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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By lauren_watson | Views [4014] | 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
Thu, 6 Aug 2009 | By skitobe | Views [1149]
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
Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [944] | 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
Fri, 1 Jan 2010 | By ying | Views [886]
Tags: abel tasman national park map
Fri, 9 Oct 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [851]
Today I was a tour guide to, believe or not, my sister's best friend from kindergarten. Dannielle and Danielle (notice the spelling difference) were inseparable as little girls and we always knew the latter as "Danielle R." A few weeks ago I successfully ... Read more >
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By mogsie08-09 | Views [781]
I had to get up for a rediculously early ferry crossing back to the North Island because with my time quickly running out in New Zealand I knew I'd have a real whistlestop tour if I was to fit in everything I still wanted to see and do there. Needless ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Sep 2012 | By libbylullaby | Views [676]
It's been a full on couple of weeks - new job starting soon in Brussels, lots of work to tidy up in my current job, distance study and a half marathon. But, it's all worth it. There's a place for busyness, which is situated before and after relaxation.... Read more >
Tags: beaches, cook islands, rarotonga, south pacific
Sun, 14 Jun 2009 | By sam_jackson86 | Views [525] | Comments [1]
30/5 Sleeping in the van was not that bad at all, just had to be careful rolling over as there was a gap between the bed and the door which one could get wedged in! We decided that there wasn't that much to do in Whangarei so we left and hit the road ... Read more >
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 | By dave_sarah | Views [496]
Well I've finally done it and hit the big 3-0! Wow. It's been beautifuly bright and sunny and we've had a lovely day wandering around the Golden Bay. Long beautiful sandy beaches, waterfalls, jungles and snow capped mountains to admire and chocolate ... Read more >
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 | By wilde1 | Views [345]
I'm now in Barcelona with Debra for 5 days until we start our cruise. I have enjoyed Spain although Debra had her cosmetic bag stolen from her backpack we think on the metro last night. Luckily that was all. Still love Madrid. It was awesome. Morocco ... Read more >
Mon, 25 May 2015 | By | Views [205] | Scholarship Entry
Getting a bargain on off-season travel is instinctual when you are young and poor, trying to cram it all in. It is however, a gamble. I was at Saint-Lary-Soulan for a ski holiday at the start of the season, but we were there before the snow… and every ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [145] | Scholarship Entry
Walking down a pitch black forest track with two people I’d only just met, guided by a solitary torchlight, I was having second thoughts about whether this it was such a good idea. An hour after bonding with a South African and a Kiwi over a bowl of ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 9 Jan 2013 | By tomakass | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Photography has motivated me ever since I was a child. Images of strange environments, different cultures or prominent moments throughout history have inspired me to visit different countries, try activities and made me aware of past and present issues ...
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Tags: my scholarship entry - a place i have visited
Fri, 8 Mar 2019 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 24 Apr 2009 | By erin_and_pete | Photo Gallery
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