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Gisborne Maori country, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne Maori country
Mar 8, 2008 (22 photos)

"We only left Napier after lunch as we were able to take advantage of the 24 hour Internet access we purchased; WiFi seems to be pretty rare in some parts of New Zealand even though ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by vine_hooligans
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Road trip to Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Road trip to Gisborne
Apr 19, 2005

"Soon after getting back from Thames, I went down to Aerocool to sort out a job for Javier, and also to enquire about a start date for myself. "The night shift will be starting in 2 ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by rich
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Gorillas to Gizzy, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gorillas to Gizzy
Apr 15, 2005 (11 photos)

"I'm on the move. I left Christchurch on Monday night and drove straight to Nelson. Two words: Talk Radio. I just keep telling myself how much sweeter music will be when I make it h ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by mtrmsd
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The Vegetarian Option, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog The Vegetarian Option
Mar 6, 2007 (14 photos)

"In terms of the 'International Date Line', Gisborne, of New Zealand's north island is the most eastern mainland city. It is said that those who watch the sun rise from Gisborne are ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by scottwoz
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Gissy!, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gissy!
Dec 2, 2007

"Arrived in Gisborne fairly early in time for mid-tide. Today we were going Stingray feeding. We were given some lovely looking waders and waded out to waist height over the reef, a ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by jaycara


The incident and the kindness of strangers, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog The incident and the kindness of strangers
Jan 5, 2005

"I woke up at quarter to 5 in the morning and had that sudden, sinking feeling when you know something is terribly wrong. My MEC day bag that had been beside me in my bed was gone a ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by rosey


Morere, Gisborne and Opitiki, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Morere, Gisborne and Opitiki
Apr 24, 2007 (1 photo)

"24th April 2007 - Morere, Gisborne and Opotiki, New Zealand The town of Morere consists of a combined shop/diner/campsite, a lodge and the Springs.  The Springs are a lot mor ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by danielandrachel


Gisborne stop off for lunch and waterfalls, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne stop off for lunch and waterfalls
Feb 11, 2008

"Entry to follow! ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by emilybs


A Kiwi Christmas and a New Year in New Zealand, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog A Kiwi Christmas and a New Year in New Zealand
Jan 20, 2007

"A Kiwi Christmas and a New Year in New Zealand My first Christmas  and New Years away from home on the beautiful beaches of Gisborne. After a Christmas celebration with our de ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by kndy


the flying nun, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog the flying nun
May 27, 2006

"Hey Everyone! The four of us (Sarah and Anouk..."the Dutchies"...Kirk the canadian and me) are having such a fun time traveling around the east cape with Lola (our beautiful white ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by halenann


Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne
Jun 4, 2007

"Woke up at 8am, and opened the curtain to beautiful sun-shine.  Wandered off into the town centre for a wander...saw the place where Captain Cook first came ashore (and procee ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by jonvillis


Back in New Zealand, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Back in New Zealand
Mar 22, 2007 (3 photos)

"Hi All Just a quick entry to add some photo's to other entries - so remember to have a look and also to let you all know that I am back in New Zealand. I left my guest house i ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by ronnied


East Coast, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog East Coast
Feb 2, 2006 (1 photo)

"Having left Emily in Taupo we made our way across the Island to the East coast. Gisborne is a funny named and slightly strange place. Its pretty small and 'local.' Its claim to fam ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by samwell


East As trip, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog East As trip
Mar 31, 2006 (2 photos)

"Following on from my last update....I left Napier on the next Kiwi Experience bus (with the hangover from hell) and joined a new group and driver to head onto Gisborne. On the way ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by sharonmanship


Tauranga to Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Tauranga to Gisborne
Oct 27, 2008 (34 photos)

"10/26/08 Today, I woke up around 9:30 in the morning, took a quick shower, then got a light breakfast of toast and eggs.  Eggs are surprisingly expensive in New Zealand becaus ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by gorkel


First city to see the sunrise, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog First city to see the sunrise
Nov 18, 2007 (5 photos)

"Well Gisbourne is the city of bridges along with being the first city in New Zealand to see the sunrise... Not that i was planning to get up to watch the sunrise. I had already sto ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by marcmsm


