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September 8 2009, 8:59pm | Comments »
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Snowboarding in the Remarkables
I took a day that I was in Queenstown to head up to one of the local mountains and carve up some snow. I couldn’t see a thing. There were three lifts. 2 of them went up a…
September 8 2009, 8:21pm | Comments »
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The Vancouver Island Spine Trail
Map of the Vancouver Island Spine Trail Ever thought about hiking the entire length of Vancouver Island on a single well-mapped trail? You will be able to soon. The Vancouver Island Spine Trail will allow you to do…
September 7 2009, 12:47am | Comments »
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The Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Seen: Milford Sound
We left Franz Josef after a night of the hardest rain I’ve seen on my trip so far. I was desperately hoping that it would move off or abate by the time we got to Queenstown. I had…
September 5 2009, 8:07pm | Comments »
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5 Great Places to Run in Sydney, Australia
5. Balmain It’s a little bit out of town but once you get there you’d never know you were still in Sydney. Right on the water and with it’s own good collection of shops and restaurants, Balmain is…
September 4 2009, 9:00am | Comments »
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Queenstown: Adrenaline Capital of New Zealand
After the scenery of Franz Josef I was really excited to get to Queenstown. It was probably the most talked about of all the places in New Zealand and I was anxious to see what it was like.…
September 3 2009, 8:36pm | Comments »
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One of the items on my “must do” list for New Zealand was hiking on a glacier. We headed down to Franz Josef from Greymouth and arrived in time for a half day hike on the glacier. The…
September 1 2009, 11:20pm | Comments »
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Monteiths Brewery Tour in Greymouth
Not being able to make it all the way from Nelson to Franz Josef in one day, the buses stop in Greymouth for the night. There isn’t much to do in Greymouth but wander around. Someone had mentioned…
August 31 2009, 6:53pm | Comments »
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Day Trip Into Abel Tasman National Park
There are a number of national parks and excellent day and multi-day tramps in New Zealand. The many kilometers of tracks in Abel Tasman National Park are among the most beautiful and easiest to access. About 40 minutes…
August 29 2009, 9:26pm | Comments »
