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Thu, 12 Jun 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [4959] | Comments [2]
This morning I was booked to do the last crazy thing not yet done in this town... namely the Shotover Canyon Swing. Pretty simple... big canyon, lots of wires, two ropes and a victim... it is a 60 meter freefall into the 109 meter deep canyon and once ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline, walking
Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1357]
It's another long drive through amazing scenery, while listening to great music and partaking in our favourite past time of taking the p out of each other. Lake why have a banana (our only way of remembering it) or Lake W as I'll call it, is another ... Read more >
Tags: trekking
Fri, 4 Nov 2011 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1061]
Hmmm, it seems that 2 monthly suits the lifestyle here better, or is it just that as we grow older time passes more quickly? We are into the warmer weather and now sleep with our windows open to hear the birds in the bush behind both for the evening ... Read more >
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 | By meganpd | Views [1005]
So I've decided to tell you all about Christmas before I go backwards to tell you about Motiti Island and other adventures! I'm now working 2 jobs here in the Mount; during the week I can be found at Mount Backpackers, the hostel I used to live ... Read more >
Mon, 24 Jul 2006 | By bundynbeaches | Views [1004]
After all the planning was done it came down to a rushed trip to the airport and a cruisy trip (so long as you didn't give up smoking) to Auckland. A non event. First night in Auckland was much the same. Checked out the Skytower, didn't do the bungy ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sat, 10 Nov 2007 | By willd | Views [799]
The road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began, Now far ahead the road has gone, and I must pursue it with weary feet, untill some larger way, where many paths and errands meet, whither then I cannot say. The road is life and I'm ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 | By wtarmstrong | Views [783] | Comments [1]
I consider myself a youngish 44. I’m not saying I look any younger than I am. Possibly the opposite. But in spirit….I feel younger, or at least act younger than many people my age. I like hanging out with younger people. I’ll get ... Read more >
Tags: aspiring, canyoning, glacier, helicopter, milford sound, new zealand
Wed, 6 Jul 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [649]
Good question. We're recently retired school teachers who spent the last 3 years at a small school in Honduras planning this trip to New Zealand for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Four years ago we took a rare break in our 35 year careers in education to ... Read more >
Tags: rugby world cup
Mon, 24 May 2010 | By joannah_metz | Views [447]
After leaving Queenstown, I headed south to Te Anau and then onto Milford Sound. I did a boat ride out in the fjord and it was a beautiful sunny day. Milford Sound was pretty - lots of perfect U-shaped valleys carved by glaciers. It looked kind of ... Read more >
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 | By theladykelly | Views [403]
Packing is hard. Trying to get everything packed and done by tomorrow afternoon so I can make a trip to Auckland to see some friends and then enjoy the last full day in Raglan for Dads "50th" (the real one I will miss as I will be somewhere ... Read more >
Mon, 1 Sep 2014 | By cameronjamesbrown | Views [316] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I am a writer/director who is always looking for human stories and new inspiring environments as I prepare to make my entry into feature film. For the past year after leaving The New Zealand Film & Television School, I have been involved in many projects ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico
Sun, 18 Dec 2016 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [262]
I showered and started to pack up all of my things. I've accumulated so much since the beginning of this trip that I've long ago ran out of room in my pack. I left the hostel and walked down to the waterfront and spent some time there. I meandered around, ... Read more >
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Sat, 8 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By rb_photo | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
The basics: my name is Robert. I’m 30. Born and raised in Toronto but now live in Auckland. I am happily married. I work as a motion graphics designer. I love a good laugh and enjoy learning.
I love photography but that’s a given, and I’m sure it’s not ...
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