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久违的温泉 [Hanmer Spring]

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 | By ying | Views [6134]

旅行的第11天,我们离开了Nelson市,开始南下。 目标:美丽壮观的库克山(Mt. Cook)。不过从Nelson开车要整整一天才能到库克山,于是我们决定把车程分为两天,中途在一个叫Hanmer Spring的温泉村歇一夜。 一路向南,地势开始变得崎岖,沿着盘山公路而上,气温开始下降,我也从短裤凉鞋变成了长裤皮鞋。 开车6小时后,我们在5点多到达了Hanmer Spring温泉村。村子不大,倒是应了个麻雀虽小五脏俱全。这里在冬天是滑雪度假的胜地,不过到了夏天人们大多是冲着这温泉来的。我们也不例外,一到了地方就立马打听哪里有温泉可以泡。 ... Read more >

Tags: hanmer spring, hot spring, new zealand

Letting the New Zealand Light Shine In

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 | By lauren_watson | Views [4203] | Comments [6]

One of the things that makes New Zealand different from home is the light. It’s the way the sun shines, the shadows it casts, the different hues in the sky it creates. I walk to work in the morning and the sun is rising, shining brightly on Mt. Cecil ... Read more >

Tags: new zealand, queenstown

Christchurch, NZ

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 | By andrea | Views [1648] | Comments [7]

Well, I've finally left Australia and have made my way to Christchurch, NZ.  It was really hard saying goodbye to everyone on my last day in Canberra but overall I think the anticipation of New Zealand helped me to deal a lot.  This is my second day ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

360 degrees of clouds

Mon, 25 May 2009 | By dianasaurus | Views [1174]

Writing from some internet lounge in Christchurch around 8:30 p.m.  I set the alarm in my hotel room, and this morning as it turned on, since there are no windows in the room, the light above the bed turned on and gradually went brighter and brighter, ... Read more >

Ice ice baby

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 | By greenalligator | Views [1152] | Comments [2]

The second day of spring saw us venturing into the depths of the West Coast. Our friend Shannon was visiting, and my beautiful cousin Kylie was over on a quick trip to see her mum after being abroad for over 2 years, so what better reason to experience ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Abel Tasman National Park Map

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 | By ying | Views [905]

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North Island highlights

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By lprovorny | Views [734]

Well, I've been in New Zealand for about a month and a half now and I'm sitting in Wellington's 'Wild at Heart' airport waiting for my flight to Dunedin. Winter may be approaching, but I'm ready to take this adventure to the South Island. As I look ... Read more >

North of the North

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 | By lburton | Views [670]

After nearly 3 months in New Zealand, we finally leave Auckland.   After we had settled in and found jobs, we found that we didn’t have any time to travel, thinking that a weekend was not long enough.   But this weekend was ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, boats, dolphins, sandboarding

Volcanoes and Bunkers

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 | By leelefever | Views [562]

One of the striking features of Auckland is the volcanoes that surround the city.  When Rachel and Regan picked us up a couple of days ago, they said "We thought we'd take you up to some of the volcanoes around the city.  I thought - volcanoes?  ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Traveling (wo)man.

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 | By bettedarling | Views [520]

Hi All. Well, I'm leaving Camp Hill, and I had a wonderful time. The universe did remind me about balance, however, as after I wrote my glowing account of my time in the mountains, we returned to a power outage thanks to a storm. So, in the rain, we unpacked ... Read more >

Live from Prince Albert

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [506]

It's hard to believe I've only been in New Zealand for a day. Gabe and I have already manage to hitchhike from Christchurch up to Nelson, today we make the last push for Takaka. Hitchhiking is a new experience for me, but Gabe's an old hand. Our ... Read more >

Tags: characters, first day, hitchhike, on the road

blueprint of the sea

Fri, 18 Apr 2014 | By | Views [140] | Scholarship Entry

under a stony ribcage blossoms tradition and history hides in a bed of moss. on this beach of a thousand grains waves wash the eye of the land, unbraid hair- I see fish and birds but only for their bones and I have never felt so- a dog-shaped ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

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