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Methven / Mt Hutt

Sat, 5 Aug 2006 | By bundynbeaches | Views [1048]

What can I say? First time in the snow that I'm old enough to remember and we get to Mt Hutt in perfect conditions for 5 days on the mountain. The trip from the back door of the lodge to the shuttle was daunting enough. Us tropcal people aren't used ... Read more >

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ChCh to QT

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [986]

Christchurch to Queenstown that is! I've done the journey a million times yet I never get tired of it as the drive is considered one of the world's most beautiful. Yesterday I caught up with a good friend, Doug Jacques. Six years ago I met him in Queenstown ... Read more >

Franz Joseph Glacier

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [811] | Comments [5]

The pictures are FINALLY up!!!! i put about 3 hours of work into this on pay-per-minute internet, so i hope someone actually looks at all these! Post up some comments so i know there is interest ;) Today was quite cool. We are staying in a town named ... Read more >

customs and 2008

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 | By elawlor | Views [563] | Comments [3]

This will be quick. But I wanted to let everyone know that I arrived safe and sound in NZ. I had been a bit nervous about going through customs because NZ is pretty strict about having a certain amount of money in your bank account and having a return ... Read more >

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Kazakhstan - Day 1

Thu, 8 Aug 2013 | By uncommoncheros | Views [537]

Well, arrived into Almaty 3am after a short 4 hour flight from Istanbull. With a quick shower at hotel and bags re-packed with are no off to pick up bikes. 6am start with 600ks in front of us.....

LA

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 | By carolwil | Views [499]

Leaving LA tonight for San Francisco. Mmm LA is an interesting place!! On Tuesday I visited Universal Studios which I loved!! Yesterday I went to Disneyland but didnt realise until we got there that it is actually spring break for the kids here at ... Read more >

S New Zealand-E Coast

Mon, 24 May 2010 | By joannah_metz | Views [446]

After leaving Queenstown, I headed south to Te Anau and then onto Milford Sound. I did a boat ride out in the fjord and it was a beautiful sunny day. Milford Sound was pretty - lots of perfect U-shaped valleys carved by glaciers. It looked kind of ... Read more >

Kerosene Creek

Sun, 3 May 2015 | By | Views [229] | Scholarship Entry

Rotorua, a city that lies on New Zealand's North Island is known for it's geothermal activity especially the hot mud pools. The cultural town attracts tourists from all over, curious to explore Rotorua's various activities and it's beautiful hidden secrets.... Read more >

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Always Talk to Strangers

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By | Views [224] | Scholarship Entry

Hours on winding Kiwi country roads, jerkily manoeuvring the little red Go Kart I'd hired, were taking their toll: I had come down from my Hobbit-y high from the Lord of the Rings set at Matamata the day before and needed a new adventure as a little travel ... Read more >

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A hidden glow worm tunnel

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 >

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