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Wed, 12 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [1262]
Oct. 11th - Today we were planning to spend in Okahune, a ski town at the base of Mt Ruapehu, but the weather forecast of rain and gale force winds for tomorrow caused us to unplug the van and head north. We skirted the western shore of Lake Taupo and ... Read more >
Tags: australia, france, martinborough, quarterfinals, rugby world cup, south africa, wales, wellington
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 | By emma-o-scott | Views [1003] | Comments [1]
Finally the sun is shining on us (most of the time, at least …), with only the occasional down pour.
We ran the Dart-Rees trail, with a side trip up to the Cascade Saddle, covering 100 km in 3 days. Lots of sun and incredible high alpine glacial ... Read more >
Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [945] | Comments [2]
Kia Ora all, sweet as, etc, hope things are well with thee. This will probably be the final entry for the blog for New Zealand as I am due to leave these shores for Melbourne, Oz in a few days. In fact I should have been there already but I have already ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Mon, 9 Apr 2012 | By mudskipper | Views [894]
Intro: This blog summarises our NZ holiday. We seem to only do an overseas trip once every 3 years, and what with our son now 15yo, I had wondered if this may be the last time he would want to travel overseas with us. Considering this, I wanted ... Read more >
Tags: apollo camper, apollo motorhomes, auckland, nz
Fri, 21 Jun 2013 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [824]
I shouldn't have looked at the pics of my last writing, big mistake. We have finally hit the winter button and those pics remind me just how far away from warm we are. Actually until this week the weather has been fairly warm, haven't even had the fire ... Read more >
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 | By an_oliver | Views [753] | Comments [2]
1 st March 08: - This morning is miserable so we are so happy when we get into the spas @ Hamner Springs, it is like getting into a lovely bath with fantastic views in front of you. Only down side is the strong smell of sulphar, but you kind of ... Read more >
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By xocolata | Views [682]
i just finished creating my timetable, later i'll have to go to university to get it approved by a paper counsellor. hope it'll work out just fine. i'm still at the hostel (a very cool one, btw) and jenny is, too. we got into the same one just as everybody ... Read more >
Tags: life, planning phase
Mon, 13 Jun 2016 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [560]
Ce nouvel article va se consacre uniquement aux lieux de tournages du Seigneur des Anneaux ! Il existe une multitude de lieux et décors qui ont servis pour le tournage de ce film. Toutefois ils ne sont pas tous à voir car n’... Read more >
Tags: #lieudetournage #lordoftherings #movieset #consei
Thu, 10 Dec 2015 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [527]
Welcome to Shanty Town !
Ville minière des années 1850, elle est devenue célèbre lors de la ruée de l'or. Ancienne ville entièrement reconstitué qui est devenue un musée vivant. Elle garde ... Read more >
Tags: #shantytown #goldminer #musée #villagereconstitué
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 | By lijanne13 | Views [521] | Comments [1]
So its been a few days since i last wrote... left taupo on weds to meet dain in auckland which we decided to get out of as soon as possible!! We looked at the quickest and cheapest route out and decided on a place called Tauranga which was 4hours away.... Read more >
Wed, 30 May 2007 | By egdoster | Views [521]
I forgot to mention in my previous article additional flight circumstances that I found rather disturbingly humorous @ the time, during which I became Tom Hanks. but not Tom Hanks of "Sleepless in Seattle," a lover. nor Tom Hanks of "... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [280] | Scholarship Entry
”Hi, I’m Alexia,” she says and shakes my hand. She has just gotten out of the shower and is wearing nothing but a towel. “My name is Kirstine,” I reply. “Oh, where in England are you from?” “Ehm... I’m from Denmark...” I can’t always control what I sound ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 18 Dec 2016 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [252]
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 >
Wed, 22 Oct 2014 | By jesskamessika | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Imagine, 13 years old, starting high school in a whole new country. I hated it, no friends, no life and bad grades in school. By the time I turned 14 I hated my life, I was insucure, I was depressed and I felt like I had no one. Untill my 15th birthday, ...
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By georgiaseye | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Hi I'm Georgia Russell and I'm from a small town called Whangarei at the very top of New Zealand.I’m only 19 but for the past 3 or 4 years I’ve been trying to discover what I want to be in life. It’s taken me years but I’ve combined to of my utmost loves ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012