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Some Minutes Mean More Than Others – New Zealand

Ben Morris hated every minute of his three-day tre

Fly Through Middle-Earth – North Island, New Zealand

Fly by Through Middle-Earth North Island, New Zealand My mission was this: devise a plan to somehow, in ten days, dazzle my visiting British friend, Kim, with the scenery of my beautiful homeland and immerse her in as much Kiwiana as possible. Ten days may sound like a long time to those unfamiliar with New [...]

Pursuit of the Endless Summer #7

Adrenalin Activities Seven adrenalin activities near Queenstown, listed in order of increasing adrenalin rush: 1. Shotover jet boat, white water rafting, & helicopter triple combo package Shotover Jet Boat Unfortunately, high winds cancelled the helicopter portion, so instead we took an adventurous bus ride through Skipper’s Canyon. This old miners road was so treacherous that [...]

Pursuit of the Endless Summer #6

Milford Sound Kayaking Milford Sound An early morning kayak was a beautiful way to experience the Milford fiord. We were fortunate to see dolphins, seals, and rainbows. To give perspective on how large this area is, the boat in the background of the photo below was a huge cruise ship. On our second day in [...]

Pursuit of the Endless Summer #5

The Abel Tasman Trail What began as a beautiful trek transformed into a gruelling endeavour. Our plan was to take a two-hour jet boat tour to the end of the Abel Tasman trail and leisurely walk back to our car. The guidebook said the 22 mile trek included only 500 feet elevation change and could [...]

Pursuit of the Endless Summer #4

New Zealand: the ‘working stiff’ tour If you’re not sure if you want to include New Zealand in your travel plans, we’ve summarized below a few things we found unique during our six week stay in Kiwiland. 8 Interesting, funny, or just uniquely Kiwi tidbits: 1. Strange roads: As if driving on the left-hand side [...]

Chasing Horizons #37: Canterbury, Christchurch and the Crusaders – New Zealand

It was time to explore the Land of the Long White Cloud that is New Zealand. Phil began in Christchurch and headed south.

PlanetRovers – New Zealand

New Zealand’s South IslandUpdated November 16th, 2000 Our South Island adventure began as we drove aboard the ferry that would take us across the Cook Strait and through the Queen Charlotte Sound, before docking in Picton, the South Island’s port city. We had heard from several people that the crossing can be rough and test [...]

Moments from New Zealand

While the countryside is beautiful, it is the peop

Love & Loneliness in Auckland (2 of 2)

By now it was late afternoon. Darkness was descending on the grey skies of Auckland, and having had no breakfast or no dinner the previous night I was entering advanced stages of starvation. I couldn’t leave the room though, not without him; I had to see what was going to happen. It was then that [...]