Travel Journals: Mount Cook, New Zealand
Mount Cook, New Zealand travel guide, information, journals, blogs, maps and photos.
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ROUND THE WORLD
Spent only 2 days in Arequipa, leaving us too little time to visit the nearby Colca canyon. Instead we rested and visited the charming Santa Catalina monastery....
Member: Fabien
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New Zealand
A very rocky ride through the Cook Strait from North to South Island made a few people very sick. Our first stop was Nelson, where I walked and Kayaked in the Abel Tasmin National Park. The second stop was Westport, which was not particular int...
Member: Michael
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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
In New Zealand I was blessed with the opportunity to tour around the areas where the Lord of the Rings was filmed. The South Island was truly one of the most gorgeous and peaceful places I've ever been to. I would love to go back....
Member: Brent
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flying north for summer
We've been reading more about the history of this place, and yesteray went to a film about Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, so we're slowly managing to understand a bit more of the dismal past of Cambodia - although the more you learn about it the less it ...
Member: jenny
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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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New Zealand - The South Island
Okay, is this what mother nature does to get back at us for complaining too much about the heat in Australia?? Today was cold and rainy (high of 9C) as we made our way from Gore to Te Anau. The poor weather started yesterday as we spent time in the m...
Member: Doris and Mike
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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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