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Collection of 1239 travel stories from New Zealand. Written by your friends on the road.

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Traveler kito

NEW ZEALAND - Auckland
2009-10-26, Auckland, New Zealand. By: kito

Back to where we started... ...on October 24, 2009 we left Munich bearing in mind that this 28-hours flight to NZL will probably be a never-ending thing (Munich-London; London-Hongkong; Hongkong-Au...

 
Traveler kito

Finally - a life sign
2009-11-18, Christchurch, New Zealand. By: kito

Hi there, sorry for having you kept so long without any information concerning our time in New Zealand...which is, unfortunately, almost over, we are flying back home tomorrow. :-(( Anyway, our t...

 
Traveler isaiah68

outstanding october
2009-11-02, Oxford, New Zealand. By: isaiah68

surprise! it's time for another update. this is a look at the month on October: Like a whirlwind, the students blew in from Canada, the USA, Holland, England and New Zealand. We have 22 students fr...

 
Traveler isaiah68

Hunger for Holiness
2009-09-29, Oxford, New Zealand. By: isaiah68

It's been an interesting experience these last few weeks. I moved out from the house I was living in with a great kiwi family and I moved back onto the YWAM base. I also ended my work at the old folks...

 
Traveler fuma121

Interviews and new friends
2009-09-07, Auckland, New Zealand. By: fuma121

So it took me a little longer than I liked but ive started to settle in. Made a few mates and getting used to life in the slow lane. And let me tell you....I could get used to it. The weathers not per...

 
Traveler fuma121

So I arrive in Auckland
2009-09-02, Auckland, New Zealand. By: fuma121

So I've arrived in Auckland, and let me tell ya. I thought I new jet lag.....I was wrong. Now I know only to well how shit it can make you feel. Well following my flights I touched down eager to meet ...

 
Traveler isaiah68

the old people I love
2009-08-21, Oxford, New Zealand. By: isaiah68

I can't believe it, but I am down to my last week of work at my old folks home. After next Friday (28th)- two exciting things happen. One, I celebrate a year of being in New Zealand. Unbelievable and ...

 
Traveler isaiah68

my work
2009-08-01, Oxford, New Zealand. By: isaiah68

Joys of working with the elderly. Anyone with a job working with kids almost always come home with funny stories they want to share. I know parents and teachers who love retelling a funny or endearin...

 
Traveler isaiah68

FREEDOM and JOY
2009-06-29, Oxford, New Zealand. By: isaiah68

I had no idea when I left the US last August what God had planned for me. Well, do we really ever know? He is a far greater planner than I could ever be. I have been back in Oxford for three months no...

 
Traveler Joneses

2 weeks to go
2009-06-21, Dunedin, New Zealand. By: Joneses

We've been counting down to our trip, but we really are in the final stages of counting down now. We fly to Christchurch on Friday evening, 3rd July, then leave the country on the 4th July. Christ...

 
Picture from story Junkies Day 4 - Rock Climbing

Junkies Day 4 - Rock Climbing
2009-03-05, Wanaka, New Zealand. By: dalasnlily

One of the great things about Adventure Junkies is that breakfast is provided every day. Many of those days included purchases of muesli, eggs, juice and toast from the store so we could make our own...

 
Picture from story Junkies Day 3 - Lake Wanaka & Rob Roy Glacier

Junkies Day 3 - Lake Wanaka & Rob Roy Glacier
2009-03-04, Wanaka, New Zealand. By: dalasnlily

We were introduced to more Kiwi ingenuity today: the marijuana farmer and his fake police helicopter and the gate closing device. Leaving Lake Tekapo we were told the story of the collie dog, they ha...

 
Traveler isaiah68

WINTER
2009-06-04, Oxford, New Zealand. By: isaiah68

I never knew it was possible to love old people so much. Yes, I mean this with complete sincerity as my heart oozes with kind thoughts of my residents that I take care of. I started a job, working wit...

 
Traveler isaiah68

God surprised me today
2009-05-18, Oxford, New Zealand. By: isaiah68

A whole day of blessings! Here at the YWAM base, there is a a room called the "FREE BOX" with used clothes, shoes, etc from the students. It's set up as a give and take box. When students get here...

 
Picture from story  A Really Ridiculously good Looking Team

A Really Ridiculously good Looking Team
2009-05-17, Oxford, New Zealand. By: SurAmerica

Today May 18, 2009, eight really ridiculously good looking people our setting off to Chile, South America. Who are these really ridiculously good looking people? Joshua Cho 17 from South Korea, Kadi...

 
Traveler isaiah68

April Update
2009-05-11, Oxford, New Zealand. By: isaiah68

The month of April proved to be interesting time- I spent many weeks looking for permanent work and in the mean time working random temp jobs. It's been great to live near the YWAM base and not be an ...

 
Picture from story Hike on Franz Josef Glacier

Hike on Franz Josef Glacier
2009-04-25, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand. By: edculpin

After staying the night in the small town of Franz Josef, we set off on a half-day hike on Franz Josef Glacier. It is 12 kilometres long as it descends down the valley, and, unlike most glaciers which...

 
Picture from story Overnight boat on Milford Sound

Overnight boat on Milford Sound
2009-04-22, Milford Sound, New Zealand. By: edculpin

Sorry everyone that i havent written anything for a couple of weeks - I have been just too busy! But now I am here in Sydney for a couple of days I have time to catch up with what I have been doing. ...

 
Traveler isaiah68

Trusting in God
2009-04-28, Oxford, New Zealand. By: isaiah68

Today at 3pm, my flight home from Christchurch, New Zealand to Oregon, USA will be leaving without me. Yup- that's what I said, WITHOUT ME!!! I guess this is what it's like to fully trust in God and b...

