14/09/2014 On the 7th May 2014 I decided to do a Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise in Fjordland, New Zealand. This is the last part of this blog and it was an interesting end to a very enjoyable trip. We headed out to a seal colony at Nee Islets and on our way there we saw… Read more »
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24/7/2014 The Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise in Fjordland which I went on earlier in May was money well spent. Even though it was quite pricey, with all costs included it was definitely worth it. Because of the bus connections between Lake Tekapo and Queenstown, I had to book a night’s accommodation in Queenstown the night… Read more »
10/7/2014 The Doubtful Sound overnight cruise is a real treat for the soul. It had been on my bucket list since 2005 and in May I finally made the decision to go ahead and book the trip. Fjordland National Park is renowned as the home of the fjords of the Milford and the Doubtful Sound… Read more »
30/6/2014 (The Kiwi/Kerry Connection) For the last few months I’ve been working on a project to build a connection between the Kerry Dark Sky Reserve in Ireland and the Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand. The background information can be seen in my previous Kiwi/Kerry Connection blogs. I got one article published in… Read more »
23/6/2014 (The Kiwi/Kerry Connection) This part of the process was a learning experience and there’s a lot to tell. I’ve been working on a project recently to build a connection between the Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve (I.D. S.R.) in Ireland and the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand. Earth and Sky… Read more »
12/6/2014 (The Kiwi/Kerry Connection) I got this article published in the South Canterbury Herald newspaper on Tuesday about this Kiwi/Kerry connection and had to wait till it was published to put this post on my blog. I’ve been working on a project for the last four months which involves building a connection between two gold tier… Read more »
9/5/2014 (The Kiwi/Kerry Connection) On Monday 12th May 2014 the Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve (I.D.S.R.) will be unwrapping an unexpected gift. There is a lot of mystery surrounding this present but all will be revealed at an opening ceremony in Kerry this coming Monday night at 10pm. The gift has travelled halfway across the… Read more »
26/2/2014 (My Mission To Find A Job In New Zealand & Get A Work Visa) I’ve been waiting a LONG time to get some pennies (or cents rather) into a New Zealand bank account. Now I’ve finally been paid. Thankfully. I’m just about scraping the barrel on my savings, so the wages have come just… Read more »
31/1/2014 After weeks of waiting, I can happily say that my New Zealand work visa has finally come through. It’s valid for a year. From the time I applied for it, at the end of October until now, it has taken approximately eleven weeks. One of the main reasons why it was granted, I think,… Read more »
15/1/2014 Volunteering for an organisation in a building that’s supposedly haunted. How cool is that? For the first three months while living in Wellington, I volunteered for the SPCA, which was based in Newtown. During my time there, I heard that they were going to be moving to a new building on top of Mt…. Read more »
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