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Dom Joly the Rocket man in New ZealandImagine swinging on the end of a 100-metre rope in a rocket at speeds of up to 100mph. Welcome to Fly by Wire. Any volunteers?I parked my rental car next to a little sign in the middle of a very big field. The local residents, a flock of merino sheep, eyed me s…

Queenstown's a fantastic place to spend a few days. You couldn't ask for a more picturesque spot for a town, right on lake Wakitapu set against the beautiful backdrop of The Remarkables mountain range. After a long drive from Franz Josef through some amazing scenery, it was nice to be somewhere for…

We flew from a cloudy Christchurch today to Queenstown. The flight was good though - over Mount Cook and the glacier lakes - really good to look down at! Flying into Queenstown was one of the best flights we did - it was such a pretty setting for the airport in the middle of the Remarkables. It …

Today we all had a nice sleep because we were not busy to go on the road as we are going to stay in Queenstown for the day. This means we have more time.   23/12/2008, 4:20 p.m. First we went to the Kiwi Birdlife Park which is situated adjacent to the actual Gondola rides. In …

Drove on from Milford Sound to Queenstown. A really great town, lots going on, the busiest town we've been to in a long time. The first day we went up the Gondala which gives great views back over the town and lake, looks amazing with snow capped mountains all around. The next day Lucy and her cous…

Summary: 4 weeks 5 countries 12 flights / 60hrs 'in the air' 2 ferries 3 car hire and many more ;) I and a friend of mine went on a trip to Australia and New Zealand. On the way to New Zealand we stopped for a few days in Tokyo, Japan. On our way back to good all Europe we stopped in Hong Kong and Macau.

I really like the supermarkets and corner stores here! Trying heaps of flavours of ice- cream (well not heaps... but you get the idea). So far I've had: - Hokey Pokey - Raspberry Cheesecake - Goody Gum Drops - Forest Fruit All very nice. I'll be happy to leave the girls in this room - just …

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Went to Queenstown for a couple of weeks to have some fun in the snow. Was amazing, one of the place I would go back to year after year.

I've been there in march'05. It's been a wonderfull experience. Being on both north and amazing south island. Especially Milford Sound and Mount Cook were like a dream with amazing landscapes, coulors and nature. WOW!

Well here we are in Queenstown. Sorry James no drinks with the Pommes, and not cause we are scared!We have our new van I am calling Wolf, (wolf in jucy raisin clothes) It looks like Raisin, smells like raisin, but I cant play my ipod, missing 2 curtains, and it keeps elecuting me. But the one thing…

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2 weeks travel on the southern island

New Zealand offers stunning and spectacular views of the mountains, lakes and forests. One of the momerable trips we had especially with the whole family.