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flies fly as time flies

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By xocolata | Views [1336] | Comments [1]

it's crazy. when you first move to a new country you have this huge amount of time stretched out before you, everything is new and exciting and you think you have heaps of time to do everything you want. you spend money like hell just to have a good ... Read more >

Tags: goodbye

First time in NZ - Auckland

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 | By kelly | Views [1304]

Up at 4.30am for 7.15am flight out from Tullamarine airport.... *yawn*... what are the chances that the flight was delayed?? Oh nvm. I flew Emirates - had a ball, watched 'Next' with movies on demand and had yummy omelette breakky... the 3.5 hr flight ... Read more >

Tags: Eating & sightseeing

Snaps to Air New Zealand

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 | By skitobe | Views [1175]

It's not very often one the best travel experiences happen at the check in counter of an airline. However, I am very pleased to say that I was so pleasantly surprised by the level of service recently from a staff member from Air New Zealand , ... Read more >

Tags: air new zealand, flying, new zealand, qantas

Announcement !!!

Tue, 24 Dec 2013 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1009]

X marks the spot where I will be when I get my present. What present is that I hear you say? My new granddaughter! What? she couldn't wait! It's official, I am a Nanma for the third time. Due on the 26th December Georgia Johnson was born a week early ... Read more >

Aotearoa tōnui ma

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [961]

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 >

Glow Maggots

Fri, 13 Feb 2015 | By wtarmstrong | Views [660]

Fun Fact: The Kiwifruit was originally known as the Chinese Gooseberry. It originated in northern China, not New Zealand. In fact, New Zealand isn’t even the world’s top producer of Kiwifruit. That title goes to Italy. The name Kiwifruit ... Read more >

Tags: cave, dunedin, fjordland, glow worms, kepler, lord of the rings, milford, otago, te anua

society

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 | By elawlor | Views [649] | Comments [1]

I worked in a movie theatre again this fall and saw quite a few movies. One of my favorites was Into the Wild. I found myself, once again, eager to add more experiences to my life. One of the songs from the movie resonated with me and I'd like to ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

New Zealand-South Island Pictures

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 | By proneymooners | Views [560]

Well we have finished our 26 day stint at an amazing place and will try to get around to telling a few stories but we think pictures will do the talking best. We have trimmed our collection down from 900+ to 92 for your viewing pleasure: https://picasaweb.... Read more >

sea slugs, tramping, & basil

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 | By egdoster | Views [485]

it's been a bit difficult to get on the internet lately, as I'm living out in the boondocks, somewhere that it's faster to get to town via boat than car, in the northernmost point on the S. island, a 3-hr drive to town (2 hrs for 50k alone, very windy ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

And we're off!

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 | By gav_and_do | Views [435]

28 August - I write this from the Singapore Airlines Lounge in Singapore post a 10 hour+ flight. It's around 11:30pm NZ time, 7:30pm Singapore time - and we feel surprisingly awake. There's a 4 hour wait here until our flight to Paris so hope we can ... Read more >

Tags: singapore, singapore airlines lounge

The begining

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 | By mattnpete | Views [317]

After a 26 hour journey we arrived into the airport like lost children and instead of our mummy's there was a massive Mauri guy - lovely bloke. We headed straight to the hostel for some much needed beer and grub, however once our heads touched the ... Read more >