Dame Kiri and the Flying Nun!, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Dame Kiri and the Flying Nun!
Dec 20, 2005 (1 photo)

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A travel blog entry from Gisborne by conorpj


Gisborne YHA, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne YHA
Mar 9, 2006

"Hi All Well I left Napier today to make my way to Gisborne. Gisborne is the next largest town on from Napier so makes using the intercity coaches a lot easier. Before leaving the U ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by richardsaunders


East As...., Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog East As....
Aug 29, 2005 (2 photos)

"I started a 3 day loop through the east coast. New Zealanders always say things are sweet as, hot as, long as, whatever as....they never finish the sentence. So this trip is called ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by auntie_bev


First to see the sunrise!?, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog First to see the sunrise!?
Mar 13, 2006 (5 photos)

"Last time we met I was about to head off down the Eastern Cape of the N.Island...I expected to find some wilderness and i wasn't dissapointed! The trip was characterised by stunnin ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by cliveallan


Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne
Oct 27, 2008 (10 photos)

"Hi everyone   Well, we left Rotorua under strict instructions that as we were driving along an unsealed road to Gisborne, then we would need supplies from the supermarket. It ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by mrsdp


The Rolling Hills & Winding Roads of the E.Coast!, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog The Rolling Hills & Winding Roads of the E.Coast!
Jun 11, 2008 (5 photos)

"blurb to come! ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by nikandads2008


Gisborne, östlichste Stadt der Welt, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne, östlichste Stadt der Welt
Jun 4, 2007 (10 photos)

"Endlich sind wir an dem bisher östlichsten Punkt angekommen, den wir wahrscheinlich erreichen werden. Wir haben nach einer regnerischen Nacht im Sonnenschein den Leuchtturm am East ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by neuseeland2007


Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne
Dec 30, 2007 (22 photos)

"Naeste stop efter Rotorua var Gisborne. Helle har familie der, og vi boede hos dem. De lejer normalt nogle vaerelser ud til studerende, men vi fik lov til at bo der - kvit og frit! ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by cozed


East cape, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog East cape
Mar 13, 2007 (30 photos)

"alors on a quitte Whakatane pour le cap est de l ile.. le temps se couvre.. il fait tout gris pour la premiere fois.. on a essuye deux fois de la pluie mais c etait plutot des orag ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by bafreux


The REAL NZ experience!!!!, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog The REAL NZ experience!!!!
Sep 15, 2007

"Hello everyone!  WOW, the last few days have been absolutely amazing, just the kind of experience I've been wanting!  Jenny and I left Taupo and ended up picking up ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by truddick


Weird City, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Weird City
Jan 14, 2006

"So we travelled down the coastal road to Gisborne which took a while but the views were amazing - loads of beautiful beaches with hundreds of people camping on them it was looking ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by aldo80


Go more East - Gis, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Go more East - Gis
Nov 26, 2007

"We then made it into Gisborne - which for some reason is hyped up by the guide books and is totally not worth staying unless you are into surfing.  It is cheaper to surf here ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by trizzyb


Labour day, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Labour day
Oct 22, 2007 (14 photos)

"After all those months, slaving away, ahem, it was time for me to enjoy a long weekend and go to one of the far reaches of NZ. Gisborne is up in the north east and is generally ign ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by paulleck1975


Hanging out in Gizzy, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Hanging out in Gizzy
Oct 27, 2005 (3 photos)

"After leaving Napier I took the approximately 4 hour drive north along the coast to Gisborne. Pretty much the whole reason I was taking the east coast was to see this city. My orig ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by chellb


Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne
Jan 18, 2008

"15th to 18th Jan 2008 On Tues, 15th we left Raglan and headed for Waitomo to visit the famous caves. We spent around 4 hours there visiting the various caves. I decided to do the S ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by duncanm


Mercury Bay and the East Cape, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Mercury Bay and the East Cape
Jan 20, 2008 (10 photos)

"Well the next part of my trip through New Zealand started off great as we traveled through the Coramandel Ranges in the very north of the North Island. Looking out of the window i ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by nickytorkington


