Queenstown, New Zealand

Lady on a Tramp

I've just had the best shower in the entire world, because it's the first I've had in four long, sweaty days after finishing the Routeburn Track in fjordland, south New Zealand. For my first solo backpacking trip--without the guidance of a responsible adult male--I'd say it went fairly well. I...

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alli_ockinga on March 18, 2010 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand!

update

I said goodbye to Franz Josef and the treehouses a couple days ago. FJ is located on the west coast of the south island, and is known for being generally rugged and home to lots of what we might call "characters." I did in fact find this to be the case. It was a good time, but now it's back to...

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alli_ockinga on March 12, 2010 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand!

Off the Ice and Hopefully Into the Wild.

Antarctica seems but a dream. While some were having a hard time adjusting to civilization, life is back to normal for me. The fact that I lived at the South Pole for three months is what I can't believe. I feel happy I stayed at McMurdo for an extra month, but was also ready to leave when when...

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JCinTheSouthPole on March 10, 2010 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: South Pole

Jump off things! Jump out of things! Now now now!!!

It was boiling when I left Wanaka for Queenstown today, I spent the time waiting for the bus devouring ice-cream and getting slightly sunstroked by the lake (the bus was late). My hostel in Queenstown is the Last Resort, a tiny hostel with only 18 beds, just off Shotover Road -the main road...

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LizIsHere on March 8, 2010 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010

How To Relax In Queenstown

So apparently Queenstown isn't all about jumping off stuff or out of things. No, really, it's possible to visit to NZ's adventure capital and leave with your adrenalin levels at a level your heart doctor would approve of and your internal organs where you left them. My best mate in Auckland,...

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Koala Bear on October 8, 2009 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

Fat Man on an Elastic

The day after our day of lovely weather and skiing it was pouring again. We only ventured outside to buy steak to cook and to ask about bungy-jumping options. The young couple sharing the unit with us had packed up and gone snowboarding again quite early in the morning, so goodness knows what...

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The Happy Couple on September 1, 2009 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Fat Man on an Elastic - The Video

I forgot to include the little video clip I uploaded in the last blog entry, so here it is: And I also forgot to include this quite nice photo of Queenstown taken when we got back from the bungy jump.

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The Happy Couple on September 1, 2009 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

The First Rule of Ski Club

Almost as soon as we left Fox Glacier the phone reception cut out and stayed at zero for the whole day. We were definitely going to miss the callback from BA. New Zealand has worse mobile phone coverage than any other country we had been to. It's strange because I had expected New Zealand to be...

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The Happy Couple on August 29, 2009 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Wild, wet & hairy

Day - 18 Saturday 9th May 2009 It was snowing when I first stepped out of the motorhome at about 8:00 in the morning, not the best weather for what I was intending to do rather soon. You might just see the blurry white bits in this shot across the campsite from our motorhome: But I'd...

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Saros on May 9, 2009 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Moving on

Day - 17 Friday 8th May 2009 A day for moving on. The usual coffee stop had some unusual entertainment: And then a brief stop to look at Roaring Meg (it's the river in the background by the way): It's big and fast and they drive jet boats up here: And in due course we...

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Saros on May 8, 2009 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

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