giving me problems & internet is so expensive here in Nelson. anyway, wrote this last night, by glow of the streetlight while in "bed" in our van--I want a job. I want a chocolate chip cookie ... Read more >

Tags: Budgets & money

Hot Water Beach 4th - 5th May

Thu, 5 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [435]

We arrived into hot water beach at about 2pm and set out half an hour later for a walk down to cathedral cove. Cathedral cove is a beach split by a cove and its really beautiful. The water was far too cold to swim but we did paddle and sit ... Read more >

BAY OF ISLANDS

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 | By suz_cat | Views [367] | Comments [1]

Mum, we're alive! today we caught a bus up to the bay of islands. not a very eventful day, but a good one tomorrow! Sand boarding and beaching and fush and chups! Love cat xx

Going through the mountain

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [177] | Scholarship Entry

Two friends and I were traveling via car in the North Island of New Zealand. We wanted to pass through the island to go from the west coast to the east coast. It was my friend Marisa’s turn to drive. We all looked at the map and she decided on what ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Gallery: Rotorua

Sat, 12 May 2007 | By milou | Photo Gallery

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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 | By benz | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

First I'd like to say thanks for this opportunity. I'm a manufacturer worker and working full time. Currently living in New Zealand. I started doing photography 3 years ago, from there I'm trying to learn new things and improving the way I see things ... Read more >
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By amyharro | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I wish I’d done more to create a career out of my passion. I’ve always seen the world through an imaginary viewfinder. As a child I found an old camera and have been snapping ever since. I love to get the shot right in camera. It scares me how many photographers ... Read more >
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