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Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [9405]
Ian told me that if I want to get to Mason Bay before dark, that it isn’t worth it to go around the mud on the track. We went through the Paterson Inlet and then up the Freshwater River. Ian has to time the ride to go at high tide. At 6:00, I ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, beaches, kiwi, nature, wilderness
Sat, 26 May 2007 | By sophieollie | Views [1061]
Hey everyone, Just a quick note to show you all that you have been added to our My World Journal as promised. Getting pretty excited as we leave for the airport in under 12 hours now. SCARY. Am all packed now with not much else to do but find things ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [915] | Comments [6]
On Sunday morning, we flew in a small 10-seater from Wellington on the North Island, to Picton on the South Island. From Picton, we took a water taxi to our walking start point, at Ship's Cove near the mouth of Queen Charlotte's Sound. Captain Cook ... Read more >
Sat, 23 May 2015 | By melodyd83 | Views [911]
Why is travel so addictive? What is it about travel that drives us to create opportunities to get out there and do it? I suppose when I say ‘us’, I’m referring to myself and those others who are often referred to as having ... Read more >
Tags: experience, explore, journey, nomad, road trip, travel, travel addict, travel bug, traveller
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 | By manjinder_nagra | Views [778]
A change of plan meant heading up north to Picton for the night in the Malborough Sounds. En route stopped at a place recommended by some local Kiwis called Ohao to check out a waterfall. After a short 10 minute "tramp" (hike) in the bush ... Read more >
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 | By wtarmstrong | Views [759] | Comments [1]
I consider myself a youngish 44. I’m not saying I look any younger than I am. Possibly the opposite. But in spirit….I feel younger, or at least act younger than many people my age. I like hanging out with younger people. I’ll get ... Read more >
Tags: aspiring, canyoning, glacier, helicopter, milford sound, new zealand
Sun, 31 Jan 2016 | By travelerdiaryinusa | Views [635]
Pour cette nouvelle année on va commencer par un article assez drôle (désolé de ne pas avoir écrit plus tôt, mais on a été assez occupé). Le mois de Janvier touche à sa fin, le 6 fé... Read more >
Tags: #nouvellezélande #2mois #vivrecommeunlocal #franz
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 | By reidy | Views [614] | Comments [4]
WE NOW have photos! Well what started out as a planned trip on a gondalla turned into a 500km drive through the mountains of Salta. We arrived in Salta, far north of Argentina after a 16 hour bus ride through the night and had dinner at a crazy 10.40pm ... Read more >
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By lijanne13 | Views [597]
So those names are mine and Dains alias' after our trip to the Tongariro National Park this week. We decided to conquer the great walk called the Tongariro Northern Circuit, none of this tourist day walk nonsense for us! So our 4 day adventure began ... Read more >
Mon, 18 May 2009 | By harrisg | Views [493]
Our penultimate stop in the campervan was Rotorua. A popular tourist spot, the town is, quite literally, a hotbed of geo-thermal activity. Clouds of steam billow from drains in the road and over people's garden fences and there is a lingering small of ... Read more >
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 | By marciekiwi | Views [430]
Well here I am, on the cusp of this big trip I have been dreaming of for so long. One short night and the journey begins. Europe, a continent of culture, history, language, and I actually get to see all the things! Excitement has been somewhat superseded ... Read more >
Tue, 13 Aug 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [405]
In '18 I braved -16 cold on a short journey to Scandinavia to photograph the aurora borealis (northern lights). My friend Craig has an aurora forecast app on his phone and told me there would likely be an "event" going on this evening. As I walked up ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By lauraborrowdale | Views [284] | Scholarship Entry
Something hurtles past me, disturbing the still air, and I freeze. Acutely aware of where I am, an abandoned house in a deserted area, the startling movement and the realisation that I am not alone makes me afraid. Where I actually am is the Red Zone ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Tue, 2 Nov 2010 | By locomocean | Photo Gallery
The beautiful city of Wanganui
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Mon, 16 Apr 2012 | By mattandnetty | Photo Gallery
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