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Friday Postcard: The Deerstalker

Posted on 17. Feb, 2012 by Steph.

Intense picture from reader Fajrin: This photos was taken when I took the glacier walk to Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand. It was around 10 am when we prepared to started the walk, then a deerstalker came down from the hill carrying a deer in his shoulder. An amazing view from amazing New Zealand. (Do [...]

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Missing New Zealand

Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by Guest Poster.

Today’s guest post comes from Amanda Williams who blogs at A Dangerous Business. It really spoke to me because I know exactly what it’s like to miss a foreign country like it was a living breathing person. I often think of London like it’s a lost love, and I think many of us have somewhere [...]

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Friday Postcard: Akaroa and Tasman Glacier

Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Steph.

Emily Nilson sent me these two stunning photos from the South Island of New Zealand. Above is near the summit of a hiking trail on the way to Akaroa. The photo below was taken from atop Tasman Glacier. Emily’s group ascended in the pictures plane from the base of Mount Cook. (Do you have a [...]

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A New Zealand Bucket List for Twenty-Somethings

Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by Steph.

Today’s guest post was contributed by Michelle Ray of Wander There. I’ve been spending much of my free Snowpocalypse time researching New Zealand so I really enjoyed reading about the highlights of Michelle’s trip to the South Island. It definitely gave me some new ideas for my own bucket list: There’s something alluring about an [...]

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A little bit about… Christchurch

Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Steph.

When I was considering working abroad in New Zealand Christchurch was my first choice of location. Everything I’ve read describes it as an “English City.” I’m a serious Anglophile so I’m curious to see how the English atmosphere translates in this far corner of the world. Here’s what I’ve discovered: