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Thu, 13 Aug 2009 | By dkky | Views [1244]
Le moment de vérité est là. Il est très difficile de trouver du boulot. Maintenant un mois que je suis partie de la capitale du pays. Au journal du soir et du midi, dans les journaux, à la radio ; le message est clair C’EST LA CRISE ! On ... Read more >
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 | By erin_and_pete | Views [1238] | Comments [3]
Week 1 For a week now Pete and I have been working at Sequoia Lodge Backpackers in the little port town of Picton. It's located on the northern tip of the south island. Anyone traveling to the south island comes through here since the ferry from Wellington ... Read more >
Sun, 28 Nov 2021 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [819]
It's Mr 9 yr olds day to make dinner. He takes a can of baked beans out puts them into a bowl and puts them in the microwave to warm them. Mum comes along " that's not enough dinner for everyone Mr 9" so Mr 9 goes to the freezer and gets out some frankfurters ... Read more >
Wed, 16 May 2007 | By egdoster | Views [604]
"In these trying times, I don't, in a manner of speaking, know what I want; perhaps I don't want what I know and want what I don't know." (from Marsilio Ficino, in a letter to Giovanni Cavalcanti) guess when this was written--c. 1475!
and yet, I ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 | By the-white-rabbit | Views [491]
Arrived well on the south island after we took the wrong street in Wellington and left our small family on the seaside, the motorway had no exit to the ferry and our booking was not confirmed by Apollo, so we had no ticket. But we are on the south island ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 24 May 2010 | By joannah_metz | Views [426]
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 >
Sat, 9 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Views [372]
oh, God, I tried vegemite for the first time this morning, it was disgusting! I'd thought for sure that people were just exaggerating that the stuff was nasty, thinking, it might be a good alternative for all the peanut butter Liz & I've been eating, ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By rahana_smith | Views [331]
Hello Hard to believe it but I actually have to pack a room full of stuff into one bag and get on a plane headed to Vancouver in less than two weeks. Varying sources have indicated temperatures of between -20 and 2 degrees. Good as excuse to stock ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Wed, 17 Sep 2014 | By kiwitrip | Views [262] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Winning this scholarship would mean the world to both Ashleigh and I. We are incredibly keen amateurs, and want to be able to film everything that we can! We are incredibly passionate and adore film making. We frequently are out exploring around New Zealand ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico
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
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
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
Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By mcw | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Bay Of Islands - "The Cream Trip".
I have recently taken steps to re-direct my career into photography.
My aim from this scholarship is to gain hands on practical knowledge and experience in technique, working in the field, providing output to a brief, ...
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012
Tue, 9 Dec 2008 | By gborchers3 | Photo Gallery
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