 | More Queenstown and Glacier Climbing! Updated!
2008-04-14, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: lizzy86 | | Before we left Queenstown we got to meet up with some of our uni friends Esme and Jenny, we introduced them to the brilliance of luge and they loved it! Luge twice in two days, pretty good! We also in... |
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 | Wet Exploration!
2006-12-13, Franz josef, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | As mentioned a few hours ago today we went Heli Hiking :) Which, as previously stated was very cool (literaly) well actually t'was quite warm, and after a half hour of hiking we were stripping off lay... |
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| Heli hiking Franz Josef
2006-12-13, Franz josef, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | Ok this is just a quick one as my internet time is about to expire :)
Today was amazing!!!! we went heli hiking, onto the glacier at franz joseph!! Man oh man the views the smell the temperature th... |
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 | Glacier climbing
2007-06-04, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: cmciver | | We arrived late in the afternoon at Franz Josef and wasted no time in booking up a Glacier climb for the next day.
We choose the 3/4 day climb as it promised more blue ice than the half day clim... |
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 | Woah, travelled so much already!
2007-05-28, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: sej | | Hey, I know its been a while, i'm shooting round New Zealand right now. Been to Auckland, Raglan, Rotorua, Pahia, Taupo, Tongariro (where we didn't get to do the crossing as it was too rainy and foggy... |
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 | Scarier than a skydive!!
2007-03-30, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: cherryloo | | When people say they have got the worst hangover ever, you rarely believe them. So with this is mind we will try to find another way to describe how we felt the morning after the Poo party. Without sw... |
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 | kiwi bus rocks!
2007-03-10, franz josef, New Zealand. By: jem | | Hell guys long time no spk sori bout that just been so busy on the kiwi xperience and we move most days so it's bin manik but havin a rare day off 2 chill! So lay in till 10 (my longest ly in in near... |
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 | Kiwi's, Presents and crazy Possems!
2007-03-21, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: pintooo | | Hey guys,
well all is going well on the Kiwi Experience! Seen so many beautiful sites... snow covered mountains, lakes, coastal views and much more! NZ really is lovely.
Thursday 15th March
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 | I trecked on Franz Joseph Glacier - and survived!
2006-12-05, franz josef, New Zealand. By: emalyon | | Having departed Queenstown in our automatic economy car we headed up the no6/7 highway to Franz Joseph Glacier. We checked into our cute little backpackers - glow worm cottages and mich and i prepared... |
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 | Glacier Walking!
2006-12-04, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: mhollier | | Well, we travelled up in an automatic to Franz Josef (learning new skills all the time during this trip!). Drive up took sbout 5 hours but took advantage of the yummy cafes along the way!
Spent all... |
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 | Helicopter tour of glacier country!
2006-10-02, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: andrewjeff | | Our first stop along the road south of Greymouth was the town of Hokitika. We stopped there long enough to motor around the block, which pretty much encompasses the whole town! From there we continu... |
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 | Under the glacier
2006-04-23, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: Francesca | | Just a quick one to let you know what I've been doing since my last email.
River Valley was an experience - though not what you would expect... The dorm room had 32 beds in it, divided into rooms ... |
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 | Long haul to Franz Josef
2005-11-13, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: thesuhs | | We got up with just enough time to pack up and check out by 10am. Then it was on the road for the long haul to Franz Josef. For some reason, we thought the drive was going to take us 8 or 9 hours, and... |
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 | D'you want those root beers to go?
2005-02-07, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: mattben | | Evenin dudes. Hope your all great! Pretty much chill out week in Queenstown, Weather unbelievable 37degrees at its highest! Swam in the lake a few times to cool off, we tried not to disturb the eel... |
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 | Glaciers Among Palm Trees
2005-02-05, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: mala | | For some reason the west coast beaches warrant only a small paragraph in the guide books. This is a vast oversight on the part of said guide books. Huge waves crashing against sea stacks reminicent of... |
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 | Slippin' and slidin'
2004-11-01, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: rossa | | Today, as planned, we took the guided walk onto the glacier. I won't bore you with ALL the facts and figures but they get about 7m of rain a year at the bottom of the glacier and over 30m of snow at t... |
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 | Soup and beer!
2004-10-31, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: rossa | | On the bus to Franz Josef I got talking to a guy from Doncaster and we decided to do a walk up to the glacier. Five hours later we'd done it (no it hadn't melted). We walked up to a point where we wer... |
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 | Glacier Hiking
2004-01-13, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: khart | | I'm currently staying on the west coast of the south island, in the tiny town (one street) of Franz Josef, on the edge of the glacier of the same name.
I'm staying at glow worm cottages, which is ... |
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