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Barrytown Slideshow
Barrytown
Travel Blogs from Barrytown, New Zealand
Runanga
This is a top pick! Hi Guys, You can read our update from Runanga in our entry from Kaikoura, New Zealand entitled 'The Last of the Cliff Climbing Penguins!'. Cheers, K & ...
'Baz Vegas'
This is a top pick! ... as if we've travelled for days along a senseless route when we haven't. We spent tonight in the middle of nowhere - a place called Barrytown on the West Coast known by a few of the locals as 'Baz Vegas'. We'd travelled a good seven hours down the ...
Viva Baz Vegas!
This is a top pick! ... them in their own environment, just lounging around on the rocks. Really cool. We then arrived at our overnight accommodation in Barrytown, the All Nations Pub. As we approached, there were a load of bikers outside, drinking and just looking hard. You ...
Geburtstag in der Geisterstadt :)
Happy, happy! Mein erster Sommer-Geburtstag :) In diesem Sinne noch einmal ein ganz großes Dankeschön an alle, die auf irgendeine Weise an meinen Geburtstag gedacht haben :) Den größten Teil des Tages haben wir erst einmal vor dem Laptop verbracht, ...
Barrytown
Today we arrived in the tiny world of Barrytown. It only has 40 inhabitants and we were staying in the local pub! After a lovely Kiwi roast dinner it was soon time to start the party which was themed as bad taste for the girls and drag for the boys (they ...
Knife Making!
Today we made a knife with our teachers Steven and his wife Robyn..... Our starter kit consisted of a piece of steel, some wood, a couple of pins and a bit of brass.... and ta'da: A knife it created! The day was fantastic, we got to forge our ...
Knife Making in Barrytown
First of all thank to Noem and Tal for showing me the opportunity. I decide to go and make me self a knife without really knowing what to expect. It was a nice day of good work and fun with all the people that came and in the end I get my own unique ...
2 'Merry' Seasoms In One Day
... there was a superb sunset across the big surf along the West Coast (Paula - You's have loved it). Fairly quiet in the All Nations Hotel Bar in Barrytown other than random locals chatting to us. Seem a pretty friendly and welcoming ...
Barrytown and bone carving.
... no shop, one pub which is also a hostel. It did however have some interesting scenery, mainly the hottest bloke i've seen in new zealand! He lieved in a converted bus and was well beautiful! My oh my, i was quite happy to spend my evening chatting ...
Fancy dress
Travel to Lake Mahinapua. saw seals, good views and apncake rocks. Plus faces in the rocks, see photos! it all looked like scull island (king kong). On night stayed at the hotel in middle of nowhere with Les (santy), Fancy dress, i went as michael ...
Kayakpadling og himmelstuping
... tidligere fortalt er Stray et selskap som driver hopp på og av-busser, som tar deg til en rekke steder og aktiviteter rundt om i New Zealand. Slike turer er ganske sosiale og jeg ble temmelig fort kjent med en del av folkene som allerde var på bussen. ...
Sky Divin' - Finally
... and play killer - the pool game - which is crap as the bitches are there and, quite frankly, we don't like them. Great day - great times - New Zealand is starting to pull ahead in the New Zealand v Oz stakes. On my iPod Free fallin' - Tom ...
Small town.
... through the Buller Gorge to the 'wild' West Coast, where it rained all day it was absolutely pouring!! Stayed in a historic hotel in Barrytown near Punakaiki, and had a party where I wore make up and got dressed up, but only a few drinks. This is one ...
The Barrytown Blues or A Cricket's Last Mistake
... pounds up to your head and thuds around until a louder, heavier one overrides it? Imagine feeling like that in Barrytown. I was ill. I spent nearly a whole day shifting around on a bad mattress sweating and shivering, making feverishly elaborate self ...
Xmas Day on the Beach
Leasurly start to the day by walking the 1km to the beach for swimming and looking for Jade. Samuli (the lucky b*****d) was the only one to find a piece. A few notable firsts for the day: - (1) First Xmas day on the beach (2) First Xmas ...
Punakaiki, Blackball and Lake Brunner
Day 5 - Christmas - Punakaiki, Blackball and Lake Brunner - ~200 kms Formerly the Blackball Hilton - $180, including Christmas dinner, a few ales, and breakfast for 2. I'm looking for the weather on Channel One, but I get the Three Tenors instead. ...
Basvegas - remind me why are we here again?
... of a new world hardly ever explored. However, the reality behind the slogan isn't always quite that idylic... Barrytown, warrants about 50 words in the Lonely Planet guide - for a reason. You probably wouldn't want to stop ...
Baz Vegas
... stop seems to be only about getting hammered. The town is tiny and you stay in a bar/hotel place where interestingly enough, you get half price drink if you dress up as a woman. Naturally we obliged. Definitely one of the best nights in New ...
Bazvegas
Spent the last two nights at the All Nations Hotel in Barrytown - population 37...Yep it´s a really happening place. Actually there was a rave somewhere local on Saturday night but drum n bass really isn´t my scene so I gave it a miss, as did almost ...
Black Bag Party
Don't ask! This is the highlight of the evening in Barrytown - designing costumes out of black bin liners. There isn't much else to do ...
Barrytown
26th Jan 2008 Another early start for a long drive to Barrytown. Stopped off at a few places on the way for some photo opportunities of the amazing scenery through the Buller Gorge and the famous pancake rocks at Punakaiki. Also did a 30 minute walk ...
The west coast, Barrytown and bone carving
... de crepes: de drole de formations formees a cause de l'erosion de la mer et du vent. Dans la soiree nous arrivons a Barrytown uo ce sera soiree deguisee!!.. et le lendemain c'est sculpture d'os!! Je suis impressionee par l'accomplissement en 3 heures: ...
They got Little Hands
... road through temperate rainforest. Stopped many times to see incredible rocks in the water, like the pancake rocks. In Barrytown, I had supper, drank a beer and slept. Oh yeah, met a great dog called Jake. He was much bigger than ...
The real New Zealand
... sea which has eroded it and caused blow holes to be formed (didn't think it was as impressive as Kiama though). We arrived at Barrytown, a village with about 10 houses, a pub and a school. The backpackers was linked to the pub, we met the landlady Ma ...
Bizarre Barrytown...
... wandering back, popping into the shop and enjoying an ice-cream before getting back on the bus. Finally, we arrived at Barrytown, located 16km from Punakaiki and our stop-over for the night. We were staying at All Nations Hotel and arriving ...
Weather With You - Part 4
Taupo 15th January Arrived in Taupo yesterday; once again New Zealand scenery out does itself; a gorgeous lake (that's actually an active volcano) and beautiful mountains. The town itself is OK; a few nice bars and restaurants, but generally its ...
Do it like a lady
... in the morning to get to Barrytown at a decent time. The weather on the way was terrible. It was like a monsoon. This area in New Zealand is known for the bad weather and we really got to experience it. We had a little stop at Cape Foulwind where we ...