Destination: New Zealand
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Sat, 6 Jun 2009 | By liam_omalley | Views [8735]
Wow! what a rush!
On the 27th May I decided that walking past the Skydiving shop in Queenstown without going in had gone on to long so I decided to face my fear and jump out of a plane.
Considering that the three things I like the least ... Read more >
Tags: jump, new zealand, plane, queenstown, skydive
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 | By ying | Views [5023]
感觉上坐了一辈子的飞机，几经周折总算是到了新西兰！ 新西兰（New Zealand）由南太平洋上的三个岛屿组成（北岛 North Island，南岛 Sourth Island，斯图尔
Steward
Island）占地面积约2.7万平方公里，人口约4百万，由欧洲，Maori和Polynesian人种组成。新西兰地势多变，有雪山、低谷、雨林、冰川，是个自然资源丰富，风景如画的户外形国家。 刚到新西兰的第一感觉像是还没离开北美。这里白人居多，母语是英语，路名的商店名和北美的有很多重复。现在的夏季气候和多伦多六、七月时很相似，没有一点闷热倾向，实在是外出车游和露营的好地方，难怪新西兰人都热衷于各类户外运动了。 ... Read more >
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Tue, 19 Jul 2011 | By lauren_watson | Views [4163] | Comments [6]
One of the things that makes New Zealand different from home is the light. It’s the way the sun shines, the shadows it casts, the different hues in the sky it creates. I walk to work in the morning and the sun is rising, shining brightly on Mt. Cecil ... Read more >
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Fri, 7 Nov 2014 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1043]
I had an experience twice in my life which was in essence the same thing - an object was left by one partner in a relationship in a place that annoyed the other. The object was left for some days with the one getting more and more annoyed and the other ... Read more >
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [940]
Today
was another adventurous and exciting day in God’s Own Country. I awoke at 6:30
after having another strange dream last night. I’ve been having so many strange
dreams lately, including one where I was in a prison and I climbed ... Read more >
Fri, 1 Jan 2010 | By ying | Views [888]
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Thu, 24 Jun 2010 | By beno | Views [772] | Comments [1]
10 hours of driving so far in New Zealand; I haven’t driven for at least a year (and even that was only one trip over Christmas) so it's been a bit challenging but am still alive ! Luckily the roads in New Zealand are not exactly busy; there were long ... Read more >
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Tue, 3 Oct 2023 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [645]
We have just returned from this trip 3 - 30 October 2023. This is written posthumously from my diary and will be in several parts :
A year ago when perusing Facebook we saw an advert for a Mediterranean cruise with MSC for NZ$5,500 pp inclusive ... Read more >
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 | By bettedarling | Views [591] | Comments [1]
I'm now in Little River, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. Actually, I'm about 5k outside of Little River wwoofing on a property owned by Glen Rositter. Glen is a sometimes DJ, party promoter, and organic enthusiast. His property is really lovely - on the ... Read more >
Sat, 28 Dec 2013 | By taylortreks | Views [257]
On Saturday (28 Dec), we drove through alpine country on our way from Methven (near Christchurch) down to Omakau. The road was winding through rolling hills from Geraldine to Fairlie, then it widened out into high meadows. There were impressive lake ... Read more >
Fri, 1 Nov 2013 | By taylortreks | Views [232]
Napier was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1931 (http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/historic-earthquakes/page-6, page-7, and page-8). There are about a dozen informational kiosks scattered throughout downtown – each has details and photos ... Read more >
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By photosbysam | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am a physiotherapist and an avid amateur photographer, this is quickly becoming a great passion in my life. I am a country boy at heart and enjoy walking and biking to see more of the countryside and get away from the big city I have found myself in....
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Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By tamarquina | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 18 Jan 2008 | By thecobb | Photo Gallery
My time on de Island
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Sat, 1 Nov 2014 | By | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I love being a high school teacher. It allows me the chance take all of my experiences, wrap them up, and offer them as a gift to my students, many of whom have never seen the wonders that the world offers. Living in Western Colorado, I am blessed to ... Read more >
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