Australia and New Zealand

by Philip Greenspun; created 1992-1993

The Main Travelogue

• Australia: SCUBA diving on the Great Barrier Reef, exploring the world's oldest rainforest, rafting Class V rapids.
• Wellington to Milford Sound: starting the Flying Kiwi bus/bike tour of New Zealand's South Island (17 days with 17 Germans)
• Routeburn Track: hiking over some of the most beautiful mountains in the world.
• Queenstown and the West Coast: finishing the Flying Kiwi tour.
• Christchurch to Christchurch: revisiting the high spots of the South Island with new friends.
• The North Island: Can a Jewish boy and a German girl find happiness together on the North Island?

Extras

• New Zealand Handbook, a large portion of the best guidebook to New Zealand
• Capsule History of New Zealand
• The Original Email Messages ... life as it was happening (I sent these back in stolen half-hours from various spots in New Zealand)
• Want to take a similar trip? Here's practical information.
• Mountain Biking in New Zealand: (originally appeared in the October 1993 issue of Mountain Bike Action in Bowdlerized form)
• Final Thoughts on New Zealand
• A few favorite photographs (note: all of these are available mixed into the main story)

Other Internet Resources for New Zealand and Australia

• Michael Witbrock's moby New Zealand page
• Mountain Biking in New Zealand
• Yahoo on New Zealand
• Discover New Zealand, a magazine with a nice events calendar
• Locals and tourists hang out on the soc.culture.new-zealand newsgroup.
• Related links