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Week 2 in New Zealand - Shear Drops! | Jan 29 09'

by James Wadley a 23 year old male from Wisborough Green, on vacation in Nelson

"This is where the fear REALLY kicked in, because I just knew that any second I would have to dangle my feet out of the door..."

So today started off pretty badly - I woke up with the horrible feeling that it was later than it was meant to be when I woke up, and there on my w... Continue reading »
Kayaking the Open Seas | Dec 10 08'

by Bill & Michelle DeKeyser a traveling as a couple from Trabuco Canyon, on vacation in Nelson

We investigated a lot of options to get from Christchurch to Nelson so we could Kayak the Abel Tasman National Park, in the end with alot of advice... Continue reading »
Ready for a 13km hike! | Jun 25 06'

by Bumpkins on Tour a real traveler from Combe Saint Nicholas, on vacation in Nelson

We were pleasantly surprised by Paradiso, it was a very well laid out hostel and excellent value for money. Wouldn't recommend the soup (someone wa... Continue reading »
South Island, New Zealand | Jan 12 07'

by Dan and Vic a traveling as a couple from Cardiff, on vacation in Nelson

"New Zealand has reinvigorated the traveling spirit"

Imagine if a brand new land rose from the depths of the ocean one day and appeared on the world map overnight. A place of such... Continue reading »
Kayaking in Abel Tasman | Mar 21 07'

by Eliza a 25 year old female from Cambridge, on vacation in Nelson

So the bus ride to Nelson took ages. I didn't get there until 7:30 or so. Somehow a guy from the hostel knew that two of us were coming on the bu... Continue reading »
The big drive west | Mar 03 07'

by Travelling Family a female traveling as a family from London, on vacation in Nelson

"Playground is massive"

A big driving day. We get up early and head for the Waikoropupa Springs. It was nice to get out and do some walking, even if only for a... Continue reading »
Nelson & Picton | Jan 17 08'

by Scott & Nancy a traveling as a couple from Minneapolis, on vacation in Nelson

"Ahhhh.....the south island"

It’s worth a three hour ferry ride to get to sunny and warm Picton on the south island! We arrived in mid-afternoon and since it was too late to tr... Continue reading »
The Sunshine Capital at the Centre of NZ | Nov 15 07'

by Ivy a 28 year old female from London, on vacation in Nelson

Nelson is known as the sunshine capital of NZ....it apparently receives the most hours of sunshine than anywhere else in NZ....so when our Magic dr... Continue reading »
A boring Saturday night in Nelson! | Jun 08 07'

by Colin Tanner a 27 year old male from Cork, on vacation in Nelson

With it being close to the weekend we decided to stop off in Nelson as its a reasonably big city and should have some night life. Right? Nope ... Continue reading »
Nelson | Mar 16 07'

by The Ryans a male traveling as a family from San Diego, on vacation in Nelson

"Luckily I was paired with this strong German guy who was an expert kayaker so I didn't bash into any rocks."

We started our trip by flying from Auckland to Nelson, a town of about 70,000 on the north part of the south island. There's an artsy flavor... Continue reading »