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Nelson Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson
... bus driver was yummy!) so I could do a walk in the Abel Tasman National Park. I had to get up early as it's 45 mins from Nelson, but when you get there it's lovely. I had booked a water taxi to take me out and along the cosst to drop me at Anchorage ...
The last bleat.
... planet. Because, f*ck you, you are. Taxi cab drivers like to tell you they haven’t found the American dream. New Zealand actually IS pretty freaken green. Try Peter’s tactic. Tell them you’re Australian. ...
Picton to Nelson
... Nelson back in the day that Captain Cook befriended - they didn't eat him though, which is good I guess. I think I will come back to Nelson in the Summer it seems really nice, but this weather is just grim and who likes to be at the beach in the ...
A beer from the bar
Still raining... the next day we arrive in the town of Nelson at 5pm. It was dark and rainy. we made dinner and went to the pub which was pretty cool. 50+ types of beer to chose from. met some cool Irish girls who were on our bus - Sinead and the 2 ...
Bones, party hats and I didn't even meet Alan!
... . When I got back to the hostel, they all remembered where I had been and all made a fuss of my work :) Great people. I loved Nelson, of all the places over here, I could live here the most. The place is not too big and not too small, lovely leafy ...
Wellington to Nelson via Picton - a rocky crossing
... discussed issue amongst travellers! The scenery was nice arriving into the quaint town of Picton. We didn't stay long, as we headed to Nelson where we climbed to the centre point of NZ, played football on the first rugby pitch in NZ and then had a few ...
Day 27 Nelson
... had started. We walked along the streets of town but only the cafe and restaurants were open. I didn't see any of the galleries Nelson is famous for. I'll have to look for them.There are many artists living in the area. Nelson is known for its bright ...
Day 227
Well fair play heater, I was actually toasty warm and slept quite well last night. Apart from the need to get up at 2am and have a pee; the toilets are outside over the other side of the camp and all I have to light the way is my phone. That was an ...
slow yet free internet
... ride around town to have a coffee at the beach and to see Nelson's big church / small cathedral as well as the Centre of New Zealand (which, by pure coincidence, was situated right at the top of a hill overlooking Nelson - what are the chances!). My last ...
Thu Feb 1: SOMEWHERE DOWN THE CRAZY RIVER
... travel into the town itself unfortunately. Instead, we picked up our second hire car of the trip, (this time a Holden Barina, which is a new one to me), and headed off towards the West coast. We took the road over the Crown Range, stopped for a coffee at ...
Onwards and outwards
... pianist playing a baby grand piano, t'was very cool! After spending a few nights in Wellington we made our way down to Nelson for new years. We didn't do anything exciting really just went round to a friend of the Holmes' house. Last night me, Rachel ...
Rain again - booo
we've stopped in Nelson on our way over to catching the boat tomorrow, as there's a bit more to it than Picton. Sadly the rain has caught up with us again - we're being chased off this island I think by the weather! Anyway, as a result there's not much ...
Crossing from North to South
... numerous inlets and bays. The most popular inlet being Queen Charlotte Track. When we docked in Picton, we drove straight through to Nelson, a bigger town on one of the bays and the easiest place to access Abel Tasman National Park. I'm going into the ...
Picton-Nelson-Abel Tasman
... naar Neslon slingerde de weg over. Zag m'n kajakplannen voor de dag erop meteen niet meer zitten. Om 15.30 was ik in Nelson, waar het regende. Kathedraal bekeken (ongetwijfeld een van de lelijkste ter wereld, Art Deco van beton). Om 7.15 (ik heb echt ...
Abel Tasman National Park
Rob and I almost missed this highlight of New Zealand after losing eachother around the small town of Nelson. Luckily both of us didn't have the same idea as I had booked and paid for a camping trip to the beautiful Abel Tasman National Park an hour or so ...
Pelorus Track
... der Track ziemlich einfach, entlang der aeltesten Eisenbahn Neuseelands, die dort gebaut wurde um Mineralien aus den Bergen nach Nelson zu bringen. Ausserhalb des Nationalparks wird der Track daher auch als Mountain Bike Track genutzt, obwohl mitten in ...
South Island
... girl and we all went and had an absolutely amazing soak in this stream that was heated by thermal hot springs. Total New Zealand memory!!!! Stayed in Taupo that night and headed out early to Wellington. Beautiful drive filled with snow-capped peaks. ...
Picton to Have-a-look at Nelson
... the mountain, encouraged but the brisk wind. So frightening to see but we were glad to let the professionals handle it. Nelson was basking in the bright sunshine, on the vast open plain surrounded by mountains. There is a Chisel Beach type boulder ...
Geburtstag / Birthday
5ter bis 8ter August - Nelson die sonnigste Stadt NeuSeelands Wir kamen in Nelson der Stadt wo die Sonne immer scheint und natuerlich regnete es sehr stark und hoerte bis wir Nelson verliessen auch nicht mehr auf! Trotzdem machten wir das Beste daraus ...
abel tasman
there really isn't much to do in nelson besides go to the abel tasman national park. there are a lot of trails along the coastline which is really nice, but it rained the day i went and it was absolutely freezing!! anyway, i am not sure if the park ...
We don't go back and we don't get wet
... night. Added to that it was raining for must of the afternoon although it didn't really matter as we had rain gear. In New Zealand they have a really extensive network of mountain and hiking huts that you can stay in for a small fee. These range from ...
Wines of the North
... a fairly good simulated English bitter and they sell it at 8.50 for 2 litres :) The wine is quite distinct between Nelson and Blenhiem, but more importantly the tasting is free. Smooth and nutty from Nelson and more acidic around Malborough, of course ...
Farewell to the South Island...
... restaurant is in a converted villa and we sat in one of the bay windows where we had some very tasty food, including delicious New Zealand cheese (it had been a very long time since I had some proper cheese...). Once again the meal was ridiculously cheap ...
Nelson Vineyard Tour
Here I've posted photos from MILFORD SOUND.. and also photos from a winery tour I took part in ...
Wine tasting and hiking
... I have already fallen head over heels in love with! Before leaving the town, our coach drive stopped off a waterfall which is a New Zealand Fur Seal pup nursery. About 100 baby seals frolicked and played in the pool at the bottom of the waterfall and it ...
A brief skip through the west coast
... huge and lethal surf all crashing against huge rocks. We continued to discuss what we were going to do when we got to Auckland. New Zealand is proving to be very expensive and jobs are few and far between. We're beginning to wonder about the logic of ...
New Zealand Road Trip (Part 2)
... Charlotte Drive that runs alongside one of the sounds. Then we stopped near Renwick, where we were to complete our wine tour of New Zealand by sampling the wines of the Marlborough region - Cloudy Bay being one of our picks. Next we were headed for Abel ...
End of one island and another begins.
... this we thought we would take a trip up the coast and see where we ended up, which turned out to be Nelson. Now if you know New Zealand you will realize that this isn't really just up the coast but after not being able to find accommodation anywhere we ...