- Back to the middle of nowhere
So the past week has been a bit unsettled. I left the friendly confines of Wanaka and began the last stage of my New Zealand trip with plans to travel up the west coast of the south island. Posted by efstein in The Thing Speaks for Itself | Aug 29, 2009
- Rotorua and Napier
Rotorua and Napier are two very different towns, whose landscapes and histories have been shaped by the volcanic terrain on which they are built.
Rotorua has been attracting tourists Posted by Tom and Jo in Tom & Jo's Travels | Aug 26, 2009
- New Zealand and South America Chile
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- New Zealand
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- New Zealand
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- New Zealand
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- New Zealand
Posted by Spearsy in Circumnavigation of the globe | Aug 24, 2009
- Auckland and the Waitomo Caves
It was time to dig out our jumpers from the depths of our backpacks. On arriving in Auckland we were greeted with cold, drizzling rain. For a little while it even felt as if we Posted by Tom and Jo in Tom & Jo's Travels | Aug 24, 2009
- People and stories
So today is Sunday and I am catching a bus to the closest airport where I'll pick up my last rental car of the New Zealand leg of this trip. I'll then be driving back to Wanaka and north Posted by efstein in The Thing Speaks for Itself | Aug 22, 2009
- Observations and updates I
I have had a lot of things swirling through my head lately. Not surprisingly the fact that my pace has all but screached to a halt these past two weeks has left me, for the first time in months, Posted by efstein in The Thing Speaks for Itself | Aug 22, 2009
- Saturday
Good morning all! I hope you're all doing well!
I've been having a rare time in Qtown - still absolutely loving it, enjoying my time with Alex and the Cameron Family of Cameron Place. It's so amazing how many people you Posted by cheryl.j. in Irn-Bru and Chinese Please! | Aug 21, 2009
- Sweet As Bro!
New Zealand was definitely a place we looked forward to with zest. We arrived in Auckland on 11th April 2009. We had a night in a motel/hotel before we picked up our home for the next 4 weeks - a Posted by kmandmc in Our Trip | Apr 22, 2009
- Day -1. Planning over, it's time to go
We have been counting down the sleeps till we go.
I make it 18, 971 for me but Ruth is a little older (but who could tell??) so for her it is 19,268.
The milk has been cancelled (Ben is "home alone", Posted by andertonz in Noel and Ruth escape to Europe | Aug 18, 2009
- Heading South
Tomorrow I'm off to Queenstown for 9 days!
Can't wait!
I really feel like I need some time away from work just to get my head around everything that's been going on in my life recently. A week of snowboarding should do Posted by cheryl.j. in Irn-Bru and Chinese Please! | Aug 16, 2009
- Skiing the Southern Alps
Its been awhile since my last post which is strange considering how much more free time I have had lately. I moved on from the bustle, affluence, and alcohol driven night life of Queenstown last week. Queenstown is Posted by efstein in The Thing Speaks for Itself | Aug 13, 2009
- Dragon Boats on the Vltava...
Well so much for planning! I received an email from the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) this morning, with the latest bulletin before the World Champs.
So when our plan says: "... we take a train ... to Prague, just Posted by andertonz in Noel and Ruth escape to Europe | Aug 12, 2009
- It's been a wee while
Hi everyone!!
My apologies first for a very very late update, I've sort of abandoned my wee blog recently due to a topsy turvy past couple of weeks. Many things have happened, many life changing things for the better I feel.
Posted by cheryl.j. in Irn-Bru and Chinese Please! | Aug 12, 2009
- New Zealand – Kia Ora!! (hello in Maori!!)
July 20th we flew from Melbourne to Brisbane and then onto Christchurch on the South Island. The first thing that hit us was the cold!! It hadn’t been that cold in Sydney or Melbourne and we met up with Posted by charli3309 in Breen and Charlotte's Adventures... | Aug 10, 2009
- Cairns, Cape Trib, Sydney, Tasmania, Melbourne!
Sat 13th June, left the farm wahoo!! Freedom! But at the same time really miss the people we met there. Such an interesting gang! And some friends for life. Won’t miss psycho Jenny though.....had a big night out Posted by charli3309 in Breen and Charlotte's Adventures... | Aug 10, 2009
- So much to do before we leave...
Well this trip has been a long time coming but we are getting close now.
This weekend I have some things to sort out like phones and SIM cards and camera case and other travel planning and so forth. But I've Posted by andertonz in Noel and Ruth escape to Europe | Aug 7, 2009
- New Zealand
We spent a great weekend in Auckland with my friend Lilly who I used to work with at ADT Rail. On the Saturday night we met up with a few of her
friends and went winetasting. It was a really fun Posted by HWright in Where On Earth Are Helen And Ian? | Aug 7, 2009
- New Zealand
Ok so we finally arrived in New Zealand a week ago and it is beautiful... if slightly rainy at times!
We landed in Christchurch and the first thing we noticed on going for lunch was how great the food is here! Posted by HWright in Where On Earth Are Helen And Ian? | Jul 27, 2009
- KUPE´S KEEP
MONTH
July 2009
COUNTRIES
New Zealand – North Island
SITES
Blehiem Vine Yard (including Allan Scott and Cloudy
Bay vineyards) Te Papa, MT Victoria, Te Manawa, New Dowse Art and Design
Museum, Pataka Musuem, MT Ruapehu, Lake Taupo, Huka Fal Posted by Spearsy in Circumnavigation of the globe | Aug 6, 2009
- New Zealand Final Leg 04
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- New Zealand Final Leg 03
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