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Snippets of New Zealand (Second of two parts)

Columns, November 2007 issue
by Philip Wagenaar, M.D. In this issue, I am continuing my travelogue of the South Island, which we visited in January 2007 as part of a 4-week Elderhostel (Boston, MA; 800/454-5768, www.elderhostel.org) program in New Zealand. Te Anau Our group’s next overnight was in Te Anau, located on the shores of the lake by the same name. On one ...

The Discerning Traveler » Snippets of New Zealand

Columns, October 2007 issue
—The Discerning Traveler is written by Philip Wagenaar. (First of two parts) It was our third trip to New Zealand. We were on a 4-week Elderhostel (11 Ave. de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111; 800/454-5768, www.elderhostel.org) tour of the North and South Islands. Our last journey, in 1984, had culminated in the county hospital in Nelson on the South ...

Australia & New Zealand: “Blogging” our way through a trip Down Under

Features, August 2007 issue
Australia & New Zealand: “Blogging” our way through a trip Down Under
by Jennifer Petoff, San Francisco, CA My husband, Scott, and I recently moved from Philadelphia to San Francisco to pursue a new job opportunity. In the process of relocating, we were able to carve out time for a month-long trip to Australia and New Zealand in March ’07. The trip represented the perfect opportunity to put ...

Don’t let it spoil the trip

Travelers' Intercom, November 2006 issue
As a New Zealander, operating personal guided tours in New Zealand, I would like to comment from my own knowledge and observations on the reader’s letter “South Island a Speed Trap” (July ’06, pg. 18). In my view, it was a purely random, unlucky coincidence that the reader copped a fine on the west coast of ...

Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands — the ultimate photo-op trip

Features, November 2006 issue
“There’s one!” Our local guide ecstatically pointed out a sight guaranteed to generate a sense of awe in the most jaded traveler. Standing erect on a rock protruding from the bay near our landing site on Bartolomé Island in the Galápagos was an honest-to-goodness penguin, saluting our arrival. We were sweating in the sea-level equatorial ...

Travel Tidbits

Travel Tidbits, November 2006 issue
 A resort in southern Argentina, the town of Bariloche is a gem. During an August trip we took, it was winter (about 40˚F) and there was snow on the surrounding mountains. Lots of children from Buenos Aires were there for vacation, making it a very lively place. Bariloche has the best chocolate and ice cream ...

South Island speed traps

Travelers' Intercom, October 2006 issue
I wish to echo the concern expressed by Fred Kerr about speed traps in the South Island of New Zealand (July ’06, pg. 18). In March ’06 I was caught by a secreted speed camera in Dunedin, New Zealand, going no more than 6.2 miles per hour (10 kph) over the 62-mph (100-kph) speed limit on ...

Clothes Shopping: Tussock Creek moleskins, Casablanca dresses

Travelers' Intercom, October 2006 issue
Tussock Creek moleskins My old pair of moleskin trousers from R.M. Williams of Adelaide, South Australia, finally gave up the ghost in summer ’05 after 15 years. Not being able to find a quality pair in the U.S., I checked the Internet and ran across a website where a woman had written how good moleskins were ...

Tips on traveling for months at a time

Travelers' Intercom, October 2006 issue
In the January ’06 issue, page 50, Cecilia Morrissey shared extensive advice on arranging flights around the world. Here she offers advice on other things to consider when planning months-long travels. GETTING TASKS DONE AT HOME WHILE AWAY — What about the mail and paying monthly household bills while you’re away? You can 1) find some ...

New Zealand with Tourmasters

Tours in Review, August 2006 issue
Freestyle Holidays (Somerset Mews, 9/5 Rosebery Place, Balmain, NSW 2041, Australia; phone [61 2] 1300 799 197 or visit www. freestyle.co.au) offers many different tour packages, and we chose their 12-day “North and South Islands” tour. Tourmasters (120 Albert St., Box 949, Auckland, New Zealand; phone 64 9 359 8380 or visit www.tourmasters.co.nz) helped us ...