Currently viewing the tag: "backpacker"
Wopwops! A term used by Kiwi’s to describe a vast area of remote bush country which aptly describes the stunning East Cape of New Zealand’s North Island, a fantastic example of classic wopwop land! Having spent two weeks driving from Opotiki to Napier I discovered an unspoilt, undeveloped and ruggedly scenic region that most backpackers [...]
Here’s an excerpt from a journal I kept as I decided to ‘grade’ cherries for a small part of my life:
Travelled down West Coast of NZ; rainforest running right down to the pounding ocean, the stuff excellent seascape photography is made of. It rained a lot but that was understandable being a rainforest and [...]
Slap bang in the middle of the Bay of Plenty lies Rotorua, a fascinating little city with more than enough to keep even the most restless itchy-footed backpacker happy for a few days. This geothermal, heavily Maori influenced hot spot (literally) is only 2.5hrs from Auckland, an hour from the Mt Manganui beach and 2.5hrs [...]
Desperate to see the Bay Of Islands, in New Zealand’s northern tip, I decided to risk hitching. One of my colleagues at the local pub I worked at in Rotorua, the Pig and Whistle, clarified the risk element perfectly; ‘don’t hitch you’ll get murdered’. Cheers. I thought bugger it and went anyway (I had a [...]
Having conquered the majority of Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia, I suppose you could say we were becoming robust backpackers. No set of circumstances we experienced in the previous ten months could have prepared us for the ordeal we endured in Bangkok. We’d been incredibly careful with our cashflow, super security conscious and fully prepared [...]
Useful Links
Tags
Adventure sports air travel Argentina asia australia backpacker backpacking backpacking cartoons bangkok china cromwell England Europe flights football france funny videos gap year gap year travel gatwick holidays Hotels italy Japan London maori Nefyn new zealand North Wales NZ rome rotorua Skiing south africa south american snippets spain thailand travel travel insurance travelling travelling abroad travel money Wales water world cup
Globopartners
Check the latest exchange rates at Travelex UK.
Travelling to the USA? Check out car rental insurance usa before you go.
InsureandGo offer low cost travel insurance for trips anywhere in the world.
