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Jet Lag, and New Zealands Largest City
(May 25 '06)
"After a few routine questions and a swift stamp I was let into New Zealand"
Well, we landed in Auckland at a pretty reasonable time - unfortunately we didnt know what that time was and it took us a good ...
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A Thermal Wonderland
(Mar 09 '07)
"You know those cartoons where the miser finally opens his wallet to pay for something and moths fly out, think Mark on this holiday."
New Zealand - Lord of the Rings
(Nov 25 '07)
"For LOTR fans only! All others may die from nerd exposure."
Beware! This blog entry is not for the faint of heart. The following passages contain some very dorky facts and photos. Parents should ...
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from Arrowtown to Haast
( '05)
"One of the most striking regions of New Zealand - Mountains to the Sea"
Arrowtown -
Just 19 km from Queenstown it is a very pleasant drive. The famous gold mining rivers
are along the drive. Really ...
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There is so much to see and do in Wellington that we could only
sample it in one day before we started our first wwoofing job, we then
kept on returning in our time off to ...
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Adventure #4: Sea Kayaking in Abel Tasman National Park
(Feb 24 '06)
"Gorgeous. Breathtaking. Paradise."
After sailing quite fast through Wellington and Picton, Tal and I were hoping for a place we could rest for a little while in, and when we finally reached the Happy ...
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Adventure #5: Flying...... aka Falling....
(Mar 07 '06)
"The millisecond my feet leave the platform, I regret my decision. I am weightless, I am free...I am falling."
Okay, so because I am unfortunately writing this particular journal entry post-travel, I am ...
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NEW ZEALAND
(Mar 14 '06)
Summary about New Zealand (general Information)
New Zealand is easy to travel. Hiring a car is easy and gives you the opportunity to see places you want to see, sleep where you want to sleep and ...
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Hiking the Franz Josef glacier
(May 29 '06)
"Probably the most beautiful day hike I have ever been on"
(Check out more photos by clicking on the links or pictures below!)
We got into Franz Josef a little late since we had to stop in Graymouth ...
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Whale- and seal-watching in Kaikoura
(May 24 '06)
"Back into your seats please, we have a whale dead ahead!"
(Check out the more photos options for more pix of whales, seals, and birds in action!)
The start of my Stray journey started off slowly, but ...
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Recent Blogs for New Zealand
Well we finally left National Park Village on our big adventure touring the South Island. To get down to Wellington we hitched a free ride with the Stray bus. They do ...
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The first two weeks at the Tauhara Centre were very different from our last wwoof at Awhitu. First of all, there are 8 wwoofers from all over Europe and are ...
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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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