Destination: New Zealand

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The Queen Charlotte Track

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 | By john_hockley | Views [1741]

We travelled to the start of the Queen Charlotte Track on the mail boat, which delivers mail to the remote houses on the Marlborough Sounds as often there are no road connections. It was a beautifully sunny day and the skipper/postman gave us a great ... Read more >

13 is that a lucky number???

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1238]

And so another year begins. To tell the truth the ending of 2012 was not a happy one for one of our friends namely our flatmate Louey who was let go from his work a few days before Christmas. With his family due over in two days and his home in Sth ... Read more >

Rotorua - Normal people at last

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By mattnpete | Views [1124]

We arrived into Rotorua and were thankful to see a decent sized city with locals who obviously knew what a dentist was. We did what we normally did which was park up somewhere in the centre close to food and pubs and then went for a walk. Rotorua is ... Read more >

Mt Aspiring National Park

Sun, 6 Nov 2011 | By blomies | Views [1120]

Our New Zealand holiday refreshed our spirits. Aotearoa is a place of wild landscapes and perfect rural scenes, from the city of Dunedin nestled in tree-clad hills by the sea, to cute hamlets, like Arrowtown, to snow capped ... Read more >

Tags: trekking

Auckland & Bay of Islands

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [989]

Auckland We arrived in New Zealand in the middle of a torrential downpour that didn't really stop all night. Already feeling slightly anxious about the campervan I had been talked into hiring for our three and a half weeks travelling through the country, ... Read more >

The middle earth of nowhere

Wed, 2 Jan 2008 | By esther | Views [848] | Comments [3]

After Christmas we met up with M&A at Franz Joseph and they kept us warm, dry and well fed and watered. And we really needed it. It was pouring with the most torrential rain I have seen on this trip, and that includes monsoon season in SE Asia. But ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

The Completion of the South Island Tour

Sat, 3 May 2014 | By j_m_j | Views [517]

Greetings! I have been on the go since I last posted, in fact I am no longer on the South Island. I am currently in the great city of Wellington (Bottom of the North Island) where I will be spending a week or so. Most of the poeple I have made friends ... Read more >

Few words on Christchurch

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By debbie_sanook | Views [474]

Driving got v boring as we approached across a long plane. Mum started sneezing and we thought she must be allergic to the sheep! We stopped at an after hrs chemist and discovered we were in a Chinese/Korean neighbourhood. It was quite late ... Read more >

And we're off!

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 | By gav_and_do | Views [466]

28 August - I write this from the Singapore Airlines Lounge in Singapore post a 10 hour+ flight. It's around 11:30pm NZ time, 7:30pm Singapore time - and we feel surprisingly awake. There's a 4 hour wait here until our flight to Paris so hope we can ... Read more >

Tags: singapore, singapore airlines lounge

Home

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 | By theladykelly | Views [441]

Packing is hard. Trying to get everything packed and done by tomorrow afternoon so I can make a trip to Auckland to see some friends and then enjoy the last full day in Raglan for Dads "50th" (the real one I will miss as I will be somewhere ... Read more >

Oparara Limestone Arches

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By eidlewise | Views [406] | Scholarship Entry

Scrambling down over boulders through a chimney like hole took a lot of courage for me, but I knew the experience of the Maria Gate Arch would be worth it. It isn’t a tight squeeze, but tall people need to mind their heads. The smaller of the two limestone ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

An Alpine Pacific Journey

Wed, 17 Sep 2014 | By kiwitrip | Views [325] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Winning this scholarship would mean the world to both Ashleigh and I. We are incredibly keen amateurs, and want to be able to film everything that we can! We are incredibly passionate and adore film making. We frequently are out exploring around New Zealand ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Wed, 9 Jan 2013 | By tomakass | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Photography has motivated me ever since I was a child. Images of strange environments, different cultures or prominent moments throughout history have inspired me to visit different countries, try activities and made me aware of past and present issues ... Read more >
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Tags: my scholarship entry - a place i have visited