This is a blog post about... (wait for it) GINGER BEER!! Throughout my travels, I have found that I love ginger beer. From the Cook Islands to Australia, I have tasted many different ginger beers, some that are absolutely delicious and some that are, quite literally, meh. What I mean about that is that some …
Rotorua’s geothermal activity
By Pippa If you ever visit Rotorua one of the first things you’ll noticed is the strange smell that will appear in random places. You could be walking down the street looking in shops and then suddenly, this stink forces its way up your nose. Then you might look at the person next to you …
The green and rolling hills of New Zealand’s north island
By Rachel Looking back through our blog posts I feel like we short-changed New Zealand. We spent two weeks there and saw beautiful landscapes. Unfortunately the weather wasn't the greatest - lots of gray, rainy days - but it was green, it was rolling, and when the sun came out the ocean was blue as …
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The first post of November
This is officially the first post of November!(Cue theme song). Anyhow, I was told to write about trees, but I really didn't feel like writing about that so I decided that I would write about what it's like Down Under. Since New Zealand is basically also Down Under, I'll talk about that First. First Question, …
The best way to get soaked
Here is the best way to get soaked and have fun at the same time. You go on a luge down a mountain when its raining. You go around the curves at breakneck speed so that your luge slips and almost flips over. It gives you that epic rush of adrenaline. You race people so …
Waiheke—why not?
by Neil When my parents made the decision to emigrate to Canada in the mid-1970s, our other option was Australia. After visiting New Zealand, I’m now of the mind that they could have split the difference by moving to New Zealand and getting the best of both worlds. Don’t get me wrong, I love …
Hobbiton
We went to Hobbiton. It was small. It was kind of hard to imagine Gandalf driving a cart on some of these pathways. But hey, who cares? We were in HOBBITON. So, we started off our adventure in the exact same place as when Frodo first meets Gandalf in the Fellowship of the ring. It …
The Maritime Museum, Auckland.
By Pippa Sarjeant-Jenkins The boats There were many different boats made by the people of the pacific nations in the first section of the Maritime museum …
Everything’s so out of wack
by Rowan When we arrived in New Zealand, the first thing I thought was “where are the chickens?” Then I remembered that New Zealand cities didn’t have chickens wandering around everywhere. It was actually quite a shock coming to New Zealand since it was so different from the Cook Islands. I had to keep reminding …
A year of discovery 