Quest Dunedin

Hi guys! In this log you will find one man's journey toward making his dream come true - 4 months of freedom, nature as extreme as it gets, western (or is it eastern?) urban experiences, and a taste of some oriental cultures. Prognosis is promising, but - ...

... with me- you are all always with me -in mind, spirit and heart- my stories and interactions reflect the person I have become from the people who have influenced me. The present is my quest to learn the ways of the world through others eyes and hearts.

This is the tale of our adventure to South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, South America and Central America. We have our compasses, mosquito head nets, head torches and all the other essential geek equiptment so watch out for all our gorgeous ...

Hello, This travelogue is for a trip I will be taking across Asia, Australia and North America in the summer of 2006. Hopefully, you'll enjoy hearing about my travels. Linda

... it wouldnt slip too much and get us the rest of the way on this road trip. By the time we were 20 km from Dunedin, this looked like a hopeless quest - the clutch was slipping under power. We just made it to a hostel in town, afte having to look for the ...

... short of spectacular and we haven't even gotten to the part of the country that is the most scenic!! Christchurch was a nice, but Dunedin is spectacular.  Actually the setting of Dunedin on the ocean with hills all around and the beaches, cliffs and ...

... eat it, but it’s soooo good. We then dedicated the rest of the day to book reading and blog updating, with a side quest of finding an internet connection. A lot of places here have free Wifi, but somehow they’re all malfunctioning. The hotel ...

... we continue to be told is well below normal. 7. Having to miss the Cadbury Chocolate Factory Tour, due to skipping Dunedin. 8. Budget busting... the South Island has been a blast and the scenery is amazing but the activities have not been cheap and ...

... to the Catlins without making an pre-arranged accommodations for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!!  Today we travelled down from Dunedin to the Catlins, stopping off at Cannibal Bay, Jack's Blowhole (or more like Jack's hole without the blow), ...

... fresh" chocolate in, the "second hand" chocolate is used for "manufacturing treats for our Australian friends"; ·    Dunedin was another location that allowed us to sing the praises of the Video Ezy chain.  70 cent Mondays and ...

... ! We met up with a couple we met in Loas, Lottie and Tony. It was great to meet up with them again. They showed us around Dunedin after work! A little reminder what we have got to look forward to. Tony also took us out in his plane (Yes!) It was really ...

... out to Dutchy that the beast was only playing and could easily have caught him if it had wanted to.    After Dunedin we went to a beautiful place called Lake Tekapo. We went for a horse trek by the lake and then got another ...

... with a menu of Lamb as many ways as you could throw a stick at it, including lamb soup ! Wed 5th Dec More of the same, overnight at a nice apartment on the Beach at Dunedin. But what a quick change in the weather. Last leg (not lamb) coming up ...

... I had my Ipod with me. WEll my time has run out and I will continue to the South Island tomorrow when i will be in Dunedin.... will tell you about Abel Tasman National Park, Franz Joseph Glacier (in the driving rain) and Queenstown where I am now having ...

... TV show I had downloaded onto the Ipod. We headed speedily past Christchurch and out to the great beach town of Dunedin. Our first stretch of road that did not include any complete switchback turns, nice straight roads....ahhhhhhh. We ended the ...

... Zealand for the Rugby World Cup we thought we'd better book the first camp site for the first night. We didn't have much luck with Dunedin for the England game so we might have to wait and see where we end up for those couple of days.  On Wednesday ...

We left Dunedin in the pouring rain (I knew there was another reason why we left a day early!) and headed north up the coastal highway. We stopped off near a beach to see the Moeraki Boulders.  Tracy was really excited about seeing these.  We ...

... a description of the actual city Descrption: After staying five days in Fiji, living two weeks in the center of Dunedin, three weeks on the Otago Peninsula, visiting the Catlins, Queenstown, Wanaka, Arrowstown and Christchurch, I finally went to ...

... an annoyance, we see them every time we are looking for something else! Nugget point was pretty though, good views and seals! Dunedin is Gaelic for Edinburgh.  We assume this is because it is grey and damp?  We tried green lipped mussels here, ...