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Tue, 15 Jan 2013 | By flyingpiglet | Views [1640]

This summer we spent a great family day at Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland. We drove to North Harbour, about an hour north of Auckland, and caught the ferry (360 Discovery Cruises) from there. It took about 35 minutes to reach the ... Read more >
Tags: auckland, bird, family, new zealand, sanctuary, tiritiri matangi
Sun, 30 May 2010 | By evans_ace | Views [1008] | Comments [1]
Well it has been too long since the last update, heaps to fill you in on…good and bad so here goes. We left Medellin columbia and bid farewell to our friends we met there. It was then two flights to arrive in Quito Ecuador. We then jumped on this ... Read more >
Tags: machu pichu, priest, surf, trekking
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 | By reidy | Views [978] | Comments [7]

Öther appropriate titles: 1. Machu Picchu Anti Climax 2. You have got to be kidding 3. No, you really have to be kidding 4. 3rd world slashing Okay so here the story goes. The one place you have to go when visiting South America is Machu Pïcchu ... Read more >
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By elawlor | Views [814] | Comments [1]

Ok... so Drumgor was my third farm. A gorgeous olive grove in Kaitaia, the far northland. My host was a couple from Zimbabwe. Jen grew up in Zimbabwe and Murray grew up in Kenya, South Africa, and eventually moved to Zimbabwe. I lived in a bunkhouse ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Thu, 27 Oct 2016 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [799]

Finally departed LA after a frustrating but fortunate overnight layover. The flight to Fiji was long and hard to sleep through. Fiji was cloudy but humid and adorned a small, rundown airport. Grabbed a coffee and waited a few hours for the next flight.... Read more >
Tags: auckland, hostel, new zealand, nomads, nz
Thu, 8 Mar 2012 | By john_hockley | Views [784]
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 >
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 | By pocoloco | Views [381] | Comments [1]
Late July: With about 7 weeks to go, and about 50 boxes to
fill, life at home is enjoyable and focuses on reducing our amount of clutter
before putting it into boxes, and finally into a storage.
Wellington is still interesting;... Read more >
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By eidlewise | Views [362] | Scholarship Entry
Scrambling down over boulders through a chimney like hole took a lot of courage for me, but I knew the experience of the Maria Gate Arch would be worth it. It isn’t a tight squeeze, but tall people need to mind their heads. The smaller of the two limestone ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Fri, 22 Feb 2013 | By lckelly2013 | Views [213]
just ordered a new breakaway bike for nz. comes with airline friendly case so no more oversize charges. now will get to see nz up close and personal.
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [199] | Scholarship Entry
It was less than comfortable. Sitting in the back seat of a two-door hatchback, with little room to get a fresh intake of air let alone stretch out a leg to get some much needed relief on the gluteus muscles. Every possible orifice of the wee vehicle ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 | By dkky | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 4 Jul 2013 | By juliag | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I'm from Argentina and have been travelling around New Zealand for the last two years. Soon after i arrived in New Zealand i fell in love with the country, the ocean, the waves, and the people. I wanted to express this love trough photography, and also ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013
Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By bamroberts | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
The counter on my camera just ticked over, meaning I’ve taken 10,000 photos. It’s taken a few years and I’ve learnt many skills, but have yet to learn the art of clear story telling, shooting to order, and importantly how to turn this into a sustainable ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Thu, 5 Mar 2015 | By sarachardin | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Green Chilli Paste: (Makes 400g) 125g Green chillies 50g Lemongrass 75g Fresh ginger 2 Medium garlic bulbs 25g Vietnamese mint 100ml Olive oil Provençale Sauce: (Makes approx. 1 litre) ½ Onion (finely diced) 3 Garlic cloves (finely diced) ...
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Tags: 2015 passport & plate: sri lanka
Fri, 6 Mar 2015 | By | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients *All ingredients are organic 1 fresh from the garden beetroot 2 cups of raw hazelnuts A handful of of brazil nuts A handful of activated almonds 4 tablespoons raw cacao Half a cup of shredded coconut 1 cup of pitted medjool dates Pinch ...
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Tags: 2015 passport & plate: sri lanka