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jibber · 01-28-2006, 12:51 AM

So I thought I'd make a thread for anyone interested in traveling, seeing as how I'm in the process of planning a trip to New Zealand. I'll be heading out in early May, and staying until the end of August. Hopefully I'll be able to find work at Treble Cone ski resort, the next best thing would be working in Wanaka, where i'll be living for the majorty of the trip. Seeing as how any kind of job training for the ski restort wouldn't start until mid june, that leaves me with about a month of guarunteed down time. I've thought about spending some time on the north island, maybe trying my hand at surfing (i'm aware it'll be winter, but hey, I'm canadian, cold water doesn't bother me). I know there are a lot of new zealander's on this board, so do any of you have any suggestions of what to do for the first month I'm there? I'd really like to see as much of New Zealand as possible, so any thoughts would be great. Keep in mind that I'm looking to do this as cheaply as humanly possible, like any student traveling to a foreign country.

That said, anyone else got any big trips planned? After New Zealand, my next stop (probably 2 years down the road) will be a backpacking trip through southeast asia, thailand, laos, and china being on the list. I've actually been to thailand before, but I was 7, so I could hardly appreciate the experience. As for countries I've been to so far, the list would be (in random order):
Canada (obviously), parts of the US, Austria, England, France, Italy, Thailand, the Bahamas, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Holland, Sweden and Iceland.

So post your travel plans, your experiences, and pretty much just anything related to traveling you can think of.

01-28-2006, 12:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
jibber Freeskier Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Istanbul was Constantinople now it's Istanbul not Constantinople... Posts: 1,536	Official Travelers' Thread So I thought I'd make a thread for anyone interested in traveling, seeing as how I'm in the process of planning a trip to New Zealand. I'll be heading out in early May, and staying until the end of August. Hopefully I'll be able to find work at Treble Cone ski resort, the next best thing would be working in Wanaka, where i'll be living for the majorty of the trip. Seeing as how any kind of job training for the ski restort wouldn't start until mid june, that leaves me with about a month of guarunteed down time. I've thought about spending some time on the north island, maybe trying my hand at surfing (i'm aware it'll be winter, but hey, I'm canadian, cold water doesn't bother me). I know there are a lot of new zealander's on this board, so do any of you have any suggestions of what to do for the first month I'm there? I'd really like to see as much of New Zealand as possible, so any thoughts would be great. Keep in mind that I'm looking to do this as cheaply as humanly possible, like any student traveling to a foreign country. That said, anyone else got any big trips planned? After New Zealand, my next stop (probably 2 years down the road) will be a backpacking trip through southeast asia, thailand, laos, and china being on the list. I've actually been to thailand before, but I was 7, so I could hardly appreciate the experience. As for countries I've been to so far, the list would be (in random order): Canada (obviously), parts of the US, Austria, England, France, Italy, Thailand, the Bahamas, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Holland, Sweden and Iceland. So post your travel plans, your experiences, and pretty much just anything related to traveling you can think of. __________________ What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road. William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass. HOOKED ON THE WHITE POWDER