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The 10 Backpacking Commandments

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By lauren_watson | Views [4007] | Comments [1]

Dear Fellow Backpackers and Travelling Nomads: Follow these commandments for hostel living and you will be respected and loved by all whose paths you cross! Thou Shalt Not: (1) Steal (this includes food!) (2) Turn on the main ... Read more >

Tags: backpacking, hostels

A Martin's Month in Martinborough- and our arrival on the South Island

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 | By annamar810 | Views [911] | Comments [2]

Sorry it has been so long since my last blog entry- I thought it best to wait till I'd finished work before I told you how it went! From Napier we travelled down to the Waiarapa wine region (well 4 of us did, James decided to head straight to Wellington ... Read more >

Olla

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 | By evans_ace | Views [900]

Hello all, Well since the last update from cali, we have definately been thrown out of our comfort zone. We had a long flight from LAX over to miami and then down to Costa Rica. This took about 8 hours with a stop over. On arrival we wheeled and dealed ... Read more >

Adventures on the South Island, NZ

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 | By royandania | Views [687]

We have been on the south island for many weeks now and it has been so intense so I have not prioritised to write for the blog. Since we had to be in Christchurch about a week before our departure from NZ in order to sell the van, we only ... Read more >

Who are we?

Wed, 6 Jul 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [635]

Good question. We're recently retired school teachers who spent the last 3 years at a small school in Honduras planning this trip to New Zealand for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Four years ago we took a rare break in our 35 year careers in education to ... Read more >

Tags: rugby world cup

New Zealand 2

Wed, 17 Dec 2014 | By lipowcan8 | Views [548]

I added a few more pictures. Battery almost gone.

Queenstown, tourist central

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 | By egdoster | Views [500]

this feels odd to be writing so late at night (10:10 p.m.), b/c usually the internet places, in fact, everything in the entire town, closes down by 6 p.m., but here I am in Queenstown, tourist central, where even the internet places are open late, which ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

J'ai testé pour vous... Tongariro Alpine Crossing Track !

Thu, 26 Nov 2015 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [497]

Tongariro track aka la Montagne du Destin Temps estimé : 6H50 sans pause (ce qui est humainement impossible) Moyenne : 7/8H Fait en : 9h20 Le Tongariro Alpine Crossing est une rando très populaire, hormis que ce soit la ... Read more >

Tags: #tongariro #track #advice #newzealand #randonnée

DAY 53. Waihi Take Three

Sun, 18 Dec 2016 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [250]

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 >

Unexpected peace in Wenderholm National Park

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [166] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

Each heavy step is placed carefully; desperately trying not to trip on the crusty path booby-trapped with roots of Kauri that tower above, and to miss the furious scuttles of the delicate geckos that dart jaggedly beneath my feet. The plastic echo of ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Life on the coast.

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 | By rainerevans | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

My name is Rainer and i am 18 years of age. Photography is my biggest passion in life. I have a wanderlust and hope to one day travel and photograph this beautiful world! I am a self taught photographer and developed this passion at the age of 15. I live ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By rb_photo | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

The basics: my name is Robert. I’m 30. Born and raised in Toronto but now live in Auckland. I am happily married. I work as a motion graphics designer. I love a good laugh and enjoy learning. I love photography but that’s a given, and I’m sure it’s not ... Read more >
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