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Wed, 18 Jul 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [3285]
Stale sweat, skids on the bedsheets, threadbare carpets, cheap pasta cooked to death and pot noodles all spring to mind when discussing hostels. Most follow this business model - but not this one. True to its name....."Smylies" YHA in Springfield ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By gillthompson | Views [1066]
My HelpX experiences did not end in Wanaka. After leaving the kennels, I hitched a ride down to Invercargill - a booming metropolis in the deep south of New Zealand. The Southland region is home to two types of people - sheep farmers and ... Read more >
Tags: cows, helpx, new zealand, sheep
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [966]
Today
was another adventurous and exciting day in God’s Own Country. I awoke at 6:30
after having another strange dream last night. I’ve been having so many strange
dreams lately, including one where I was in a prison and I climbed ... Read more >
Wed, 4 Dec 2013 | By jn1613 | Views [744]
11/24/13
I've been at my first WWOOFing spot, The Matatoki Cheese Barn, for about a week now, and I've only been in New Zealand for about eleven days. In that time I have already seen and done so many cool things that it feels like I've been here ... Read more >
Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Views [712]
For those who are on a tight schedule Queenstown is the one
place many are planning to spend a longer time in. Anyone I know who has been to NZ before as
raved about Queenstown so my expectations about my time there were very
high. Getting in ... Read more >
Mon, 5 Apr 2010 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [695]
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
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 | By royandania | Views [668]
After a few very hectic days in Auckland, New Zealand, when we have been busy looking for a camper-van, we are planning on leaving for Northland today. Finally. It has been quite an adventure to get a grasp of the van market here, what you can get ... Read more >
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By egdoster | Views [602]
Hello. I decided to stay an extra week in Kinloch, in order to take care of some stuff that I've been putting off (like fixing my leaking Camelbak & ThermaRest--the Camelbak has leaked since I got it 2 yrs ago, the ThermaRest just the last month), ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Mon, 4 Jan 2010 | By courtneycarmen | Views [559] | Comments [3]
OK …okay…I know it’s been a little while. I am now in New Zealand and settled in quite well. Getting here was a little more trying than usual. With the increased security for US bound flights I made my way to Auckland with little more than the clothing ... Read more >
Sat, 16 May 2009 | By harrisg | Views [496]
Abel Tasman National Park, at the tip of the South Island, is like a tropical island. You can only reach the outer limits by car and the rest has to be navigated on foot or by water taxi. It comprises of a series of gorgeous sandy beaches with calm, ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 | By gillthompson | Views [466] | Comments [2]
Steve, the middle-aged Australian backpacker is the most irritating person I have encountered on my travels so far. We happened to meet at the bus stop in Auckland, both on the way to Whangarei - a small town in the north. After exchanging ... Read more >
Tue, 20 May 2014 | By j_m_j | Views [462] | Comments [2]
Hello All,
I have returned from the Bay of Islands back to Auckland. I had a wonderful time in the Paihia and have bid farewell to Joanne (Irish) and Claire (Brit) today. Lucky for me Magda (Polish) is still in the city. If you remember back to several ... Read more >
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Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By kateraewyn | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I have grown up on National Geographic. As a child every school holiday was spent with my Grandparents at their house, pouring over their massive collection of National Geographic magazines, cutting out the pictures, glueing them to my walls (literally-...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Wed, 1 Apr 2009 | By obonini | Photo Gallery
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