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Performance at Punakaiki – New Zealand

Helen Leggatt experienced the raw power of Mother Nature at a daily show on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand

An Insider’s Guide to Dunedin, Edinburgh of the South and New Zealand’s Most Beautiful City – Dunedin, New Zealand

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Swagman #26 – The End of the Line – Queenstown, New Zealand

George Dunn contemplates his time away from home.

Life, Near Death, and Beauty in New Zealand’s South Island – South Island, New Zealand

Antonio Sanchez has faced Russian mafia, scorpions

Tim and Mari’s World Tour #4

The South Island
November 28
Things looked better once we got to the South Island.  We haven’t been forgotten even once.  It has been a while since our last update, but click on the mid-November update to see some of our earlier trials.
One dark and rainy night (In New Zealand???), Mari and I arrived at Wellington.  [...]

Christchurch Nutz and Bolts

City Name: Christchurch
Where is it located?: Christchurch is located on the east coast of the South Island, on the South Pacific Ocean. It is about a third of the way down the coast of the south island.
Why do people go there?: There’s a lovely central square and cathedral and a number of duty free [...]

Christchurch, New Zealand – May 1999

Introduction to Christchurch and some great things

The Northwest Mud Circuit

Hiking Stewart Island off the coast of New Zealand

Swagman #24 – Kaikoura, New Zealand

24: Kaikoura

In a town with roughly the same population as a Manhattan apartment
building, the marine related activities are staggering. From crayfish to
killer whales, you can have a gander at any link in the marine food chain.
Seals lay out on sunny shore rocks like drunken tourists. A short boat ride
away from shore can land you in [...]

Swagman #25 – Walk on Water – Franz Josef, New Zealand

Andre slid a plank of wood across the deep fissure and slapped me on the back. “Careful,” he said to me. “This is where we lost the last hiker.”
The group laughed and teased me as I stepped up to the makeshift bridge. “Please, you must hold the rope,” Andre reminded me. He had just spent [...]