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South Island of New Zealand in April 2011

Wed, 11 May 2011 | By fartandbelch | Views [1628]

We left for Christchurch on 12th May 2011. Our Virgin Blue flight left Sydney at 6.50pm and we arrive at 11.50pm. Not a very social hour to be arriving into a city you've never been before but it is part of the package we bought. About two ... Read more >

Home Sweet Home

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1025]

Things that struck us about New Zealand: - how clean the toilets are! Westfield Albany's toilets are like a palace! - how easy it is to do things! ASB is the most wonderful bank on the planet. - you can just buy a car! Pay money, get a car. - everything ... Read more >

Dolphins, sky diving, maori, luging etc...More from New Zealand

Sat, 15 May 2010 | By emily_zitcer | Views [955] | Comments [5]

Since last writing we have moved from the South island up to the North, where we went from Wellington to Taupo, onto Rotorua and then Auckland, and we are now almost at the most northerly point in The Bay of Islands, near the end of our time on the Kiwi ... Read more >

Pondering

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [725]

I was right to be concerned when I saw the driver sitting ready to leave when we arrived with a bare 5 minutes to spare to catch my bus to Auckland. He rudely told a woman she should 'go and sit down because I am leaving' as I entered the bus, she just ... Read more >

Hitch-Hike-Trip nach Auckland

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 | By farfaraway | Views [673]

Schnellversion eines wunderschönen Ausflugs, da ich jetzt echt mal lernen muss: Maike, Mo, Birke, Jamie und ich sind am Wochende nach Auckland gehitcht. War echt supereinfach. Maike, Mo und Birke mussten 5 Minuten warten. Jamie und ich 10 bis wir mitgenommen ... Read more >

L and P

Wed, 5 Sep 2007 | By dsaltsman | Views [578] | Comments [2]

So my flatmates Alice and Shellee have become my unofficial tour guides to New Zealand. Last night Alice introduced me to L and P as well as real fish and chips. I was quite impressed with both. The L and P is strangely addicting for a soda. Shellee ... Read more >

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Florence - Pisa

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 | By wilde1 | Views [440] | Comments [1]

Had a great time in Florence. Best thing I did was take a local bus ( Number 12 or 13) to Piazelle Michelangelo for 1.20 euro each way to catch beautiful panoramic views of this gorgeous city. Went with a friend and we bought food first and had a picnic ... Read more >

The first time I saw mountains

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 | By | Views [218] | Scholarship Entry

The first time I saw mountains , I had been sitting in a bus for over six hours. I had landed in Christchurch before the sun has risen, my breath making fog on the windowsill. It had been a long day of driving, most of the passengers were headed to Queenstown ... 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

A 'place' I have visited

Tue, 2 Jul 2013 | By paekakariki | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Fascinated by its ability to visualise memories of places visited, photography took me on a journey around the globe and made me the person I am today. Born in Germany, I soon got curious what more than the small-town monotony I was exposed to the ... Read more >
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013