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Fri, 11 Mar 2011 | By lauren_watson | Views [3914] | Comments [1]
I am now a ghostbuster. I now get to spend about 14 hours a week cleaning the hostel that I am staying at, in return for accommodation and free internet. I get to walk around with a vacuum cleaner strapped to my back as I make my way around the hostel.... Read more >
Tags: queenstown
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By laurfish | Views [1596] | Comments [1]
Hello Mom, Dad, friends, family and strangers, too.
Here’s part one of the big update. I’ve spent seven sunny weeks in New Zealand so far, four in the Marlborough Sounds and three traveling NZ’s various coasts. I will attempt to recreate my ... Read more >
Tags: christchurch, fire festival, hitch-hiking, laurfish, little river, new zealand
Thu, 5 Feb 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [1210]
After 10 days in the car and sleeping in tents we were all quite glad to pull up to the Wellywood Backpackers in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. The monstrous pile of camping detritus that was crammed into the lift on the way up was positively ... Read more >
Tags: apartment, fire escape, hostel, museum
Fri, 10 Jun 2011 | By dancinnadz | Views [1139] | Comments [1]
I'm on my flight to Fiji and thought i would make use of the 3 hour flight to update you on my last few days in New Zealand. After the only negative part of my time here in Tauranga, i made the best decision ever to head up the Coromandel Peninsula ... Read more >
Tags: auckland, north island, whitianga
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By gillthompson | Views [1056]
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
Thu, 26 Jun 2014 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [985]
We rode out from San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge and headed south and east to Yosemite National Forest stopping in Modesto for food at the Firken Fox. We had booked a night at the Yosemite Bug Hostel where we stayed in a tent cabin, on arrival ... Read more >
Fri, 1 Jan 2010 | By ying | Views [899]
Tags: abel tasman national park map
Thu, 19 Jul 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [870]
After our strenuous walk up Mt Isthmus we headed to the nearby lake of Hawea. Here was another beautiful forest campsite, with the lake in view from our camp spot. The next couple of days were spent relaxing, enjoying the sun, and most importantly ... Read more >
Tags: fishing
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 | By mamasim | Views [668] | Comments [1]
Allea,
enda unde!?
(Ja, ich lerne indisch bzw. Malealam
indischer Dialekt ausm Süden glaub ich ;) )
So, der heißersehnte zweite
Teil!!!Hier erstmal den Anfang,den ich schon vor einigen Tagen (oder
Wochen?) in einer ... Read more >
Thu, 23 May 2013 | By lhartjen | Views [485]
What exactly is a 'clack'?
Well, I was wondering exactly the same thing one fine day in May when Neil Finn posted a comment about them on NeilFinn.com (see diary post for 10 May 2013). So I wrote to him @NeilMullaneFinn and asked ... Read more >
Tags: #clouds, #mountains, #nz, #slang
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 | By torie | Views [373]
Hey everyone I thought that the easiest way to keep in touch with you all while I'm away is to create this journal thingy. So...for the month that I am away if you haven't had any emails from me, check this journal and there should be some updates on ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 | By wilde1 | Views [359]
I'm now in Barcelona with Debra for 5 days until we start our cruise. I have enjoyed Spain although Debra had her cosmetic bag stolen from her backpack we think on the metro last night. Luckily that was all. Still love Madrid. It was awesome. Morocco ... Read more >
Tue, 9 Dec 2008 | By gborchers3 | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 7 May 2010 | By joshmarktom | Photo Gallery
sweet as mate
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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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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship