Christchurch, New Zealand

Terra Antarcticus - Night 113

I slept deep and late despite the apparent seizure the kid in the bunk above me had at numerous occasions throughout the night (I awoke briefly as the bunk shook like a washing machine a few times, but fell immediately back to sleep). After this trip is over, I am certainly I’ll likely slumber...

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exumenius on January 31, 2008 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Onwards to Christchurch - Night 112

Overnight the clouds had rolled in, making today ideal for riding a bus. Leaving Tekapo around 9am, we made Christchurch by 1pm and after a brief city tour I was all checked into the Stonehurst Accommodation by 2. Two of my roommates at Stonehurst are from the Yukon, that small, triangular...

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exumenius on January 30, 2008 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

World tour half-way point celebration

We flew into Christchurch, booked ourselves onto the Kiwi Experience bus for two days later and spent the rest of the day exploring the city (which is essentially a nice English town). As it was the halfway point of our six months of travelling the world, and the hostel bar was serving double...

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Sean, Karl & Dan on January 12, 2008 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Around the world in 180 days...

Journeys on the South Island

Our first night on the South Island was spent in a real dump of a campsite in a place called Blenheim, about ½ hour south from where the ferry landed. We had a train track about 20 metres away from our van and the site itself looked a bit like Glastonbury festival on a rainy year. Fighting our...

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olliejohnson on August 11, 2007 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: A Brit and a Canuck Down Under

Fur Seals off Doubtful Sound

An early start and on to a small coach that drove us to take the first boat across lake Manapouri on our way to Doubtful Sound. A quick stop at an information centre and then another coach ride up and around mountains with the sides of the tracks fringed in snow. A little strange as it was...

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rickandsuejohnson on August 7, 2007 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: From the Shire to Middle Earth and back

Houston.............we got a problem...............

We apologise dear readers for the delay in posting this blog. The first draft got lost in Bagkok. The Captain of BA9 must have uttered words very similar to the heading as we flew somewhere over eastern Europe en-route to Sydney. But I get ahead of myself – let's start at the beginning. On the...

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rickandsuejohnson on July 31, 2007 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: From the Shire to Middle Earth and back

Road to Nowhere

May 13 We left early to get to the Airport, where Ray waved us off. Got on the flight to Christchurch. There was only one film showing on the plane so had no other option but to watch it (it was a chick flick!) We were served steak pie, which kind of made up for it. The views from the plane...

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James & Tracey on May 13, 2007 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: James & Tracey World Tour

Kia ora from New Zealand

Having spent nearly 5 months in Oz I thought I might as well head over the Tasman and come to see the sheep loving kiwis for a couple of weeks before I make my long journey home!! After having a such a good time doing the east coast with Oz Experience I thought it was only right that I should...

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The Hulk on February 26, 2007 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hulk goes Down Under!

Country number 9 - Aotearoa - Land of the Long White Cloud

A short flight but a whole different country. After a three-hour journey from Sydney to Christchurch, (roughly the same duration as Sydney-Cairns), over the Tasman Sea and the Snow-capped mountains we landed in New Zealand. On the way to our centrally located Guesthouse, the first thing that...

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Priya&Tim on February 23, 2007 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Cheeky Round The World Trip

Little Britain

Next day spun through to Chrichchurch which is the regional capital of Canterbury, New Zealand. It is the largest city in the South Island, Nice little City, has a look of York, and is the most English of all the cities in NZ so far ! has a real student vibe too as the University had just...

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tomrendell on February 19, 2007 from Christchurch, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand

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