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The best YHA in the world?

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [3268]

Stale sweat, skids on the bedsheets, threadbare carpets, cheap pasta cooked to death and pot noodles all spring to mind when discussing hostels.  Most follow this business model - but not this one.  True to its name....."Smylies" YHA in Springfield ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Little Planes and Big Planes

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 | By whiteelephant | Views [2473]

So I am here in the transit lounge at LAX. Justine dropped me off at the Dunedin airport almost 24 hours ago now, so yeah, I am feeling pretty crappy. All in all, I guess the flight wasn’t that bad, I managed to get a bit of sleep and had a spare ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Geocaching and Katikati

Thu, 14 Aug 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1186]

It would take me only two lifts to get to Tauranga and another couple of short lifts to get to Katikati, the only Ulster settlement outside of Ireland. A group of Ulster Scots came from County Tyrone, and settled in Katikati in 1875. I'm Irish yet I ... Read more >

Abel Tasman National Park Map

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 | By ying | Views [901]

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Remodelling

Sun, 18 Aug 2013 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [865]

Wow life can sure throw you some curves can't it! Around the 22nd of July I received a call from the Waikato Hospital Board, a man called Dean who is the 'waiting for reconstructive surgery' man, do I want to go ahead with having tram flap breast reconstruction? ... Read more >

A New Zealand North Island visit with the Sorkins

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 | By sorkoo | Views [621]

Our first order of business upon arrival at Auckland was meeting our new German friend from the China trip, Stef. We got drinks by the water, followed by ramen, the fanciest ice cream and lots of booze. It was great to catch up and hear how her time ... Read more >

Our amazing NZ summer

Sat, 8 Jan 2011 | By gandd | Views [566]

NZ has been pulling out the amazing weather for the summer so far. We both had a busy Nov/Dec with school groups through the rafting center. This was great for the bank as well as to keep us out of trouble! Xmas was a great day. We headed to Palmerston ... Read more >

Traveling (wo)man.

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 | By bettedarling | Views [518]

Hi All. Well, I'm leaving Camp Hill, and I had a wonderful time. The universe did remind me about balance, however, as after I wrote my glowing account of my time in the mountains, we returned to a power outage thanks to a storm. So, in the rain, we unpacked ... Read more >

Winter in Wellington

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 | By pocoloco | Views [381] | Comments [1]

Late July: With about 7 weeks to go, and about 50 boxes to fill, life at home is enjoyable and focuses on reducing our amount of clutter before putting it into boxes, and finally into a storage. Wellington is still interesting;... Read more >

Days 270-273

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 | By nicolala3 | Views [348]

Saturday 20th July I set my alarm early enough to feel I could go out and possibly move my poo if needed in the light of day. I went out and searched for it but couldn't really find it, only a kind of mushy looking thing which looked like animals had ... Read more >

fox glacier

Sat, 5 Jul 2014 | By azariah | Views [320]

New Zealands south island is pretty spaced out. I didn't appreciate this at the time, until I got on the coach from nelson to fox glacier for 10 hours. Beautiful scenery though! The coach driver was very nice,  had a chat about England.  ... Read more >

An Alpine Pacific Journey

Wed, 17 Sep 2014 | By kiwitrip | Views [294] | 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

Passport & Plate - Kiwifruit sauce

Fri, 6 Mar 2015 | By chouxchoux | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients 1 kg kiwifruit 4 whole cloves garlic 2tsp black pepper pinch cayenne (optional) 1tsp ground allspice 1tsp salt 1.5C sugar 1.5C white vinegar   How to prepare this recipe Peel and roughly chop the kiwfruit. Puree if you like a less ... Read more >
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Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By mhimages | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

The photos I have selected reflect a lot of me and my passions in photography. I love landscape shots and capturing the wonder that is nature, I believe there is nothing more beautiful than the natural wonders that exist around us. Earlier this year I ... Read more >
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011

Gallery: Before leaving Aotearoa

Tue, 6 Jun 2006 | By ray-charles | Photo Gallery

April-June 2006
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