The East Cape - Moari heartlands., Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog The East Cape - Moari heartlands.
Dec 15, 2005

""Sunny East Cape" was an optional add-on to my Stray North Island pass that took 4 of us, for 3 days, out to a very rural and quite isolated part of NZ where there is still a lot o ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by georgehosegood


Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne
Aug 31, 2005 (5 photos)

"Woke up with a bad hangover which lasted till evening. headed on the East As 'free' segment of Kiwi Experience with Marama (or Ma) the driver. He was huge, the most laid back perso ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by shilts


Passing Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Passing Gisborne
Sep 27, 2008 (34 photos)

"Kia Ora, bin von Wairoa nach Gisborne gefahren, wo ich nur von 17:00 bis 8:00 war. Eigentlich nur um den Bus zu wechseln:-) Die Stadt ist aber ganz nett, hat einige historische Geb ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by schwate


Important Notice, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Important Notice
Nov 19, 2004

"Over the past 22 years Molly McGinty has been both libeled and slandered. I am here to clear her name and to repremand the responsible parties for this vicious rumor. There have be ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by meganandmolly


Get me out of here!, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Get me out of here!
Apr 24, 2007 (3 photos)

"I was looking forward to Gisborne. Judging by the maps (it had the biggest dot) and that it was the first city mentioned in the chapter of my guide book (this means it is usually t ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by hbomb1


Working in the Apple Orchards in Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Working in the Apple Orchards in Gisborne
Nov 25, 2004 (3 photos)

"We arrived early in Gisborne and decided that we were going to live it up a bit and stay at a camp ground infront of the beach. Campgrounds in NZ are very odd cause they charge by ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by supaflymike


Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne
Jan 26, 2006

"Down the coast through more rain to a cloudy Gisborne! ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by ablaney


Might as well rain until Movember, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Might as well rain until Movember
Oct 20, 2005 (1 photo)

"Moved off to wine country; Gisborne and Napier. Stayed at a B&B in Napier run by a woman called Robbie, a wiry woman about our age, with long ginger hair and a moustache Lord K ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by boyland


Day 86 - Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Day 86 - Gisborne
Apr 28, 2004

"18.51 - New Today was definitely an early day! We, that 3 of us, went to see the sunrise so we were up at 06.00 and it did not feel good I can tell you, especially since we had to ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by bgill


Last night in the van, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Last night in the van
Nov 7, 2005

"Only drove a short way today. Going to Napier tomorrow to look for work!!! My last night of sleeping in the van - Cant wait for a nice bed!!! ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by nicola26


Gisborne - Most Eastern City in the World, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne - Most Eastern City in the World
Nov 29, 2005

"Hello Gisborne ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by mick_grimes


Sunrise at the East Cape, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Sunrise at the East Cape
Jan 16, 2008 (4 photos)

"I elected to sleep under the stars last night. It was a good idea in theroy. I was warned about bugs, but being from Canada, I opted to forget about bug dope. I was not botherdy by ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by fuzzyhatjon


the good, bad, and lax, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog the good, bad, and lax
Feb 17, 2007 (1 photo)

"Hello everyone; Mike is asleep, Melissa is at the hospital, and I finally have Internet access. So a travelogue is in order. We started this odyssey with Melissa's car breaking dow ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by presseyr


Eastland loop - rock'n'roll and shakes, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Eastland loop - rock'n'roll and shakes
Dec 19, 2007 (3 photos)

"We packed our stuff again and organised Margie back on the road, up towards the Eastern most point of NZ, East Cape. Margie is again making funny noises, she reved all of the sudde ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by johannajulien


Dawn 2007, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Dawn 2007
Jan 2, 2007

"Happy New Year! New Year's eve traditionally in my family seems to have involved playing cards til midnight, then watching other people's fireworks from our window (living next to ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by shona


Departure, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Departure
Jan 10, 2005

"9 Hung-over half-day trip to Mahi Beach, another gorgeous white empty beach. Another night of celebration and music for Piet's Mum's birthday at a nice little restaurant near the b ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by katieontherun


The North Island - And my Last Entry in NZ, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog The North Island - And my Last Entry in NZ
Apr 22, 2003

