Christchurch-Geraldine

Staying in Christchurch was an odd experience. Reuben and I had been to Christchurch for a weekend right before they experienced their first big quake in September 2010, and had done lots of touristy things then. It was very strange to no longer be able to go to the centre of town, to see the…

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French Pass- Kaikoura

Leaving Picton, we took my father’s advice to explore some of the less well known parts of New Zealand and headed up around Queen Charlotte Sound, past Pelorus Bridge (a lovely river spot, and incidentally the spot where I lost my first tooth) and way up to the top of the South Island – French Pass. …

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Picton

Picton is interesting for me (Karen) because my father lives there, so the things that we grew up doing there aren’t typical tourist attractions – more about sailing, swimming and relaxing. We took the Bluebridge ferry from Wellington to Picton on 24 January, and spent four nights staying at Dad’s place. Some of the highlights…

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Before you go overseas, see your own country…

Before we leave in March, Reuben and I wanted to travel around the South Island of New Zealand. I lived in Dunedin for two years and have been to most of the South Island visiting family, friends and being a tourist, but Reuben had only ever been to a few places in the South Island….

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