Destination: New Zealand
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Sun, 21 Apr 2013 | By lauren_watson | Views [5174] | Comments [1]
The long, summer days have come to an end. The clocks have gone back, the days are shorter and the town quiets down. The bathing suit clad backpackers have retreated from the lake and moved onto the next place. The foot paths through the parks carry ... Read more >
Tags: autumn, queenstown
Sun, 7 Jan 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1111]
…an unusually calm day at sea, not a ripple on the surface, glassy conditions and head high. A typical day out at Wilkes, a distance offshore from Tavarua, Fiji. The boatman drops me off into the middle of the ocean, a reef break, no land in sight.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 | By justin | Views [901]
I´d booked an excusion to swim with the dolphins at 8:30 this morning. Given the fact that I suffer from sea sickness, and had a late night the boat trip was awful. The boat trip (endurance) was about an hour before we sighted a ... Read more >
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 | By dkky | Views [898]
Je viens de passer un peu moins de 3 semaines vers TE puke qui se trouve pres de Tauranga . Plus exactement dans le petit village de Maketu Beach . Laetitia, la francaise ex collegue de mon frangin et un Noel alias Pequeno un espagnol que j'ai rencontre ... Read more >
Sun, 30 Oct 2016 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [782]
I got up around 9 and saw Alison and David before they went off to church. I had some breakfast then took a shower. Their shower is interesting, there is no separate tub or stand up shower; it's just a room with a sink, a shower head and a drain. (The ... Read more >
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 | By catherine_haf | Views [616]
Ahhhh all is calm here in New Zealand. Flew over 'the alps' into Christchurch yesterday, and after manic 'can do' 'that's amazing' oz, New Zealand seems so peaceful and calm. Half thought of changing my ticket so I could stay here. But come on Cath -... Read more >
Fri, 14 Jan 2011 | By mattandandy | Views [540]
First stop in New Zealand was Christchurch which we didn’t
spend much time in. By all accounts the city is pretty boring and still
recovering from the earthquake of last year. (A four pointer aftershock hit a few days
after we left; Andy quite ... Read more >
Tags: christchurch
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 | By andreamxavier | Views [504] | Comments [3]
Não há como negar: Nova Zelândia é o país dos nossos sonhos.
Além da diversidade de paisagens, lá se respira esporte o tempo todo, para todos os gostos e todas as idades. Às vezes saíamos ... Read more >
Wed, 25 Apr 2007 | By lauratheexplorer | Views [504] | Comments [3]
So i'm one month in, and one month to go. It's certainly going to be a game of 2 halves. First = party. 2nd = culture (+ party). The rugby was great, the home team won. You can't beat a good live-at-the-game atmosphere. Next, in Kaikoura, I went ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sun, 27 Mar 2011 | By wilde1 | Views [457]
I am loving Germany again. I have sampled lots of the typical german cuisine (especially different types of Wurste) and German beer. Its definitely Spring time are there are gorgeous spring flowers everywhere (especially daffodils) and the lovely almond ... Read more >
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 | By egdoster | Views [379]
this is originally a document that I sent to the other Liz, before we left for NZ, just to let her know a bit more about me, since, as i've said, we hadn't seen each other in 10 years! However, she wasn't originally able to open the document; based ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [213] | Scholarship Entry
The wind whipped through me and wailed in my ear, heralding the oncoming winter. As I walked through the city, cowed by the wind I noticed an odd sight. Lots of people, mostly students were walking around in t-shirts, shorts and flip flops, seemingly ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Mon, 1 Apr 2013 | By | Views [191] | Scholarship Entry
9:45 in the evening, my bus pulls into Blenheim Station, I don't often take the easy road and this is no exception. I should have stopped in Christchurch, that was the original plan but I wanted to get a little further; my phone battery just ran out and ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By sands029 | Photo Gallery
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