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Sat, 5 Apr 2008 | By abelaine | Views [6072]
Today we completed the Tonariro trek which was the famous mountain from the Lord of the Rings. To cross the mountains takes about 6 hours not including the climbs up the different mountains. We climbed Mt Tongariro with spectacular views of the rest ... Read more >
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 | By cwalker1218 | Views [1200] | Comments [1]
It’s only been a year and a half since we were living the dream backpacking around South America for almost 6 months after living like a local in Canada for almost a year. When we first arrived in New Zealand it felt fantastic being surrounded ... Read more >
Thu, 17 Jan 2008 | By thecobb | Views [813]
I made it to the Coromandel. When I got to Thames (said like the river in London), I wanted to head up north to a different part of the mountains than my bus was traveling to. I asked the bus driver, and he told me to hitch-hike. Now, I have heard ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thu, 8 Mar 2012 | By john_hockley | Views [726]
After our return to Motueka, we sorted out a hire car so we could explore the rest of the south island. Unlike our Hyundai Getz in Australia, this was more of a "rent-a-dent" and we ended up with a 14 year-old Toyota Camry (nope, we'd never ... Read more >
Mon, 5 Apr 2010 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [599]
Kiwi Humour I lived in Australia for 10 years of my life and never ventured across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand. Given I was heading across the Pacific back to the US, I thought it was about time to meet my Kiwi neighbours properly.... Read more >
Tags: australia, beer, new zealand
Thu, 21 Oct 2010 | By bettedarling | Views [465]
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 >
Thu, 11 Oct 2012 | By henrika_traveller | Views [447]
Last weekend I learnt that the family's circumstances have changed and they no longer need an assistant. In other words, they wanted me to leave. Ok, I got you. fine with me. I was getting bored anyway. It was fantastic for awhile and honestly I haven't ... Read more >
Tue, 22 Nov 2011 | By pocoloco | Views [418]
A brief update from Hermann's bakery in Pangboche ,while we are on our 5th day of Mika's 6 days trek. As the season is coming to its end, we are allowed some days to explore the area, and indeed did the Cho La and Kongma La passes. On our way we visited ... Read more >
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 | By copperowl | Views [324]
We meet at Circular Quay for coffee, and then, suitably fortified, we board the “Radiance of the Seas” . It is huge and opulent. For the first 24 hours we are docked in Circular Quay, and our window looks out at the Opera House. We find Judy ... Read more >
Fri, 30 Dec 2016 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [243]
We had a quick breakfast before heading off to do some shopping. We made our way into the city center area where a lot of people were out and about. We heard on the radio that 14,000 festival goers went to Rhythm and Vines the night before. We also found ... Read more >
Wed, 4 Mar 2009 | By wheat72 | Views [199]
So it all started a few years ago (before the kids!) and I decided that it was now or never - I either get to see the world now or i'll be NZ bound forever with kids and other family commitments. So with my then boyfriend (now husband Jake) in hand ... Read more >
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Fri, 5 Jan 2007 | By phongnlisa | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 6 Mar 2009 | By heywoods1976 | Photo Gallery
North and South NZ
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 | By chroniclesofthefoodsnob | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients For the Marinade 90 mls - Fish Sauce 25 mls - Sesame Oil 10 g - Palm Sugar 12 g - Grated Ginger 2 x - Small, hot chillis (grated/finely chopped) 1x - Small handful of corriander roots 600g - Rump Steak (trimmed/ ...
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Wed, 22 Oct 2014 | By jesskamessika | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Imagine, 13 years old, starting high school in a whole new country. I hated it, no friends, no life and bad grades in school. By the time I turned 14 I hated my life, I was insucure, I was depressed and I felt like I had no one. Untill my 15th birthday, ...
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