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Akaroa – New Zealand’s Only French Settlement
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 2 February 2012
The charming township of Akaroa sits at the edge of a pleasing harbor inside the eroded crater of a gigantic, extinct volcano. Akaroa is located an hour and a half drive southeast of Christchurch on Banks Peninsula, the South Island’s most impressive volcanic feature. The peninsula has two prevailing craters which form Lyttelton and Akaroa [...]
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Christchurch: A City on the Mend
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 30 October 2011
I've spent the past week in New Zealand, and my first stop was Christchurch as part of a group of journalists invited by Tourism New Zealand.It's been a mere eight months since the major earthquake which devastated its historic city centre, so I was interested to see what the situation was like now, especially for travellers who might like to visit.
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How to Explore Christchurch in a Day – Penguins, Punts and Cheese
Blog: Landlopers - 12 August 2011
Christchurch in a Day Christchurch has an international reputation for being a vibrant, fun community with a lot of English flair. It has also traditionally served as the gateway to many other tourist destinations on the South Island including the gorgeous West Coast. The...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Exploring Antarctica in Christchurch
Blog: Landlopers - 10 August 2011
I thought I knew what to expect in Christchurch. I was going to tour the earthquake damaged city and report back on the current state of tourism. A glance at my schedule told me this also included a visit to the Antarctic Centre, but I...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Finding the Words for Christchurch
Blog: Landlopers - 1 August 2011
The entire impetus for my trip to New Zealand was because of Christchurch. Earlier in the year, I participated in a remarkable project designed to promote New Zealand as a tourist destination after the earthquakes in Christchurch. New Zealand Tourism liked my posts, so they...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Adventure Travel in New Zealand – The Itinerary
Blog: Landlopers - 22 June 2011
A few months ago, I participated in a unique web experiment – the #Blog4NZ Project. I was just one of hundreds of travel bloggers and writers who all joined forces for one week in March with the singular goal of helping New Zealand Tourism...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Video: Pig Convinces Dog to Visit New Zealand
Blog: Landlopers - 23 March 2011
This video is in support of the Blog4NZ Project. Blog4NZ is a grass-roots effort on the part of the international travel blogging community to promote all that is good about travel in New Zealand. It is a worldwide blogging event that is running from the...
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10 Plus Reasons to Travel to New Zealand
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 22 March 2011
I have not been Everywhere, but I did the next best thing. I went to New Zealand. Here, as my 2nd contribution to Blog4NZ, I offer some scanned photos from that long ago trip, in hopes that you will want to follow in our footsteps. Christchurch is rebuilding after the earthquakes, [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library. We'll leave a light on for you.
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Interactive Travel Guide – What to do in New Zealand
Blog: Landlopers - 22 March 2011
One of the regular features on LandLopers is the Interactive Travel Guide. The idea is to highlight one city or country every week and then get the best recommendations from you all. By the end of the week, we hopefully will have created the best...
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New Zealand is Open for Business
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 21 March 2011
Sometimes, I think Chicken Little was right. When I think about the number of disasters, both natural and man-made, that have occurred over the past ten years, it’s easy to believe sky is falling. As a travel writer, I’m especially sensitive to the effects of natural disasters on tourism. Travelers who were planning to visit [...]
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New Zealand’s Flying Kiwi Experience
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 12 March 2011
We have wanted to go to New Zealand for a few years. When Flying Kiwi contacted us to ask if we would be interested in taking part in one of their overland adventures we jumped at the chanceNew Zealand’s Flying Kiwi Experience is a post from: The Planet D: Canada's Adventure Couple
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Post Earthquake Travel in New Zealand
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 8 March 2011
We have been in New Zealand now for nearly two weeks and have been having the time of our lives. Since leaving Christchurch, we haven’t felt any aftershocks or seen any affects from the earthquake.Post Earthquake Travel in New Zealand is a post from: The Planet D: Canada's Adventure Couple
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The Aftermath and Aftershocks in Christchurch
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 26 February 2011
We arrived late at night to Christchurch, New Zealand. We aren’t the type to run towards natural disasters. Our trip to Christchurch was planned before the earthquake happened.The Aftermath and Aftershocks in Christchurch is a post from: The Planet D: Canada's Adventure Couple
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From Christchurch to Queenstown
Blog: Snaps and Flip Flops - 14 September 2010
Sept 9, 2010 - After a night of being locked up in our hotel room, we were anxious to get out of Christchurch. It was a pity we didn’t get to see much of the city, but at the same time, it was such a unique experience that we didn’t mind very much. Nonetheless, we were eager to leave and explore the rest of the South Island.
