Trip: New Zealand 2010
There are [22] stories from my trip: New Zealand 2010
NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 14 Apr 2010 | Photo Gallery
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NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 12 Mar 2010 | Views [1346]
What I really wanted at this point was to travel to the
north via any other method than bus – I am soo sick of coaches – so a car or
campervan would have been ideal. In the
end I booked another bus but this time I decided to go Naked. What ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 9 Mar 2010 | Views [854]
My second visit to Auckland marked the finishing point of my
bus loop with Magic. On the way from Mt.
Maunganui we stopped along the way for a walk in the woods and lastly at the
Rose Gardens in Parnell before reaching the downtown core. I ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 8 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery
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When a place just feels right you – you know it. I didn’t specifically seek out visiting Mt.
Maunganui but I am so glad I did! It was
the final required stop on my bus loop back to Auckland and due to the schedule
I could spend just one night ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 1 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery
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NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 1 Mar 2010 | Views [1808]
Arriving in Hastings after my last bus day for a while I was
picked up by my host Clyde and driven to the farm just on the edge of the city. The morning was spent driving through
familiar North Island scenery stopping at Mt. Bruce along the way ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 4 Feb 2010 | Photo Gallery
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NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 4 Feb 2010 | Views [637]
Heading north to get my hands dirty and become more of a
traveler than an tourist. I really want
to experience more authentic Kiwi culture.
Although the tourist track has been lovely and the infrastructure is
certainly in place for tourism ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 4 Feb 2010 | Views [830]
I decided to take a side trip on the Banks Peninsula an hour
and a half drive from Christchurch to Akaroa.
We stopped a few times on the way first at Kaitorete Spit and then at
the Hilltop Café for a birds-eye view of Akaroa. I was picked up ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 4 Feb 2010 | Views [631]
Edinburgh of the South = the place I caught up on much
needed sleep! (Dunedin)
I don’t even remember the drive from Queenstown. From the moment I boarded the coach until we
reached Dunedin I was dead asleep.
Waking up nicely refreshed ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 4 Feb 2010 | Views [573]
For those who are on a tight schedule Queenstown is the one
place many are planning to spend a longer time in. Anyone I know who has been to NZ before as
raved about Queenstown so my expectations about my time there were very
high. Getting in ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 2 Feb 2010 | Photo Gallery
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NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 2 Feb 2010 | Photo Gallery
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NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 2 Feb 2010 | Views [649]
After leaving Greymouth we stopped over in the gold mining
town of Ross. Got a little demonstration
at the information center on how to pan for gold (it reminded me of when there
was the Klondike Days festival in Edmonton).
Another stop en-... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 22 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery
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NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 22 Jan 2010 | Views [747] | Comments [1]
After chilling out in Wellington I set out on the ferry to
Picton. I had been told the ferry is
much rougher than BC Ferries due to the nature of the Cook Strait so I was
expecting a bumpy ride. It turned out to
be quite calm (in fact much ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 12 Jan 2010 | Views [717]
Auckland to Rotorua:
On January 6 th I started my Magic Bus adventure;
we began with a quick picture stop at the top of Mt. Eden then headed onwards
to Rotorua. The trip continued through
The Bay of Islands for a drop off point in Thames ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 12 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery
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