Travel Blog - Times Online - WBLGChris Haslam is on a six-week coastal tour of Britain - and he needs your help. Follow the adventures of camper van man via RSS: http://timestravel.typepad.com/travel/rss.xmlKawarau Bridge, Queenstown, where commercial bungy jumping began- February 29, 2008 It was back in 1988 that Henry van Asch and AJ Hackett decided there was money to be made out of people wanting to throw themselves off bridges while connected to a piece of extra-strong elastic...and commercial bungy jumping was...http://timestravel.typepad.com/travel/2008/02/kawarau-bridge.html Walking across the Fox Glacier- February 27, 2008 Ever since I failed to make it to El Calafete in southern Argentina I was determined to see a glacier before this trip was out. Clearly Australia was unlikely to deliver; indeed if it had I'd have made it onto...http://timestravel.typepad.com/travel/2008/02/walking-across.html Christchurch: home from home- February 25, 2008 Yes, you can go punting in Christchurch city centre. On the River Avon. Which is bordered by Oxford Crescent on one side and Cambridge Crescent on the other. And the man holding the punting pole wears Edwardian costume. You will...http://timestravel.typepad.com/travel/2008/02/christchurch-ho.html To the South Island via Napier and Wellington- February 22, 2008 As ferry journeys go the one between New Zealand's north and south islands takes a bit of beating. For the first three quarters of an hour there are the views of Wellington harbour to enjoy, then just as the stretch...http://timestravel.typepad.com/travel/2008/02/to-the-south-is.html The steam and bubbles of Rotorua- February 19, 2008 Now look carefully to my right. Yes, that's steam gently rising from the stream alongside me, but photographically this is a quiet start to the wonders served up by Rotorua. I've spent much of the day wondering how people function...http://timestravel.typepad.com/travel/2008/02/the-steam-and-b.html Rangitoto Island: a youthful 600 years old- February 16, 2008 We've all had those moments when we look out of the window in the morning and think that something's changed. We can't quite decide what it is, but we know there's been a subtle alteration to the view we enjoyed...http://timestravel.typepad.com/travel/2008/02/rangitoto-islan.html New Zealand's new sporting hero- February 12, 2008 Ten days ago the former New Zealand wicketkeeper, Adam Parore, wrote that this man was too fat to play for his country. He put it as bluntly as that. But in the space of four games fans of the 'Black...http://timestravel.typepad.com/travel/2008/02/new-zealands-ne.html Security in NZ: how refreshing when it's not top of the political agenda- February 10, 2008 If you were to glance at these headlines and then guess which part of the world they came from I doubt you'd say New Zealand. It's perhaps an indication of the level of surprise felt around this country at Friday's...http://timestravel.typepad.com/travel/2008/02/security-in-nz.html New Zealand's national day- February 6, 2008 I arrived in Wellington yesterday, and was immediately won over by what I'd call a cute capital city. Small, yes, but perfectly formed around the beautiful harbour, and a place where I'm looking forward to spending a few days. This...http://timestravel.typepad.com/travel/2008/02/new-zealands-na.html So what is the world's best city view- February 4, 2008 The trouble with raving about Sydney having one of the best urban views in the world, as I did in an earlier blog, is that you can't be sure it isn't going to be outdone. Now I don't think Auckland...http://timestravel.typepad.com/travel/2008/02/so-what-is-the.html |