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Queenstown to Wellington bus journey (part 5)

I have travelled 10 months in New Zealand, worked 9 months and 1 month travelling around.. It was towards the end of my trip in New Zealand, and I took the bus from Queenstown to Wellington and there were some very nice views along the way. Especially, it is autumn and there were a bit […]

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New Zealand – Alexandra (~working on the vineyards~)

I went to Alexandra in October, hoping to find orchard jobs, but did not manage to get one and found a job on the vineyard instead, doing thinning for the shoots in spring, besides working on the farm, I also met some fellow travellers and we ride to the tourist town Wanaka to visit, the […]

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New Zealand – Alexandra Sandy Trail (~part 1~)

I travelled to Alexandra on the 18th Oct after working in Blenheim for 3 months on the vineyards.. the hostel I stayed at was really pretty, it was a house with nice gardens and flowers and bushes and sofas and an open kitchen with a nice living room and flat screen TV On one of […]

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New Zealand – Alexandra Sandy Trail (~part 2~)

This is part 2 of the hike I did in Alexandra along the sandy trail besides the hills full of local shrubs and bushes and also along the clear blue river that leads to the next town. I went to Alexandra on 18th October after having stayed in Blenheim for 2 months to do vineyard […]

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New Zealand – Kaikoura bus journey 2

I left Blenheim and took a bus to Alexandra on 17th October after I have finished 2 months of vineyard work. I wanted to try working in the orchards and heard that Alexandra and Cromwell have many orchards, so I took a bus and went there in hope to find some work experience in the […]

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New Zealand – Alexandra Sandy Trail (~part 3~)

This is part three of the hike I did in Alexandra, it is along the river that leads to the next town.. I hike for 3 hours, before it was time to go back so that I can reach back home before dark.. The trail was sandy and the sun was bright, and I enjoy […]

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New Zealand – Kaikoura bus journey

        After staying in Blenheim for 2.5 months, I left for Alexandra on 17 October to look for a job in the orchards as I wanted to try working with the fruit trees, having been working on vineyards for 3 months already… I bought the bus ticket and packed all my luggage […]

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New Zealand – Blenheim (~working on the vineyards~)

I reached Blenheim during my second month in New Zealand in August 2013 to look for a job in the vineyards as part of my working holiday. Blenheim was in the Marlborough region and the Marlborough region is famous for its vineyards and wine. I was first in Tauranga during my first month in New […]

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New Zealand – Hawkes’ Bay (~working on the vineyards~)

I met a few friends at Tauranga and from there we set off to Hawkes’ Bay to work in a vineyard. We stayed at a homestay and waited a few days as it was raining and we could not work in the vineyards while it is raining. It was my first time working in vineyards […]

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New Zealand – Cromwell (River Trail ~ 3)

This is a continuation from the previous part one and two of the Cromwell trail hike, this is part three of the hike as we had walk the trail for 8 hours and I took too many photos of  the scenery and surroundings… I went to walk the Cromwell river trail as I met some […]

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