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The Pacific, NZ and a tiny bit of Oz
Dunedin is a nice but fairly quiet town. We found the world's steepest street - Badwin st and drove to the top and held our breath on the steep descent! Then we drove out to the Otago peninsula and visited Larnach Castle - New Zealand's only castle. ...
Member: Chris and Aine
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New Zealand
After one night in Greymouth we boarded our bus the following morning to take us down to Franz Josef. We're using a company called Magic Bus to take us around New Zealand and it's really good. Most of the journeys we're making are on average about 5-6 ...
Member: Scott and Jenni
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New Zealand
9 April 07 QUEENSTOWN! Queenstown has everything an adrenaline junky could want. There is everything going on here - skydiving, bungy jumping, jet boats, paragliding, parascending, and more. We didn't do any of that today, but it's been fun! W...
Member: Charlotte and Dyce
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Round the World 2005-6
From Wanaka we headed up to Franz Josef, home of the Franz Josef glacier. We stayed at a charming little backpackers called Glowworm Cottages, with fresh homemade soup served every evening. We opted to do a full day guided walk on the glacier and so ar...
Member: Peter
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Round the World Trip
I know when you see the pictures of what we are wearing you will think to yourselves where can I get these outfits from? Well, I hate to dissapoint you it is not easy looking this good - Tights and shorts - gifts. boots and coats $90. Looking like comp...
Member: jonathan and bekki
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Around the world...
Arriving in Dalat was a bit odd as it is right up in the Highlands and is about 10 degrees cooler than we have been used to. We had a great couple of days there. The town is pretty quiet but there are some great waterfalls and lakes in the area around ...
Member: Sarah and Ricky
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New Zealand 2007
At around 8.30, we were all on the bus and heading to Christchurch - I was flying in the afternoon and would have about an hour of leisurely strolling about the city before I had to take a shuttle to the airport. The largest city of the south island, ...
Member: Anna
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um-die-welt 2007
Mit etwas Verspaetung komme ich endlich dazu hier ueber meine Erlebnisse auf dieser Reise zu berichten. Also Argentinien die Erste: Meine erste Station ist Buenos Aires. Eine Stadt mit Charme der Alten Welt vermischt mit einem kraeftigen Schuss Modern...
Member: Baltasar
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New Zealand
A brief and simple statement from Chief Ross Orsmond has summed up the NZ leg of our trip absolutely perfectly, "Nature is freaking me out on this trip". We have been absolutely spellbound by the incredible variety of spectacular sights i...
Member: Dave and Hayley
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Travelling 2006
We had a couple of nights in Rotorua, which is a beautiful place, but it smells so bad!!! It's like rotten eggs, apparently it's sulpher. The first night in Rotorua, we didn't do much, we just chilled out in the geothermally heated pool, which was s...
Member: Lauren
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New Zealand 2006
27 March I got to Dunedin and lunchtime and met Phil by the train station. He is the eldest of my NZ cousins. He showed me around Dunedin and then dropped my stuff off at his home. I had a great day around the city, shopping and looking at the Scottis...
Member: alexandra
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Southern Hemisphere Safari
Came down to Floriano for a weeks relaxation on the beatiful brazilian beaches! Checked into the only hostel recommended in the "book" to find we were in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of hippies in a room stinking of damp with no money! ...
Member: Lindsey
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