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Locked up in Christchurch
Blog: Snaps and Flip Flops - 8 September 2010
Sept. 8, 2010 - So we landed in Christchurch today, 4 days after a 7.1 earthquake hit the city. The flight attendant bid us "Good luck out there" as we got off the plane. Errr...if we weren't worried before, it got us thinking now. We later found out that we barely missed another aftershock too. But what the heck, we're here and there is nothing to do but sit back and relax. We didn't realize how accurate that is until we got to the CBD. A portion of the city has been closed off and most of the shops were not in operation.
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Apologies to Christchurch
Blog: Brooke vs. the World | RTW Travel Blog - 9 August 2010
Look, Christchurch, about all that anti-New Zealand talk I gave earlier: it’s not you, it’s me. I said those things before I ever got a chance to know you… the real you. Because with so many cafes and bars, and cafe/bars, one could say that you are actually kind of cool.
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City Guide – 24 Hours in Christchurch, New Zealand
Blog: As We Travel - 5 July 2010
How You Can Spend 24 Hours in Christchurch New Zealand Christchurch, also known as the garden city, is one of the oldest cities in New Zealand. It’s a small city with a lot to offer and a great balance between outdoor life, culture and shopping.
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Photo Favorite: Chess Match in Christchurch
Blog: GoBackpacking - 23 May 2010
In an effort to dust off and share even more of my favorite photos from around the world, I’m going to begin a weekly series each Sunday. Enjoy! --------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Fonendoscopio, Pedaling the South Island of New Zealand
Blog: Bearshapedsphere - 9 February 2010
I'm leaving my house in about two hours to head to the airport. Some many, many hours later, I will reappear out of the wormhole in Christchurch, New Zealand. Christchurch! New Zealand! I know, I'm as surprised as you are.One of the main events on this trip, which, as always will be comprised of bundles of smaller events, moments, rash decisions and fleeting thoughts is the renting of a bicycle and riding it around.
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Away From Home For the Holidays
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 25 December 2009
Growing up, I often spent Christmas at my friend Matt’s house. In fact, it often seemed like everyone I knew spent Christmas at his house. After everyone had their family Christmas, we congregated there to celebrate together. Even after college, my friends and I still managed to spend Christmas at Matt’s house, holding onto that [...]
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New Zealand
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 14 September 2009
After a fourteen-hour flight from Santiago, a layover in Auckland, and another short flight to the South Island, we arrived with bleary eyes in Christchurch, New Zealand. We were pretty excited about getting to a place where English is the first language, but we soon realized that Kiwis have their own variety of English; the accent and vocabulary are so different we often found ourselves scratching our heads. It took us a bit of time to figure out not to be insulted when asked if we were planning to "do some tramping" while on the island (meaning hiking).
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A little bit about… Christchurch
Blog: Twenty-Something Travel - 8 September 2009
When I was considering working abroad in New Zealand Christchurch was my first choice of location. Everything I’ve read describes it as an “English City.” I’m a serious Anglophile so I’m curious to see how the English atmosphere translates in this far corner of the world. Here’s what I’ve discovered:
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East Coast of the South Island
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 16 December 2008
After our stint in Dunedin (Ma, I’m done eatin’!), we were pretty tired…after all, we had been on the go pretty aggressively for 3 weeks in order to fully experience all that New Zealand has to offer. So, for the next several days, we took it easy as we drove up the east coast of [...]
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