"Hi Everyone! After driving 3 hours in a thunderstorm, I've arrived in Gisborne, NZ - the first city in the world to see the sunrise. City of Light!! (Well, actually Small Town of L ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by ekl39


Day at Sea, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Day at Sea
Feb 4, 2008

"(We did not stop in Gisborne - it was chosen for the map pin while at sea.) This is was our first day at sea between Tauranga and Napier, so we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and lu ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by jalaw


From Tauranga to Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog From Tauranga to Gisborne
Aug 28, 2007 (11 photos)

"We left Tauranga in the pouring rain. Lucky for us that we decided to walk up the mountain on Sunday, as we wouldn't have got the views on the Monday. We drove to Te Puke, which is ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by shonandgraham


WOLFGANG AND THE BOX OF MAGIC SHELLS, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog WOLFGANG AND THE BOX OF MAGIC SHELLS
Dec 16, 2003

" I first made acquaintance with Wolfgang as he sped passed me and a group of Scottish cyclists as we cycled into Gisbourne.  When we eventually reached the hostel Wolfgan ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by davidseaton


Gisborne (in de race voor het saaiste stadje...), Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne (in de race voor het saaiste stadje...)
Dec 12, 2005 (1 photo)

"Na mijn trip naar White Island heb ik de bus genomen naar Gisborne. Toen ik 's avonds aankwam regende het, maar daar kwam het busje al aan van de Flying Nun Backpackers, mijn hoste ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by cbgoesnz


Fire alarm wakeup, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Fire alarm wakeup
Sep 28, 2007 (7 photos)

"I can't say that Gisborne, or "Gisbin," as the kiwis seem to say it, is the most exciting place we have been so far. The only real excitement came from the hostel we were staying a ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by ziegler328


New Years in Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog New Years in Gisborne
Jan 1, 2008

"Rob and I headed over to Gisborne for New Years after spending a few days in Taupo. We'd been on the road forever and it'd been days since either of us had even seen a girl when in ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by curtislowe


The Flying Nun, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog The Flying Nun
Jan 9, 2006

"Gisborne Gisborne was a lovely place, it is here that Captain Cook first stepped onto land in New Zealand in 1769. The trip was not however highly successful as there were squirmis ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by slp


East Cape Sunny Tour - Day 2, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog East Cape Sunny Tour - Day 2
Mar 5, 2006

"This morning was sunny and lovely (compared to the howling winds of last night). We ate our brekky oustide on the verandah overlooking the ocean (ah...bliss!) We did the goodbye th ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by yecats


Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Gisborne
Oct 8, 2008

"We are now in Gisborne where Captain Cook first founded New Zealand. It is also the most east on the North Island. But it is soooooooooo boring. We've also become too cheap to ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by nicki_gramlich


Young Nick's Head, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Young Nick's Head
Jan 21, 1989

"Staying with my friends parents on their station, I had a fantastic week or so. Their land went out to Young Nick's Head, the point which 'Nick' on Capt.Cook's boat first saw NZ .. ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by worldvoyageur


TRAVELING, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog TRAVELING
Jan 1, 2005

"From Lee's house we did the Polynesian Spa's (lovely hot springs where you just lie back and relax and try to ignore the eggy smell that comes from the thermal aspect), we explored ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by jenniec


packing-still, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog packing-still
Aug 3, 2008 (1 photo)

"well am practising this blog addition -just checking that i can access it from anywhere ! am packing -still /or unpacking depending on the moment hahaaa its 5 and a half days to go ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by gloryb


Dalej na poludnie, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Dalej na poludnie
Feb 18, 2006

"jestesmy w Gisborne. Niestety nie ma tu nic ciekawego. Fabryka wyrobu piwa jablkowego byla zamknieta. Po spedzeniu nocy na campingu jedziemy wzdloz wybrzeza pacyfiku ku miejscowosc ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by jonkar06


Sting ray feeding, Gisborne, New Zealand travel blog Sting ray feeding
Dec 4, 2007

"We have travelled round the East Cape and our final destination is Gisborne, the East Cape is a really beautiful part of New Zealand with some amazing scenery. Gisborne is a little ..."

A travel blog entry from Gisborne by nikki_b


 

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