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Two Days in New Plymouth & No Sign of Either Mount Taranaki nor Mt. Egmont

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [1349] | Comments [1]

We pushed on through blustery winds to arrive in New Plymouth on Tuesday, Sept. 13 th , on the way looking for the mythical Mount Taranaki – or Mount Egmont as the older locals like to call it. The old timers don’t take much store in the liberal attempts ... Read more >

flies fly as time flies

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By xocolata | Views [1338] | 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

Itchy fingers and feet

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 | By hanna | Views [1087]

Airports are unusual places. A no man’s land of cheap booze and perfume. People of all shapes and sizes sit and wait for their call to come and go. For a people watcher like me, this hold of people is heaven. I sit, watch and wonder where they ... Read more >

few more bruises...

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 | By lauratheexplorer | Views [599] | Comments [4]

Well today started off nice and relaxing. We had a 1.5hr walk in Nelson Lakes National Park. Which I have just learned is the most dangerous thing I could choose to do in NZ because 10 - 40 people die in the bush every year because they aren't well ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Et si je vous emmenais dans les Fjords Néo-zélandais ?

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [492]

Désolé pour ce laps de temps mais je n'ai vraiment pas eu le temps d'écrire ces derniers temps, promis je vais me rattraper ! Aujourd'hui je vous emmène dans les fjords ! Le Milford Sound est un spot très connu en ... Read more >

Tags: #travel #milfordsound #cruise #fjords #croisière

The bottom of New Zealand

Mon, 9 Feb 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [465]

Today I left Queenstown in the morning, dropping off Kay at the airport. A couple of hours later I pulled in to Invercargill. As it was a nice day I carried on to Bluff until SH1 ran out at Stirling Point. I drove to the lookout ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, wildlife

DAY 8. NZ Cows Have the Best Life / Waterfall Hunt

Thu, 3 Nov 2016 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [297]

I slept horribly last night on my tiny, makeshift bed in the back of the car. I slowly got up, showered, and made breakfast in the community kitchen. I talked to the campground owner and he told me the good places to go in the area. I left and drove ... Read more >

A tunnel behind the ferns

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [207] | Scholarship Entry

A couple of hours south of Auckland, New Zealand, starts the Coromandel Peninsula: beautiful beaches, flourishing nature, history, tourists everywhere. In between the most famous Karangahake Gorge and the Pinnacles track, though, Broken Hills lay forgotten ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Catching a Moment - This Is The Night

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

Why Are We Even Doing This?

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By | Views [177] | Scholarship Entry

Recently I took a trip to the Hot Water Beach with some friends. It's a popular tourist spot on the North Island of New Zealand; I'd read about it multiple times before arriving and had heard about it from quite a few people. Needless to say, I was excited ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Photos: Salmon Fishing

Wed, 2 Jan 2013 | By josh_shona | Photo Gallery

A fish farm where you get fish. Guaranteed.
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Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

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 ... Read more >
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Tags: my scholarship entry - a place i have visited