NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 29 May 2011 | Views [607]
I hopped off the ferry in Wellington - the much disputed capital of New Zealand. I didn't have very high expectations for the city as people had told me only to spend 1 or 2 nights there but i was pleasantly surprised at how nice a wee city it was. ... Read more >
Tags: new zealand, north island, wellington
NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 26 May 2011 | Views [571] | Comments [1]
After a great 3 days in Kaikoura it was time to move on Northwards and i decided to head to Nelson which is a pretty central town at the top of the South Island. En route we passed through wine country Marlborough and it was fields full of grapevines ... Read more >
Tags: nelson, new zealand, south island
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 24 May 2011 | Views [594]
Kaikoura - what a wonderful wee place and it was the start of my lone adventures once again after 6 amazing weeks with Mariano, my mum & dad, and my Irish buddies. Ideally, my bus dropped me off right outside the hostel i had booked so i left my ... Read more >
Tags: dolphins, kaikoura, new zealand, seals, south island, whales
NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 15 May 2011 | Views [821]
We arrived in Christchurch late on Tuesday night, apparently just narrowly missing an aftershock that evening. Soon after i read that they have had around 11 aftershocks in the last month alone, so they have by no means seen the end of the earthquakes.... Read more >
Tags: new zealand, south island
