Tag archives for new zealand
Jenss Family Travels: Aussie Wildlife
Posted by Rainer Jenss on January 13, 2009 Poor Australia. Our family had just spent the most magnificent month in New Zealand, and none of us wanted to leave. I had anticipated this might be the case after hearing nothing but rave reviews from people who had been there. But our around-the-world ticket dictated that we had to board a plane for a…
Jenss Family Travels: Reef Encounters
Posted by Rainer Jenss on December 31, 2008 Rainer Jenss and his family are currently on an around-the-world journey, and they’re blogging about their experiences for us at Intelligent Travel. Keep up with the Jensses by bookmarking their posts, and follow the boys’ Global Bros blog at National Geographic Kids. It goes without saying that not all travel destinations are created equal. Conventional…
Jenss Family Travels: Harris Hill Farm
Posted by Rainer Jenss on December 22, 2008 Rainer Jenss and his family are currently on an around-the-world journey, and they’re blogging about their experiences for us at Intelligent Travel. Keep up with the Jensses by bookmarking their posts, and follow the boys’ Global Bros blog at National Geographic Kids. It’s nearly impossible to travel anywhere outside of a major city in New…
Jenss Family Travels: South Island Road Trip
Posted by Rainer Jenss on December 19, 2008 Rainer Jenss and his family are currently on an around-the-world journey, and they’re blogging about their experiences for us at Intelligent Travel. Keep up with the Jensses by bookmarking their posts, and follow the boys’ Global Bros blog at National Geographic Kids. I realize I misspoke in my last blog post–we hadn’t quite yet taken…
New Zealand By Campervan
Posted by Rainer Jenss on December 9, 2008 Rainer Jenss and his family are currently on an around-the-world journey, and they’re blogging about their experiences for us at Intelligent Travel. Keep up with the Jensses by bookmarking their posts, and follow the boys’ Global Bros blog at National Geographic Kids. Of all the modes of transportation we will take this year, and that…
Kia Ora – Welcome to New Zealand!
Posted by Rainer Jenss on December 2, 2008 Rainer Jenss and his family are currently on an around-the-world journey, and they’re blogging about their experiences for us at Intelligent Travel. Keep up with the Jensses by bookmarking their posts, and follow the boys’ Global Bros blog at National Geographic Kids. While researching our around-the-world trip, I read through more than a fair share…
Tour Guide: Milford Sound, New Zealand
Posted by Jeannette Kimmel on June 2, 2008 Trip Advisor recently released its 2008 Travelers’ Choice Destinations Awards, a list of the top 100 destinations worldwide and the top 25 destinations on each major region. My favorite country and adopted home while studying abroad topped the list with two destinations—Milford Sound (the eighth wonder of the world, above) and the adventure capital of…
New Zealand’s Organic Explorer
Posted by Crowd Favorite on March 24, 2008 Perhaps you’re already familiar with New Zealand’s vast green expanses from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. But if the only thing organic you associate with New Zealand is Middle-Earth (admit it, there are some of you out there), here’s a new way to get to know the region’s plentiful offerings. I recently stumbled upon…
Strange Planet: Boulders of Maori Legend
Posted by Jeannette Kimmel on January 25, 2008 Between the cities of Dunedin and Oamaru on New Zealand’s South Island is Moeraki, a small coastal town home to famous rock formations. According to Maori legend, the Moeraki Boulders are gourds that washed ashore (on what is now Koekohe Beach) when the Araiteuru canoe was wrecked hundreds of years ago. But every myth…
Strange Planet: Knickers in New Zealand
Posted by Jeannette Kimmel on January 18, 2008 Kiwis love their fences. And even more, they love decorating fences with unwanted articles of clothing. The most interesting fence is the Cardrona Bra Fence, which has been a controversial tourist attraction in the Central Otago district on New Zealand’s South Island since 1999. Until recently, hundreds of bras lined this fence near Wanaka, a…
