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Touring New Zealand
I'm thinking of having a holiday in NZ later this year and looking at
http://www.capturenewzealand.com/ as a possible way of doing it. Has anyone here done a tour of this type? -- Joan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly |
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On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:07:19 +1000, "Joan" wrote:
I'm thinking of having a holiday in NZ later this year and looking at http://www.capturenewzealand.com/ as a possible way of doing it. Has anyone here done a tour of this type? I'd be a bit worried about them saying, "photograph that" all of the time. |
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Have you done a tour of this type? Have you been to New Zealand?
I've been to NZ, 36 years ago, and from what I remember, "photograph that" could be said every 5 minutes. -- Joan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly wrote in message ... : : I'd be a bit worried about them saying, "photograph that" all of the time. : |
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Joan wrote
I've been to NZ, 36 years ago, and from what I remember, "photograph that" could be said every 5 minutes. I agree. It would be very useful to gave someone with an eye for and a knowledge of photography take you to particularly good places, even if you only get to go to a very small fraction of the islands. Chris |
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Hello Joan,
I visited New Zealand last March 06 for a month with my wife and sister. I was tempted to go by tour and decided to listen to the advice of my friends in Queenstown and visit with no tour plan. I enjoyed myself thoroughly and had many photo opportunities. South and North Island are full of differences in landscape and city and town life. Staying at local Hostels was a benefit and was very cost effective. Renting a car was also nice since you could have your own schedule. I enjoyed the cities as well as the countryside and mountainous areas.....The inland "high desert "areas were fabulous. Time and destination are an important factor since there is so much to see. It may be better to stay on the South Island only and tour, or vice versus.... I have a lot of info and can pass that on if interested. A tour may be helpful if you are alone. John Loomis "Joan" wrote in message ... I'm thinking of having a holiday in NZ later this year and looking at http://www.capturenewzealand.com/ as a possible way of doing it. Has anyone here done a tour of this type? -- Joan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly |
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John, I'm single and I'm not young, though not yet retired, so I would
be travelling alone which wouldn't be very wise. I was thinking the photographic tour would be as much an education in photography as a way of seeing the South Island again with a more mature eye than I had so long ago. I still have my slides from the trip in 1971, most I took, some I bought, and will be digitising them soon so I can view them again. I have work colleagues in Auckland and will go there before going south, if I decide to do the trip. One of my colleagues has offered me her car so I can take a drive up to Northland. Back in 1971, we didn't have much time to see that area, just a quick drive up and back and I remember that it was stunningly beautiful and I want to see it again. Our trip back then was a self drive 3 week tour with pre-booked accommodation, 2 weeks south and 1 week north. I knew nothing about photography back then. I hope I know a bit more now, although the thing that I do know now, is that there is a lot more to learn. -- Joan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly "jloo" wrote in message ... : Hello Joan, : I visited New Zealand last March 06 for a month with my wife and sister. : I was tempted to go by tour and decided to listen to the advice of my : friends in Queenstown and visit with no tour plan. : I enjoyed myself thoroughly and had many photo opportunities. South and : North Island are full of differences in landscape and city and town life. : Staying at local Hostels was a benefit and was very cost effective. : Renting a car was also nice since you could have your own schedule. I : enjoyed the cities as well as the countryside and mountainous areas.....The : inland "high desert "areas were fabulous. : Time and destination are an important factor since there is so much to see. : It may be better to stay on the South Island only and tour, or vice : versus.... : I have a lot of info and can pass that on if interested. : A tour may be helpful if you are alone. : John Loomis : "Joan" wrote in message : ... : I'm thinking of having a holiday in NZ later this year and looking at : http://www.capturenewzealand.com/ : as a possible way of doing it. : : Has anyone here done a tour of this type? : : -- : Joan : http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly : : : |
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I've received a reply from Phillip Bartlett
http://www.capturenewzealand.com/tou...nt/view/18/64/ saying that there is currently a vacancy on the November/December 2007 tour. If I miss it, I'm not too worried, I'll go next year. -- Joan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly "jloo" wrote in message ... : Hello Joan, : That sounds like a wonderful idea...... : The South Island is beautiful and well worth the time to spend there. I was : able to see more on the South Island than on the North Island..... : We did spend time in Wellington and Auckland and enjoyed that very much. : Good wishes on your trip and I did see some of your photos and they are very : nice.(flikr) : The weather can be pretty nasty in the winter and was wondering when your : trip was going to be? : March was a nice time and less tourism, yet it was starting to be a bit Fall : like. |
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"Joan" wrote in message
... I'm thinking of having a holiday in NZ later this year and looking at http://www.capturenewzealand.com/ as a possible way of doing it. Has anyone here done a tour of this type? -- Joan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly Hi. It is a very beautiful and photogenic country. I would not be concerned about travelling alone, because there is a unorganised / organised sort of backpackers bus, which tours around and you get on and off where you want. I think it is called the Kiwi Bus. There are all sorts of age groups staying in the hostels, and using that bus, and you would soon find someone to team up with. Car hire is not really any cheaper than anywhere else, but fuel is considerable cheaper than in Europe. The N. Zealanders must be verging on being the worst and most dangerous drivers in the civilised world. Roy G |
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Thanks for your comments Roy, but the fuel price in Europe doesn't
mean much to me as I'm in Sydney Australia. From what I've heard the Italians and Mexicans vie for worst driver status. The only driving I might do in NZ is a day trip north of Auckland in a friend's car. -- Joan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly "Roy G" wrote in message ... : : Hi. : : It is a very beautiful and photogenic country. : : I would not be concerned about travelling alone, because there is a : unorganised / organised sort of backpackers bus, which tours around and you : get on and off where you want. I think it is called the Kiwi Bus. : : There are all sorts of age groups staying in the hostels, and using that : bus, and you would soon find someone to team up with. : : Car hire is not really any cheaper than anywhere else, but fuel is : considerable cheaper than in Europe. The N. Zealanders must be verging on : being the worst and most dangerous drivers in the civilised world. : : Roy G : : |
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