New Zealand
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Saturday, 20 Sep 2008 | Views [2650]
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 [824]
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 [1954]
"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 [1008]
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 [1147]
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 [2710]
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 [1144]
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 [1002]
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 [1093]
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 [1039]
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 [915]
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 [1056]
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 [882]
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 [1039]
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 [3047] | 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 [2279]
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 [1253]
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 [1015]
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 [1200]
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 [1201]
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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