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Thu, 30 Apr 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [8972]
Conditions really deteriorated since last night when it wasn’t too cold and I could see the stars but this morning it was very cold and gloomy, like it was on the verge of rain. Anyways, I packed up my tent and all my other stuff and ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, nature, tramping, wilderness
Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1928] | Comments [1]
The thing about throwing up amongst 1600 ferry passengers is that its impossible to do it quietly. Interislander ferries describe the trip from Picton in the south island to Wellington in the north as a, "breathtaking journey." This is no ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Wed, 28 Mar 2012 | By john_hockley | Views [1174]
Rotorua is a major centre for Maori culture so whilst we were there we decided to visit the Te Puia Moari Arts and Crafts Institute. Here they teach traditional Maori arts such as wood carving and weaving, and have a replica Maori village. The centre ... Read more >
Wed, 18 Jun 2014 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1108]
We are riding long days and arriving at our motels in the early evening in time for a shower, quick swim if there is a pool, some dinner, organise our clothes for tomorrow and sleep. The motels advertise WIF'I but it isn't good and often doesn't even ... Read more >
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By mattnpete | Views [1066]
We arrived into Rotorua and were thankful to see a decent sized city with locals who obviously knew what a dentist was. We did what we normally did which was park up somewhere in the centre close to food and pubs and then went for a walk. Rotorua is ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 | By erin_and_pete | Views [963] | Comments [2]
Pete's version: Last week Erin and I went to a farm to do some exchange work (they let you stay for free and feed you, but you don't get paid). The drive was long and remote, most of the time on a dirt road. After 3 hours of curvy roads and bottoming ... Read more >
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 | By evans_ace | Views [649] | Comments [2]
So here is the first update from the road, Twelve days in and it has been a trip of extremes, towns to countries hot to cold. This is what has happened. On leaving the airport and mum and dad teary eyed (realising they love me) we took our seats at ... Read more >
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [487]
Désolé pour ce laps de temps mais je n'ai vraiment pas eu le temps d'écrire ces derniers temps, promis je vais me rattraper ! Aujourd'hui je vous emmène dans les fjords !
Le Milford Sound est un spot très connu en ... Read more >
Tags: #travel #milfordsound #cruise #fjords #croisière
Thu, 5 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [447]
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 >
Mon, 12 May 2008 | By the-haines-rtw | Views [376]
Hi all, Well it's Monday 12th and we've just dropped off our van so we're back to having just a backpack and no wheels! Oh well, we can drink more now! From Dunedin we drove north to see the Moeraki Boulders, strange to see.. We also visited the Elephant ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 | By lprovorny | Views [363]
So it's been a while since I've been able to get online, the internet is very spotty in the Northland region and extremely expensive in Auckland. It really feels like it's actually been weeks since I arrived
in New Zealand, and it's startling to think ... Read more >
Mon, 25 May 2015 | By | Views [206] | Scholarship Entry
It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. No exaggeration. After three days of having my Fiancee's plane-breath six inches from my face and with less that five hours sleep, with nothing but sheer determination and the knowledge that I had already ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
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 ...
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Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By odysseus | Photo Gallery
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