 
Picture from story Junkies Day 2 - White Water Rafting & Air Safari

Junkies Day 2 - White Water Rafting & Air Safari
2009-03-03, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. By: dalasnlily

Our tour takes us from town to town with activities in each, so we get to see a lot of the local scenery, differences in towns and most obviously we are in the car for sometimes hours at a time. We’ve...

 
Traveler isaiah68

Luke 13:6-9
2009-04-20, Oxford, New Zealand. By: isaiah68

"And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser, 'Look, for three years now I have come seeking...

 
Picture from story Junkies Day 1 - Jet Boating & Hiking: Springfield / Methven

Junkies Day 1 - Jet Boating & Hiking: Springfield / Methven
2009-03-02, Methven, New Zealand. By: dalasnlily

We planned to tour New Zealand with a group called Adventure Junkies ([url]www.adventurejunkies.com[/url]), this seemed to be the easiest thing to do considering we didn’t feel like planning a whole t...

 
Traveler sayer

Franz Josef
2009-04-14, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: sayer

To be updated

 
Traveler sayer

Campervan!!!
2009-04-13, Greymouth, New Zealand. By: sayer

Today we left the hotel and picked up out Transit campervan which is about 5 years old. We got all the paperwork signed off and we were back on the road!!! Pikeys again! We headed off to Greymouth and...

 
Traveler sayer

Christchurch
2009-04-12, Christchurch, New Zealand. By: sayer

Today we got a tram around the centre of Christchurch which was 100 years old stopping off at an art gallery and a little market. We also saw the school which Harry Potter went to in the films. Not mu...

 
Traveler sayer

Fiji to New Zealand!!!
2009-04-11, Christchurch, New Zealand. By: sayer

Today we left Fiji and jumped on our pland to Christchurch via Auckland!!! We arrived in NZ at 5:00 and got a shuttle bus to our hotel. The hotel was amazing!!! Free internet with sauna and gym and th...

 
Picture from story Flying a Plane!!

Flying a Plane!!
2009-04-15, Kaikoura, New Zealand. By: edculpin

I have just got back from Kaikoura Airfield where I got to fly a plane! It was a two-seater Cessna 150 Acrobat, and I got about 20 minutes of flight-time, plus take-off and landing. It was really b...

 
Picture from story Bay of Islands - Last Stop

Bay of Islands - Last Stop
2009-04-14, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. By: nunns

THREE days in the Bay of Islands based in Paihia. Great, time to stop for a while. Been doing too much travelling and we need to stay still for a while. Now rethinking our US/Canada itinerary which en...

 
Picture from story Wellington

Wellington
2009-04-12, Wellington, New Zealand. By: edculpin

Today was our last day on the North Island of NZ. The time has gone by so fast! We spent it in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, which is right at the bottom of North Island. We all walked ar...

 
Picture from story Two days up in the mountains

Two days up in the mountains
2009-04-11, Whakapapa, New Zealand. By: edculpin

We spent a couple of days up in the mountains at Whakapapa, on the north-easterly slope of Mt Ruapehu. It is New Zealands biggest ski area, but at this time of year the snow was only up on the very to...

 
Picture from story Bungy Jumping!!

Bungy Jumping!!
2009-04-10, Taupo, New Zealand. By: edculpin

Today I got up enough courage to do bungy jumping! We headed to Taupo, where i jumped off a cliff into the the Waikato River. It was 154 feet, 47 metres, and i have put the video online now for you al...

 
Picture from story Springs and geysers at Rotorua

Springs and geysers at Rotorua
2009-04-09, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: edculpin

Today we drove down to Rotorua where we stayed in the nice Youth Hostel there. Me and Rosie took a walk around the edge of the city and the edge of the lake, and saw some cool hot water spring and hot...

 
Picture from story Overnight stay on 'The Rock'

Overnight stay on 'The Rock'
2009-04-07, Paihia, New Zealand. By: edculpin

Today we drove up to the Bay of Islands, right up at the top of North Island. We boarded a really cool floating hotel called The Rock, a converted car ferry. It had two floors, one of rooms and the ot...

 
Picture from story Parry Kauri Park

Parry Kauri Park
2009-04-06, Warkworth, New Zealand. By: edculpin

Today we stopped off at Parry Kauri Park near Warkworth to look at the huge Kauri trees. They are New Zealand's version of the Giant Redwoods of America, and when the area was first being populated sa...

 
Picture from story Arrival in New Zealand!

Arrival in New Zealand!
2009-04-05, Auckland, New Zealand. By: edculpin

Arrived at Auckland Airport in New Zealand at midday today. Compared to England the weather is warm, but compared to Fiji it is cold, so i am feeling pretty cold over here! I took a bus to the hote...

 
Traveler nunns

Hot Water Beach
2009-04-09, Whitianga, New Zealand. By: nunns

Special entry for this bizzare natural feature. Read about it and decided to take a look. Geothermal activity heats underground springs which then bubble to the surface within a few square yards on th...

 
Traveler nunns

Auckland
2009-04-12, Auckland, New Zealand. By: nunns

Drive from Bay of Islands to Auckland on Good Friday - glad we weren't going the other way. Seems like the whole population of Auckland is heading for the coast! Arrive at hotel right next to Sky City...

 
Traveler nunns

Bay of Plenty
2009-04-10, Whitianga, New Zealand. By: nunns

A 2 day sortee to the Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel on the East Coast before we go to Auckland for a couple of days. Probably New Zealands best beach area stretching up the coast. We stop off at a ...

 
Picture from story Smellee!

Smellee!
2009-04-07, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: nunns

We look forward to our stay in Rotorua as we decide it’s time we stopped somewhere for more than 2 days! So 3 nights it is then! Our immediate introduction to Rotorua (and everyone else’s we imagin...

 

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