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Tag: NewZealand

  • Destination: New Zealand

    Established: 1840 (Treaty of Waitangi) Population: 4.47 million Religion: Christianity  (47.65%) Language: English Capital: Wellington Order of Visit: Second First Visit: 11 November 1999 Last Visit: 21 January 2010 Duration: 31 Days Visit Highlights: Explore Waitomo Caves, Visit Bay of Islands, Remember Lord of the Rings at Hobbiton, Hike anywhere in New Zealand (but beware changing weather), and have fun in…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 66 – Christchurch to Melbourne (Via Sydney), Australia

    Sunday 31 January 2010 Highlights: Business Class flight upgrade. A very early start with a 3.50 am alarm and I was off to drop Erin, Jason and Kara at the Christchurch Airport for their 6.25 am flight direct to Melbourne. We had a small problem getting there due to the map not being very accurate…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 65 – Greymouth to Hanmer Springs to Christchurch, New Zealand

    Saturday 30 January 2010 Highlights: Thermal Pools at Hanmer Springs, A-League Wellington Phoenix Vs Adelaide Match Our last day of major driving saw us stop off in Hanmer Springs for their famous Thermal Pools. Basically you get to move between a lot of different pools at varying temperatures. The hottest ones smell due to the…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 64 – Fox Glacier to Greymouth, New Zealand

    Friday 29 January 2010 Highlights: Hiking around Franz Josef Glacier, Shantytown Heritage Park We started today with a small hike to the Franz Josef Glacier which was actually more impressive than Fox Glacier, maybe due to the clearer weather. From here we set off for Shantytown Heritage Park. Now Andrew didn’t really get into the…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 63 – Queenstown to Fox Glacier, New Zealand

    Thursday 28 January 2010 Highlights: Historic town of Arrowhead, Lake Matheson, Fox Glacier With the trip winding down we said goodbye to beautiful Queenstown and left for Fox Glacier but first we stopped off at Arrowhead a historic town set up during a gold rush era with lots of old wooden style house. It was…