Written by Jack Ventura on February 3, 2004
- The south island of New Zealand is
tailor-made for road-touring. Most of it is very well maintained, two-lane, open country road, clean except for the
occasional accidental opossum. All the sheep are safely penned....
Written by sarah date on July 10, 2001
- Driving up the West Coast from Greymouth, my next destination was Nelson, the jumping off point for the famous Abel Tasman National Park and Track. I took Highway 6 in order to stop off in...
Written by sarah date on July 10, 2001
- Whale Watch
tel: +64/3/319.6767
freecall: 0800/655.121 (within NZ)
www.whalewatch.co.nz
"Eat crayfish" – that is the English translation from Maori of the word "kaikoura." Well, I didn’t do any eating of crustaceans but instead...
Written by sarah date on July 10, 2001
- Before coming to New Zealand, I had read about the natural hot pools at Hamner Springs and decided I would indulge in a bit of relaxation there at the end of my trip. Luckily...
Written by sarah date on July 10, 2001
- I left Queenstown with a plan to drive over the Haast Pass and up the West Coast, taking in at least one of the renowned glaciers and ending up in the town of Greymouth for...
Written by sarah date on July 10, 2001
- Many ski loving friends had ranted and raved to me about Queenstown at one time or another and even though I have never skied in my life and it was summer, I was convinced that...
Written by Orl on August 23, 2004
- There is a strong Irish connection with Kaikoura. I can see why Irish people settled here; the coastline and climate is not dissimilar. We visited Donegal House – called after the county where the owner’s...
Written by Orl on July 6, 2004
- Arrowtown is 20 minutes from Queenstown and is a great place to stay if you can’t get accommodation in its big brother, or wish to avoid the madding crowds of the "adventure capital of the...
Written by Orl on June 18, 2004
- The drive from Dunedin to Te Anau is not particularly scenic. That night we stayed in Te Anau Downs.
We had a lovely day driving from Te Anau Downs to Milford Sound. The scenery is spectacular...
Written by Orl on June 14, 2004
- We booked our car through Ezy cars:
http://www.ezy.co.nz
A four-door Daewoo hatchback (can’t remember the make) cost NZ $48 a day.
Akaroa is a beautiful town with a French atmosphere. It is well worth a detour. Apart...
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