Tag: South Island
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Queenstown
The last few days I did a lot of tramping up and down the hills but you do not necessarily have to climb the mountains to see something in Queenstown. Even if downtown is not to spread out there are a few nice places to go. And as I did stay near the lake when…
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Rushing down to queenstown
I had no intention of jumping from a bridge, am to heavy to strap myself to a handsome stranger who jumps out of airplanes and to cheap to fork out the money for a very long free fall into a swing. So what I did instead on the second half of the day was strapping…
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Kiwi & Birdlife Park
Well I’ve been to NZ for a few weeks now and I’ve seen a lot of wildlife but so far I have not been fortunate enough to have an encounter with the probably the most known bird in the country. I’ve seen the fruit, the two leged mamal one but not the nocturnal flightless one.…
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Queenstown – Ben Lomond
I did already mention that Queenstown is nestled in between mountains before. But today I decided to go up and have a look. There are two ways you can go up starting in town. If you are not inclined to exercise you can always use the gongola and get a good view from up top.…
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Milford Sound
This mornings departure was very early again and our destination Milford Sound. The trip was pretty uneventful until we reached Garston. Which claims to be New Zealands most inland village. And it is the point where the Bottom Bus and the KiwiExperience bus to Milford Sound meet up. How they managed it that we had…
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Driving through the Catlins
As I stayed longer in Dunedin the group I was travelling with was new again. (Well apart from a few faces I already knew from the KiwExperience busses.) Our driver came a little bit later because of some misunderstanding at office where they put me into another hostel. – Phew am I lucky that I…
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Tunnel beach and Elm wildlife tour
I was not sure what else I preferred to do in Dunedin. I could go the more expensive route and visit the castle and go with the railway. Or I could go with the somewhat less expensive tour and visit tunnel beach and some wildlife. In the end I decided that I can still walk…
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Mt. Cargill and the Organ pipes
were my goal for todays excursion. Because I did not want to bore you I decided to limit the pictures. To begin my hike I used public transport to get to the bottom of the mountain and later to get back into town. Yes public transport can be that good. The start is at a…
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Edinburgh …
that’s the English name for the town that used to be called Dhùn Èidinn by the gaelic speaking populace. So when the Church of Scottland funded a new colony the town got a propper gaelic name. Well the spelling might have suffered. But the architecture did not. So this city’s old buildings are clearly not…
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On to the south
After arriving in Queenstown most people stay there for a few nights to explore the capital of adrenalin. The only adrenalin I was interested in was to see if I could get back my hat. The one I left behind at Hotwater beach. And wonder over wonders the hostel had kept my Postbag and I…