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Busy in "Gissy"

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1653]

After four months in the most touristed area of NZ, I find myself in Gisborne, or "Gissy" as it's often called. The eastern half of the North Island probably has the smallest concentration of tourists in the entire country. There's a very ... Read more >

Tags: culture

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

Mon, 3 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [1126]

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

Everyday- things

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 | By karen-and-erik | Views [600]

Holiday is more than sightseeing. It is also everyday-things like wathing old movies on TV or new movies in old cinemas. We just came out from this cinema I remember from I was a young girl/child in this country. The stars (and moving clouds)and the ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Waitara Train Ride

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 | By taylortreks | Views [589]

We spent a pleasant Sunday morning on our Taranaki tour taking a short train ride from Waitara (about 30 min from Stratford). The local railway preservation society has salvaged several rail carriages and engines – they take visitors on short rides ... Read more >

Waipoua Forest

Mon, 9 Sep 2013 | By taylortreks | Views [468]

Yeah, I know, I know. I'm not doing very well keeping this blog updated. It's at this point I should just quit promising to do better. There just may not be a "better" in me! It takes hours to go through a bazillion photos, choose the ones to go in the ... Read more >

Kaikora

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 | By suz_cat | Views [460]

Mum, we are alive! Today we left Christchurch and headed North to Kaikora. Only one stop along the way so we got here before lunchtime :) This afternoon we walked around the town and found a cheap supermarket (we NEVER seem to be able to find the cheap ... Read more >

Coromandel-Waitomo

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By joannah_metz | Views [447]

April 27- Today I boarded the bus to the Coromandel Peninsula.  Unfortunately, it was raining so I couldn't go kayaking.  But, I did do a walk to Cathedral cove which was really pretty... there are bits of rock sticking up out of the ocean. April 28-... Read more >

Nach Taupo und zum Selfcontainment

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 | By bernardmarlenlilly | Views [435]

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 >

Day 23 - Queenstown to Te Anau

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 | By momsadoc | Views [366]

11-30-2009 Woke this AM to an overcast sky with the Remarkables totally gone. Had breakfast - no other guests present. No special plans for the day. Put the laundry away and got ready to go. Visited Arrowtown about 20 minutes away, nice shops with ... Read more >

Home is where the shakes are

Thu, 7 May 2015 | By | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry

By the time the airport shuttle bus dropped me off in the City, it was already getting dark, and a steady torrent of rain had soaked me before I’d even hoisted my bag onto my back. I had no accommodation booked and I was by myself, but I wasn’t overly ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Why Are We Even Doing This?

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By | Views [177] | Scholarship Entry

Recently I took a trip to the Hot Water Beach with some friends. It's a popular tourist spot on the North Island of New Zealand; I'd read about it multiple times before arriving and had heard about it from quite a few people. Needless to say, I was excited ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Gallery: Kazel Orchard /// VWOOFING

Thu, 28 May 2009 | By dkky | Photo Gallery

Le jardin organique de Kazel
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Gallery: South Island

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Gallery: Mercury Bay

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 | By obonini | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Abel Tasman, Nelson & Wellington (NZ)

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery


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