New Zealand
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Wednesday, 1 Oct 2008 | Views [1468]
Mill
Creek Rd., which is where I was headed, was very rocky and bumpy, and he seemed
to enjoy driving through the rocks. He dropped me off right in front of the
property. After eight rides and several hours, I was at my destination. It was
raining, ... Read more >
Saturday, 20 Sep 2008 | Views [7766]
Happy Birthday to me! It was my free day today at the Dorje Chang Institute! I woke up at 9:30, had some Weet-Bix and a cuppa before packing for the day becuase I wanted to get into Auckland early. With my camera, credit card, and some money I hit ... Read more >
Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 | Views [1098]
Welcome to the Dorje Chang Institute! A Tibetan Buddhist centre where big love and wisdom is practiced and absolutely no living thing is killed. It's a 2.5 hectare "Garden of Eden" with the high-rises of Auckland off in the distance. There ... Read more >
Tags: buddhism, culture, people
Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 | Views [2082]
"Yoo-hoo, today is a great day if you want to go to Stony Batter" Roberta calls into my room at 8:30 AM. I'm glad I did because I've been waking up a little too late the past few days. She was right, so I thought I'd seize the opportunity ... Read more >
Friday, 5 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 23 Jan 2006 | Views [1129]
Today was my 17 th , and sadly, my final day in New Zealand. I woke up at 7:30 and finished packing my bags, and then went down to breakfast. I sat with Lisa, Paul, and Rose, and had cereal and peaches. I’m going to miss everyone and ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Sunday, 22 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
Photos from 2006, 2009, and 2017. Lakes Ohau, Pukaki, Timaru, and Tekapo, and a dramatic scenic flight over the Southern Alps
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Sunday, 22 Jan 2006 | Views [1272]
Today was my 16 th day in the Land of the Maoris. I leave tomorrow and it’s going to be so hard going home. I woke up at about 7:00 when our boat, the Milford Wanderer , started moving. The water was very rough, but it was cool. Breakfast ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Saturday, 21 Jan 2006 | Views [2912]
It was my 15th day in Aotearoa, and my trip is winding down. I’m going to miss New Zealand so much when I go, but I still have three days left and plenty more to see! I woke up at 7:00 this morning and took my bags to the coach straight ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline
Saturday, 21 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 20 Jan 2006 | Views [1272]
It was my 14 th day in Aotearoa/New Zealand today, and it was yet another adventurous one. It was my day to go river boarding on the Kawarau River. Last night I fell asleep at 3 AM, so Mike had to wake me at 7 AM. I got ready quickly ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thursday, 19 Jan 2006 | Views [1180]
I had another exciting and fantastic day on my holiday. It was perhaps the most adventurous day of my life! It was the day of my big leap! So, I woke up very nervous at 7 AM. I was worried about skydiving, but I knew I had to do it.... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Wednesday, 18 Jan 2006 | Views [1235]
I’ll tell you now about my 12 th day in Aotearoa. My trip is winding down and I wish I could stay! I was supposed to go on my heli-hike today, but the weather conditions were too bad. I got dressed and used my thermal underwear for ... Read more >
Tags: adventures
Wednesday, 18 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
Adrenaline central! I unleashed my adrenaline in 2006, and came back to become a street poet in 2009. I've spent several winters here since. Gallery includes Glenorchy and the road between
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Tuesday, 17 Jan 2006 | Views [1201]
I had another adventurous and exciting day in the other land Down Under. It was my 11 th day in this land of paradise. We were leaving Christchurch today. I woke up early and had breakfast as usual. I had roasted tomato, hash browns, ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Tuesday, 17 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
Fox Glacier is one of my favourite places in Aotearoa. I was there back in 2006 and then worked at the convenience store for two months last year. During my stay I visited Franz Josef, Hokitika, Ross, and just about every place I could think of on the ...
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Monday, 16 Jan 2006 | Views [1064]
My tenth day in New Zealand was another exciting one. So, I’ll tell you my day. Today was the beginning of the trip though the South Island, which is Maui’s canoe. I woke up at 7 AM and went downstairs for breakfast. I had cereal again.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Monday, 16 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 16 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 16 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
"Kaikoura" means "food of crayfish" in Maori
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Sunday, 15 Jan 2006 | Views [1187]
I had another adventurous day in New Zealand. This morning, I woke up at 8 AM, got dressed and walked down to the lobby for breakfast. There was no hot food at this hotel, so I stuck to cereal. There are a lot of cereals here that they ... Read more >
Tags: adventures
Saturday, 14 Jan 2006 | Views [1009]
I would now like to describe the highlights of my eighth day in New Zealand. Man, was that a nice catch last night or what? I finished packing my stuff at 7:00 and then went to the lobby for breakfast. There was the usual stuff. Today ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Saturday, 14 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 13 Jan 2006 | Views [1176]
Today was my 7 th day in New Zealand. It was another beautiful and exciting day as well. So, I’ll tell you all. I woke up at 8:10, which was fairly late on this trip. I missed the walk to the mud pools that Mike was talking about yesterday, ... Read more >
Tags: adventures
Friday, 13 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
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Thursday, 12 Jan 2006 | Views [3371] | Comments [1]
Kia Ora! I had another adventurous and exciting day in Aotearoa New Zealand. Today was my biggest cultural day in this beautiful land. I woke up at 6:30 and we finished packing. I almost forgot my New Zealand shirt that I had bought ... Read more >
Tags: culture
Thursday, 12 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 11 Jan 2006 | Views [2447]
I had another exciting day in this amazing country called New Zealand. So, I’ll tell you all. I woke up at 6:30 AM and finished packing and walked down with the guys to breakfast.... Read more >
Tags: adventures
Wednesday, 11 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, 10 Jan 2006 | Views [1416]
My 4 th day in New Zealand has been perhaps my most adventuresome and most eventful. So, I’ll recap it with you. Today was my tour of Cape Reinga . Tom woke me up at 6:30 and I got dressed, brushed my teeth and went down ... Read more >
Tags: adventures
Monday, 9 Jan 2006 | Views [1144]
Today was my third day in Aotearoa. I’ll tell all. I woke up at 9 AM after my alarm clock kept going off. It was annoying, but, oh well. I finished packing and I went up to the restaurant and had breakfast. They had the same stuff ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
Monday, 9 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 8 Jan 2006 | Views [1367]
Today was my second day in this beautiful country of New Zealand, so I’d love to share all. I woke up at 8:30 after being so jetlagged yesterday. I washed up and went up to the restaurant for breakfast, which was included in my ... Read more >
Tags: adventures
Saturday, 7 Jan 2006 | Views [1346]
Today was the first day of my New Zealand adventure. I got off the plane, went through customs and got my passport stamped. I have three stamps now. While waiting in line at customs I saw a number of people from Niue , which is a dependency ... Read more >
Tags: culture
Saturday, 7 Jan 2006 | Photo Gallery
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