Travel Journals: Akaroa, New Zealand
Akaroa, New Zealand travel guide, information, journals, blogs, maps and photos.
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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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New Zealand & Australia
Caught the morning ferry from Picton to Wellington, and on the TV they were showing the funeral of the Maori Queen, who died about a week ago. The Maori kingship was formed in the 1840s, when the Maoris decided they needed to unite, to better resist th...
Member: Louise
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New Zealand and Christmas/New Year 2006
27th Making good progress, we arrived in Rotorua, the spa town right in the middle of the North Island around 4ish. This compact city is on built on the site of active volcanoes, hence the hot springs all over the place and the constant smelly of rott...
Member: Graham
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New Zealand 2006
I arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on Thursday 5th October, Marthie told me that Bob would come and get me at the airport so I entered Auckland airport staring at all the bold older men, not sure what they must have thought, after about 5 minutes I cal...
Member: Conli
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New Zealand 2006
We arrived back in Christchuch around lunchtime and after checking in to the Quest Apartments, David headed out to the airport to pick up Margaret and Peter. Our accommodation was right in the middle of the city just behind Cathedral Square. We rode th...
Member: Elizabeth
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New Zealand 2005
The bus trip started today - nine days of travelling in an anti-clockwise direction around the South Island, from Christchurch to Christchurch via everywhere. I'm on a trip organised by Stray Travel, which is a more 'grown-up' version of the typical ba...
Member: Richard
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Australasia and South East Asia... a continuation on a toilet theme
Homogenity very much defines shopping in Thailand, and the floating market outside Bangkok was no exception. Repetitive photo album designs, countless fake Rolex's and wood-rounded candlestick holders abound, I must've seen them all in at least 50 di...
Member: Sam
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THE ALLURE OF TRAVEL
Looks like I am going to be a milk maid and work on a dairy farm! I am now in Mooroopna 3hrs from Melbourne, staying in this community backpackers (really nice bunch of people!) I will be leaving here and heading 50mins too Murray Valley where I ...
Member: Ebitari
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Akaroa
Akaroa in just under 2hrs from Christchurch it was once home to French settlers, it is a pretty place (just like most of NZ). I was about to start working for my accommodation in a hostel called Chez La Mer as an receptionist. The work was very eas...
Member: Ebitari
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