Destination: New Zealand

Oct. 3 - Horse Racing, Golf, New Friends, & Rugby

Mon, 3 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [1113]

October 3rd: The Rugby World Cup pool matches are over. The past 2 days we were in Wellington to witness the upset of the tournament (Tonga over France 19-14) on Saturday and New Zealand’s 12 try romp over Canada (79-15) on Sunday. This morning we drove ... Read more >

Tags: martinborough, palmerston north, rugby world cup, shannon, wellington

Wellington, j'adore

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 | By libbylullaby | Views [775]

Well, it's been nearly a year since arriving in the windy capital of New Zealand, Wellington, and it's been a fantastic year at that. There's always something diverse on offer - from cafes, plays, gigs, scenery, events. It's alive with action, vibrancy ... Read more >

Tags: jadore, new zealand, summer, wellington

Wellington

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By the-white-rabbit | Views [746]

We arrived yesterday in Wellington to spend some days here and meet Malte a friend of Nadja.Had some nice days before. A lot of adventures as everyday. Went up to Mount Ruapehu scenery of "Mordor" in the Lord of the Rings  movies. Nice place ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

North Island highlights

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By lprovorny | Views [712]

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 >

Heading North to Auckland

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 | By swhateley | Views [647]

Not as interesting on this leg although this being New Zealand - breath taking scenery is a guarantee on every single trip so there is no such thing as a boring trip here.  We left Wellington rather early in the morning with Mungu (my spelling could be ... Read more >

break down!

Fri, 2 Feb 2007 | By egdoster | Views [441]

aarrgghhh!  this computer is so slow & it's giving me problems & internet is so expensive here in Nelson. anyway, wrote this last night, by glow of the streetlight while in "bed" in our van--I want a job.  I want a chocolate chip cookie ... Read more >

Tags: Budgets & money

Next few days in NZ

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 | By kiwicadence | Views [428] | Comments [1]

It's pouring with rain so I'm sheltering in an Internet cafe. +Visited Glowworm Caves in Waitomo.  Adult male glowworms apparently have no mouth and can't eat so die. Hmmm... +Stayed in a converted train carriage (supposedly there was a ghost which ... Read more >

Lanzarote, canary islands

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By wilde1 | Views [399] | Comments [1]

the cruise that we are on has decided there is too much unrest in morooco so our itinerary has changed and we are spending extra time in teh canary islands. its hot and sunny here but not too much to do. the cruise is good. shows each night are very ... Read more >

Seal Colony - Cape Palliser, New Zealand

Sat, 8 Oct 2011 | By petrawolf | Views [338]

One of the most exciting things I did while I travelled in New Zealand was visit the largest colony of seals on the southern most point of the North Island. This place is far away from civilization - nearest town is about two hours driving: I got this ... Read more >

Beautiful thoughts and poems inspired by my travels

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By kp207105 | Views [247]

Dreams shared bring power onto beauty, life to my imagination and joy beyond measure.   …At the trail end we had a picnic.   A massive mountain was before us.   A glacier lied on top, snow covered her peak, waterfalls dropped from her, dissolving ... Read more >

Gallery: The West Coast

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 | By erin_and_pete | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Koh Chang

Sat, 8 Aug 2009 | By heathergay | Photo Gallery

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