NZ Travel Blog http://nz.travel.yahoo.com/b/ Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:16:02 -0800 Yahoo! http://nz.travel.yahoo.com/b/amelianorman/86/talking-about-the-weather-a-week-in-a-wilderness-motorhome-part-2/ Join Amelia in the second part of her week-long jaunt around the central South Island in a luxurious Base Jumper Motorhome... Thu, 28 May 2009 06:47:32 -0800 Amelia Norman http://nz.travel.yahoo.com/b/amelianorman/85/talking-about-the-weather-a-week-in-a-wilderness-motorhome-part-1/ Join Amelia for a two-part series on her week-long jaunt around the central South Island in a luxurious Base Jumper motorhome... Thu, 28 May 2009 06:44:54 -0800 Amelia Norman http://nz.travel.yahoo.com/b/amelianorman/84/north-canterburys-secret-recipe-part-2/ Follow Amelia as she uncovers the secrets of the North Canterbury Food & Wine Trail in a two-part series... Mon, 18 May 2009 00:31:12 -0800 Amelia Norman http://nz.travel.yahoo.com/b/amelianorman/83/north-canterburys-secret-recipe-part-1/ Follow Amelia as she uncovers the secrets of the North Canterbury Food & Wine Trail in a two-part series... Sun, 03 May 2009 22:57:24 -0800 Amelia Norman http://nz.travel.yahoo.com/b/amelianorman/82/kiwi-culture/ I'm not sure how the All Blacks would feel about being compared to a small hairy fruit, but there's no denying that New Zealand's iconic super food has some serious star status... Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:24:35 -0800 Amelia Norman http://nz.travel.yahoo.com/b/amelianorman/81/plenty-to-do-with-a-day-in-the-bay/ My hands are blistered, haunches are aching and I've got a serious hankering for honey. But what a day! It all started with Art, the 19-year-old parrot... Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:30:55 -0800 Amelia Norman http://nz.travel.yahoo.com/b/amelianorman/80/welcome-to-glow-worm-central/ You've got to love New Zealand. Where else in the world would your tour guide announce he's practically brand new in his role, divulge that he expected to be underwhelmed when he first did the trip on which you're about to embark, and then fill you with wine and lead you off across a darkened lake in a kayak? Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:15:47 -0800 Amelia Norman http://nz.travel.yahoo.com/b/amelianorman/79/where-nature-reigns-supreme/ Dipping my finger in the milky stream I dab a little water on my tongue. "That water contains sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, gold and probably a bit of iron," explains our guide Rachel. "How'd it taste?" she laughs... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:19:14 -0800 Amelia Norman http://nz.travel.yahoo.com/b/amelianorman/78/the-landscape-of-namesakes-central-otago-wineries/ Mt Difficulty, Lindis River, Dry Gully...The names of Central Otago's wineries read like a description of the area's inimitable landscape. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:44:11 -0800 Amelia Norman http://nz.travel.yahoo.com/b/amelianorman/77/wet-n-wild-in-the-rangitaiki/ In a split second, our huge white water raft flips and I tumble into the biting Rangitaiki River. For a disorientated moment I'm lost, underwater, in a jacuzzi of thrashing neoprene legs and flailing paddles. Fighting my way to the surface I pop my head out and emit a jubilant cackle... Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:49:26 -0800 Amelia Norman