Category Archives: New Zealand

Christchurch & Kaikoura

Posted on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 by Peter

The last leg of my journey on the Kiwi bus took me from Queenstown to Christchurch, where I planned to  spend my last few days in New Zealand before flying back to Sydney. When I was in Dunedin, I’d hoped … Continue reading →

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Milford Sound

Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 by Peter

We took a day trip to Milford Sound today. Luckily, the rain stopped for the first time in almost a week!

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The Far South

Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 by Peter

After a couple of days in Queenstown, Gruff, Lucy and I left for a 4-day trip around the South coast, stopping off in Dunedin, Invercargill and Te Anau before returning to Queenstown via Milford Sound. I had been looking forward … Continue reading →

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The Tongariro Crossing

Posted on Sunday, February 8, 2009 by Peter

I walked through Mordor yesterday. The part of it along the ~18km Tongariro Crossing anyway. It’s supposedly one of the best single-day walks in the world, and taking a fairly leisurely pace, I completed it in a little under 8 … Continue reading →

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First Impressions of New Zealand

Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 by Peter

New Zealand Customs and Immigration is really strict! Even more so than Australia! Before I could be issued a boarding pass for my flight to Auckland I had to produce a paper copy of my return itinerary and show it … Continue reading →

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Another Change of Plan

Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 by Peter

I’ve been back in Sydney for a couple of weeks now, mostly trying to sort out what I’m going to do for the next few months. I was pretty much set until a few days ago when I tried to … Continue reading →

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