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18 Apr 2006 | New Zealand | Created 18 Apr 2006 | Last Update 05 May 2006 | 0 Comments
It's actually quite a drive from Auckland to the Far North, Bay of Islands and the Kauri coast, but we made very interesting stops enroute. First we went to Waipu, a village mainly settled by Scots from the Highland that moved via Nova Scotia to New Zealand. We visited the house of Memories in Waipu...
26 Feb 2006 | New Zealand | Created 26 Feb 2006 | Last Update 05 May 2006 | 0 Comments
Hello Readers! writing from Lake Tekapo Christchurch - Hmm... we really don't know what to think of this city, let us really see the rest of the country and cities and we'll be able to answer you. It is certainly not a busy one and tranquility is all around, furthermore, the city is green, something...
01 Mar 2006 | New Zealand | Created 01 Mar 2006 | Last Update 05 May 2006 | 0 Comments
Today, 01 March 2006! From Dunedin Kia Ora! We are now already in Dunedin, Otago. We are well ahead of schedule and this is thanks to the weather and of course the car! The weather today is crap. We deal with the first NZ rain, and it rains non-stop. Yesterday we arrived in Dunedin, very nice city, ...
04 Mar 2006 | New Zealand | Created 04 Mar 2006 | Last Update 05 May 2006 | 0 Comments
Hello from Aotearoa! Aotearoa: (for those who don't know yet), this is the Maori name for NZ: " the Country of the Long White Cloud"... The journey goes onward, we are ahead and good ahead of our planned journey. We passed Dunedin, we liked there despite one day of heavy showers. We now ha...
04 Mar 2006 | New Zealand | Created 04 Mar 2006 | Last Update 05 May 2006 | 0 Comments
Back to the urban centre of the Deep South, Invercargill. and this felt good. Invercargill is NZ southernmost city but what kind of a city. anybody been there? Let us tell you this. Every NZ city (except Dunedin, which is unique!) has the same pattern. Grid system, shop lay-out, industrial architect...
05 Mar 2006 | New Zealand | Created 04 Mar 2006 | Last Update 05 May 2006 | 0 Comments
Greetings from Te Anau, gateway to Fiordland. After a long drive from Invercargill, we are in -finally- Te Anau, Fiordland. We absolutely enjoyed this long drive as we made a lot of photo-stops. That's a good sign. Snow-capped mountains and amazing landscape. We are entering the World heritage area:...
07 Mar 2006 | New Zealand | Created 07 Mar 2006 | Last Update 05 May 2006 | 0 Comments
Kia Ora! On Monday we went cruising in Milford sound and visited the underwaterworld as well. Amazing. the route from Te Anau was great, with again, many photo stops. A lot of rain in Milford, and according to the local Kiwi guide. Milford sound gets the same amount of rain in three days as the anua...
14 Mar 2006 | New Zealand | Created 14 Mar 2006 | Last Update 05 May 2006 | 0 Comments
Hello from NZ! We are back from we're we started two weeks ago. in CHCH (christchurch). we have done great stuff along the west coast with a memorable heli hike on Fox Glacier. this is something, if you come to NZ, you cannot miss out. Have a look at the picture and indulge. Those sunseekers w...
25 Mar 2006 | New Zealand | Created 26 Mar 2006 | Last Update 05 May 2006 | 0 Comments
Hello from New Zealand! We are back in Christchurch (again :-)) after having spent 1,5 weeks in the Top of the North, Nelson, Marahau and Abel Tasman national Park. We flew from Christchurch to Nelson (45 min), on a very cheap flight as we couldn't afford the bus (read: the bus was more expensive th...
03 May 2006 | Cook islands | Created 03 May 2006 | Last Update 04 May 2006 | 0 Comments
Kia orana family and friends... We landed this morning (3 May) after a very smooth four hour flight back from Paradise: Rarotonga, the main island of the Cook Islands. I suggest you browse through our Cook Island pictures first to get an imaginative idea what Rarotonga is all about. We didn't really...
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