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Sat, 28 Jul 2012 | By lauren_watson | Views [5542] | Comments [3]
I remember the first
time I put on my full pack. Man, the thing was heavy. Walking with
it was awkward and I felt like I was carrying the weight of another
person. There were things in that bag I knew I shouldn't have packed
(sleeping bag) ... Read more >
Tags: coming home, living abroad
Tue, 9 Aug 2011 | By annamargaretta | Views [2232]
To do or not to do, now that is the question. For those, throughout the many generations, who have made this young country their home, to do was the answer. New Zealand is a country that prides itself on doing, as our heritage is intricately tied ... Read more >
Tags: #blogyourbackyard
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 | By lburton | Views [1730] | Comments [1]
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Tags: beaches, hiking, hitchiking, north island, sun, thermal
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 | By libbylullaby | Views [781]
With the festive season comes the busy season and tomorrow will see us catching the ferry from Wellington to Picton and moving our way down the South Island to Invercargill over two days.
I must admit, I love this time of year. The sun shines ... Read more >
Tags: alexandra, central otago, horowhenua, queenstown, south island, spots, summer, swimming, totaranui, wellington
Tue, 28 Feb 2017 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [692]
Spring looked promising, summer looked like it was going to be a doozy however it's been very much an on again off again affair to say the least. I suppose in it's favour we haven't had to light the fire or anything drastic like that but it's been a ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 | By gillthompson | Views [453] | 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 >
Mon, 16 Jan 2017 | By bernardmarlenlilly | Views [409]
Wir sind nur schon einige Tage mit unserem Toyota Hiace unterwegs nach Süden. Zunächst haben auf dem Weg nach Taupo das Wairakai Thermal Valley (Tal) besucht, das leider recht überschaubar und wenig spektakulär war. Zumindest gab ... Read more >
Tue, 14 May 2013 | By supriyane | Views [391] | Comments [1]
Backpacking in NZ has changed me for good. It has taught me some of the most crude of facts first hand. Its only with struggle you learn that no job is too difficult or too dirty for you. Its not the work you do, its why and how you do it that builds ... Read more >
Tags: backpacking
Sat, 19 Apr 2014 | By | Views [261] | Scholarship Entry
"The Little Big City". The name that we have given this place. It is New Zealand's most populous city, home to two world class universities, the standing place of the tallest free-standing tower in the Southern Hemisphere and it is also extremely secretive.... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [238] | Scholarship Entry
You hear about it before you sense it. The smell. Friends, foes, passers-by, they all talk about it. They all know what it’s like. But me? I couldn’t smell it. All I knew, all I saw, all I sensed was the smoke rising from the ground and the warmth it ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 4 May 2014 | By | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry
I curled my fingers around the bar that fit behind my seat, thumbs locked and looped through my pants like a safety belt for the nagging nana on the back of my mind. Blurs of amber glows, chattering locals, and a mixture of nutty smells trailed after ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 5 Feb 2006 | By tjwhale | Photo Gallery
A mix of North and South
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