Queenstown, New Zealand

Fear Factor - NZ Style

Touchdown in Auckland 11,450+ km and 13 1/2+ hours after departing Vancouver...a little bleary-eyed but none the worse for wear. It was just the beginning of a long day and for some, a potentially long tour! We gathered at Victoria Airport at 3:00 pm Sunday (April 5) for the puddle jump to...

written by

Shane & Norma on April 13, 2009 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: "Not Just Another Rugby Tour" - New Zealand, Samoa and Australia

South Island Day 11: Making White Water Rafting Look Like A Pleasure Cruise

Middle of summer and this is the view this morning at the DoC site we stayed at; Yep, that's snow on them there hills. ................................... Ah Friday the 13th, what a perfect day to throw yourself into fast moving water without a raft. Shane had decided to rent a...

written by

Koala Bear on February 13, 2009 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

South Island Day 10: 5-4-3-2-1-Bungeeeee!

We woke up to rain which was apparently a good thing on account of the fact it meant there was water in the river. Well yeah I can see how that would be a benefit and anyway, out of all the things to do in Queenstown when its raining I reckon white water rafting has got to be one of the...

written by

Koala Bear on February 12, 2009 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

South Island Day 9: Schwiiiiiiing

We started off with little jaunt up Shotover River to ease us into the day gently with a few 360 degree spins thrown in and a couple of near misses with large rocks and things that can only be described as cliffs as we flew down the river on the Shotover Jet. It's heaps more fun at the back on...

written by

Koala Bear on February 11, 2009 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

KP

Queenstown is a beautiful town, on the shore of Lake Wakatipu and surrounded on all sides by towering mountains. And it was made even better by the arrival on Friday of my old mate from the Rose of the Shires, now resident in Auckland, Keith Potter. In spite of hearing from a lot of people that...

written by

phileasdogg on December 1, 2008 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs

Solitude

Had a very pleasant 2-day journey between Dunedin and Queenstown. On Wednesday morning I took the Taieri Gorge railway from Dunedin to Middlemarch. It's one of the world's most scenic train rides and was indeed quite beautiful. And then I picked up my mountain bike and took to the Otago Rail...

written by

phileasdogg on November 27, 2008 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs

Kiwi Adventure

EL ESCONDITE PERFECTO En el principio de los tiempos, se reunieron varios demonios para hacer una travesura. Uno de ellos dijo: "Debemos quitarles algo a los humanos, pero, ¿qué les quitamos?". Después de mucho pensar uno dijo: "¡Ya sé!, vamos a...

written by

"Lalinho" on November 2, 2008 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand

Viewing 21 - 27 of 27 Entries
first | previous | next | last