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Fear of Falling
(Aug 14 '06)
Day 22:
Another beautiful day as we left Nelson. If we were going to
move here, I think this would be the city. Cathy talked to a women from Atlanta
who says there are lots of Americans living in ...
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And onto New Zealand we went after a brief flight across the Tasman Sea we plopped down into Christchurch. I´d always pictured Oz and NZ being quite similar but ...
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The Rest of New Zealand
(Feb 19 '06)
Another Day, Another Island
New Zealand consists of two major islands of approximately the same size. One island to the north and one to the south. The island to the north they call the North ...
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I'd made the decision to spend only an afternoon in Christchurch, as there were loads of better activities I could be doing in Queenstown. I was pretty sad to be leaving NZ, ...
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New Zealand - the south Island
(Jan 19 '07)
We arrived into Christchurch on the South Island late and went straight to Gaz's sister and brother in law - Bev and Carmen who happened to own a lovely motel just near the airport, very handy for us, ...
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Punting on the Avon
(Jul 13 '06)
"Cathedral Square had a good atmosphere, with an open air market and the traditional trams still in use."
We arrived mid-afternoon and headed straight across Cathedral Square
and found Charlie B's ...
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Christchurch & surrounds
(Dec 11 '06)
Sadly Bette's last stop in New Zealand. We stayed one night in Christchurch then headed to Akoroa, the biggest town on the Banks Peninsula.
Dave & I went on a swimming with dolphins trip and ...
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Casey Jones you better watch your speed.
(Nov 01 '06)
Jada will be her name. Our Toyota Corolla XE Saloon. She's a beaut. We hired her in Christchurch and drove her through Arthur's Pass with some stellar mountain views. We would've liked to hike a ...
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kenny ken
(Mar 15 '07)
Still haven't seen any orcs yet? Thought they owned the place.
I'm in queenstown aren't I! But prior to that I was literally having a ball in Christchurch. No, no, no i wasn't. Christchurch is ...
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Christchurch
(Sep 30 '07)
Christchurch is a beautiful English-style city, lots of old stone buildings and cobblestone streets with a cathedral to top it off (although wherever we go in the world we always seem to visit old ...
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Recent Blogs for Christchurch
Landing in Middle-earth
(Apr 06 '08)
We said goodbye to Australia at the international airport in Sydney. It
wasn't a tearful farewell since we will be returning there soon, but
the airport took a parting shot by charging one of my ...
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As we got
towards Christchurch we decided to stop off at a tiny place called Amberley.
There were a few surf breaks down the coast so we decided it was ...
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Oamaru/Christchurch
(Mar 08 '08)
Apart from being a convenient (roughly half-way) stop between Dunedin and Christchurch, the other reason for visiting Oamaru was to see the Blue Penguin colony.
At dusk the 'show' begins. From ...
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