Christchurch nz

Your hosts Penny and Chris relate in detail all the sights, sounds and smells from their trip to New Zealand, with a short stop-over in Sydney to lay flowers at the grave of Canada's pathetic amateur athletics program. From the fading echoes ...

'If adventures do not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad'... this is the story of my trip around NZ.

We arrived safely in Christchurch NZ after 24+ of flight travel. The flight was better than expected. We each had our own personal entertainment system in the chairback in front of us and could choose from a long list of movies to view personally. We ...

Christchurch ...

... Jackson film "This is it" until the hostess told me i had to give it back and i missed the end. We landed in Christchurch about 14:30 NZ time, i got my bags and went through immigration and looked for a bus into the main town. 15 mins later it turned up ...

... GoPicnic, portable lunch kits. As soon as the wheels hit the ground everyone made a mad dash for the door! The weather in Christchurch was beautiful, with clear blue skies and 60F temps, we couldn't have asked for a better welcome! While we waited ...

... that can really mess up your internal biological clock... Had another 2 hour flight from Auckland to the South island of NZ into Christchurch where we picked up our camper van that was our mobile home for the next week. Headed west going through the ...

... the end of the NZ spring and the start of their summer. We then went up into the hills to get a look down over Christchurch. Guest what , Daren explained the district we were going to was called Cashmere!!! He said this was a very expense part of ...

... a Punt Ride down the river.  Richard H, left Sydney as the last AUS - S AFRICA test started, arrived in Christchurch as the WINDIES V NZ one dayer was finishing.  Might tie up with some sport eventually?? Jackie R (3RD WIFE) saw an older ...

... Southern Alps, the Canterbury Plains and Christchurch, known as the most 'English City outside England.'  We descended into Christchurch, and stopped at Dean's Bush to view the original home and grounds of the first settlers of Christchurch, the ...

Well, I made it safely to Christchurch after a very long flight! Stopped off at Dubai first which is a very modern airport although I only spent about half an hour there before hopping onto the plane to Sydney. That was probably the worst bit, that 14 ...

... to the airport to catch our flight. A late afternoon/early evening departure and, due to the time difference, a very late arrival into Christchurch (just before mid-night local). We worked out we are now 13 hrs in front of the UK!! The flight went quickly ...

... square and looked at the shops and restaurants before deciding on eating at an Irish pub. After dinner we walked around the Christchurch Botanic Garden which is located right across the street from the YMCA. It is a very large and beautiful ...