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North Island, New Zealand
Blog: By Way of the World - 7 July 2009
From Christchurch, we made our way to Picton, a town in the Marlborough sounds at the northern end of New Zealand's South Island. From there were able to take the Interislander Ferry, which took about four hours to get to Wellington. It had beautiful views of the Marlborough Sounds, though it was very cold out on the deck, so we weren't able to stay outside long.
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New Zealand Wine Country
Blog: By Way of the World - 3 July 2009
New Zealand has two main wine regions, one in the South Island (Marlborough) and one in the North (Hawkes Bay).
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Travel in a Spaceship
Blog: The Indie Travel Podcast - 29 June 2009
A Spaceship is a great way to see New Zealand – it's easy to drive, comfortable to sleep in, and the support and accessories smooth the way even further.HELP! Indie Travel Podcast hosts Craig and Linda are competing for a three-month blogging trip around New Zealand. Help us bring you more great content by following this blog by 12pm Tuesday NZ time. NUMBERS ARE THE SOLE DETERMINING FACTOR in making it from the final ten to the final three.
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Dreaming of: New Zealand – The LOTR Trilogy Epic Tour
Blog: The Q Family Adventures Travel Blog - 22 June 2009
Today’s dream is for Mr. Rojo. He is a well-traveled guy. When he was a kid, his parents took him all around the world from Saudi Arabia, Europe and Asia. So he thinks his adventure day is over. Too bad he is married to me because I will be dragging him all around the world [...]Thanks for reading my feed. Please stop by to say hi or leave a comment!
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Photo of the day
Blog: AdventureSkope - the ramblings of Scott Kennedy - 20 June 2009
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Photo of the day
Blog: AdventureSkope - the ramblings of Scott Kennedy - 8 June 2009
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Photo of the day
Blog: AdventureSkope - the ramblings of Scott Kennedy - 22 May 2009
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Mt. Earnslaw in Photos
Blog: AdventureSkope - the ramblings of Scott Kennedy - 25 April 2009
Last weekend I went on a very cool mountaineering trip to Mt. Earnslaw – a peak in the Southern Alps not far from my home. It was an incredible trip with some good stories to share. For the moment I’ll post these photos and get back soon with the words to fill in the details.Here is the ultra distilled version of the weekend:Fast and lightno stopping to smell the rosesvalley to summit in 8hrs2500m vertical gainsafe and soundsore feet
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Mountains of Color
Blog: AdventureSkope - the ramblings of Scott Kennedy - 18 March 2009
This past weekend I went on a very cool trip into the New Zealand mountains. Here in the Southern Alps we are lucky enough to have some of the most stunning scenery around – and this trip into the Park Pass area was no exception. I’ve decided to post a selection of images from the trip under the theme of color. It seemed at every turn was a fresh scene best exemplified by the stunning color palate.
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Australasia´s secret greenstone
Blog: ·:: New Zealand/Aotearoa ::· - 2 February 2009
Distant and strange may seem the idea of spending your holidays in New Zealand, yet it is hard to find a more complete destination than this Pacific green jewel.Time slows down but amazing landscapes, and extreme sports are the main attractions of the country. A couple of little islands where everything is perfect and the only thing disturbing could be the lack of time to enjoy every part of the world.
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Auckland_Intro
Blog: ·:: New Zealand/Aotearoa ::· - 2 February 2009
..............................AUCKLAND, City of sails
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Auckland_Where to stay
Blog: ·:: New Zealand/Aotearoa ::· - 2 February 2009
The Great Ponsonby Arthotel. $200/$400.
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Coromandel Peninsula: Where Jeremy finally catches a wave
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 20 December 2008
This will be the last post about what we did in New Zealand…makes me kind of sad all over again to say goodbye to our Kiwi adventure! Our final stop in New Zealand was the Coromandel Peninsula, which is about 1 hour east of Auckland. But before that, we boarded the ferry in Picton and once [...]
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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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Dunedin: To Otago we go!
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 15 December 2008
Note: We’re in Australia!…living in a MUCH smaller van for the next two weeks. This should be interesting… Please bear with us while we figure out our new routine! The next stop on our visit to the south island was Dunedin and its surroundings. Dunedin is pronounced dun-ee-den (not doon-uh-din, as I originally thought) and [...]
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Milford Sound: Bad Weather, Good Sights
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 11 December 2008
Jeremy and I had a hard time deciding whether or not we should visit Milford Sound, an area on the southwest side of the south island that is contained within the Fiordland district (the name alone should give you an idea of what the area looks like). On the one hand, a couple of people [...]
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Wanaka: Where our booties pay the price
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 9 December 2008
Every single one of our friends who has been to New Zealand told us that Wanaka was amazing, and they were right. Though the weather was not ideal when we were in the area, we still fully enjoyed the amazing landscape that we have come to expect from this magical country. But first…sheep crossing!!! Wanaka The Wanaka landscape [...]
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The West Coast: Rivers, Glaciers and Sand Flies
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 9 December 2008
Thanksgiving at Four Rivers When we finished our tramp through the hills above the Nelson Lakes, we packed up the van and followed the river towards the West coast for a few hours and found a holiday park near Murchison to camp for the night. Surprise, surprise…another gorgeous camp with a cafe overlooking the river. We shared [...]
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Nelson: Where our boots are made for trampin’
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 2 December 2008
Ah, Nelson. Where to start? What a wonderful, varied, interesting part of the country! Glendaun/Nelson As mentioned in my previous post, our visit to this northern city on the south island began with a trip to see Bob, a friend we met on the plane from LAX to Fiji. Bob lives in Glendaun, a bedroom community [...]
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The Beautiful South
Blog: round the world - the other way - 30 November 2008
IMG_2005 Originally uploaded by littlesaint_uk G’day from Melbourne! We’ve been in Australia for about ten days, but I’m painfully aware that I haven’t blogged about New Zealand’s south island and I hope to put that right today. The south island is worth about five or six posts, but lack of internet access on the road has meant limited [...]
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All’s Well in Wellington
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 28 November 2008
A note from H&J: We’re experimenting with how we approach/organize these blog posts. If you have an opinion one way or another as to what works, please let us know! Otherwise, thank you for your patience while we get the hang of this blogging thing while we’re on the road. Otaki Beach After our scenic [...]
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New Zealand - The South Island
Blog: Kieron Clark - 25 November 2008
“Sweet”, “sweet as”, “schweet”; words and phrases that you hear a lot on New Zealand’s South Island. “You can park over there.”- “Sweet as!”; “We’re going to climb that mountain.” - “Sweet as!”; “The doctor says I need a colonoscopy” - “Sweet!” Maybe it has something to do with the lifestyle or the landscape - or [...]
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Waikato and Waitomo
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 21 November 2008
Our first destination after Auckland was Raglan, which is in Waikato, and where Robert and Chuck told us about a world class left point surf break (Jeremy brought his surfboard on the trip and will sell it when we leave Australia). Raglan is about 3 hours drive from Auckland; it is directly west of the [...]
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Geothermal Madness
Blog: round the world - the other way - 10 November 2008
IMG_1790 Originally uploaded by littlesaint_uk What a difference ten days make. I am writing this in a rainy Greymouth on New Zealand’s south island, a world away from the sunshine of Rarotonga! As well as acclimatizing to the radically different weather here, we’ve also been getting used to a new way of travelling (for us anyway). For New [...]
