Can you just hike through new zealand?

Mike

Me and some friends want to go to new zealand and I want to backpack through it not get a camper van and drive across really backpack across new zealand like camping every night kind of backpacking can you just pick a starting point and just go or are there special trails you are meant to follow?

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Unless you have unbelievable amounts of time to kill (like 6-12 months minimum), hiking the entire country is wasting lots of time and not practical. Spending days walking the countryside between major destinations would seriously take away from time better spent at places you are interested in. However, doing this may be a great way to meet locals along the way and get to see great spots off the tourist trail that only locals know about.

If you are intent on not using any motorized vehicle around the country, then a bicycle is a decent alternative. This could save you a lot of time crossing the countryside and give you the same advantages of hiking the country. You can tent/camp or stay at hostels if you need a decent shower/bed along the way while biking or hiking.

I took local buses to get between major hiking hot spots around the country.

However you want to get around the country, be a responsible backpacker. NZ is still a mostly wild place. Humans are the biggest threat to the nature and landscape that is only found in NZ. Carry your trash out wherever you are camping. Stay on the trails so you don't contribute to eroding the landscape. Don't take anything from the environment. Even the dirt on your shoes can carry and transport organisms and disease to normally undisturbed areas. Australia and NZ are full of disaster stories of accidental transportation of animals/organisms that devastated the new receiving environment. Plus, natural dangers of glaciers and mountains and heavy rainfall/flash flooding (2010 was unbelievable in Milford!) put unknowing and unprepared campers in peril. If you need to be rescued because of your own incompetence/ignorance, you will be charged the fee of a few thousand dollars to send emergency crew/equipment to rescue you. Any injuries you sustain are not covered by travel health insurance in this circumstance.

I want to go camping (read below)?

Dora

(In About 10 weeks) No Caravan Camping, or Cabin but Tent Camping in the Woods with Bush Walking, Fishing, Camp Fires, etc. A good place for Me and my Friends to get together. I live in Newcastle, any places like this? Btw I don't want to be around other ppl (Obiously there will be ppl there BUT like not near ppl or bush walking with a group of ppl and stuff), I want it to be like, you chose I place to set up a camp and run by your own rules.

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Is that Newcastle as in Irn Bru? In north east England?
Where the A167 goes out to the A1 and then the other side of the roundabout the A696 goes past the airport and then to the Northumberland National Park where you can get lost in the woods for weeks and not see a soul for a fortnight and run out of fish and chips and mushy peas and have to live on what you've got?
Cos if it is the Northumberland National Park is the place for that.
Or up in Kielder Forest where there are miles of trails, a huge lake, loads of fish, sailing, swimming, canoes, places for tents, and a bus every three weeks...nah, not that bad.
The post bus goes every day to Kielder village. Sit in with the mail and go the scenic route while it gets delivered to all the lonely farms on the way.
Or is it Newcastle on the east coast of Ireland with the lovely Slieve Donard right behind it and a view to live for when you've run to the top and space for thousand tents in the hills all around where nobody will come by for days on end.?
Or is it one of the several Newcastles in USA, or in New Zealand or Australia or South Africa?
And you want your own rules too? Well, that could mean none of those places.
You need your own country for that and then you make the rules cos it's your very own country.

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how many kilometers did robert scott travel on his second attempt to reach the south pole?

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eMiLy

and if you could please answer these too as im doing a project on him for school.
how long did he travel for? (days)
did he get any rewards or honours? ( did he get anything named by him?)

thankyou ! x

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The march south began on 1 November 1911, a caravan of mixed transport groups (motors, dogs, horses), with loaded sledges, travelling at different rates, all designed to support a final group of four men who would make a dash for the Pole. Scott had earlier outlined his plans for the southern journey to the entire shore party, without being specific about precise roles â no one knew who would form the final polar team. During the journey, Scott sent a series of conflicting orders back to base concerning the future use of the expedition's dogs, leaving it unclear whether they were to be saved for future scientific journeys or were to assist the polar party home. Scott's subordinates back at base were unsure of Scott's intentions, and consequently failed to use the dogs in a concerted attempt to relieve the returning polar party when the need arose.

The southbound party steadily reduced in size as successive support teams turned back. By 4 January 1912, the last two four-man groups had reached 87°34'S. Scott announced his decision: five men (Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans) would go forward, the other three (Teddy Evans, William Lashly and Tom Crean) would return. The chosen group marched on, reaching the Pole on 17 January 1912, only to find that Amundsen had preceded them by five weeks.

The deflated party began the 800-mile (1,300 km) return journey on 19 January. However, the party made good progress despite poor weather, and had completed the Polar Plateau stage of their journey, approximately 300 miles (500 km), by 7 February.

With 400 miles (670 km) still to travel across the Ross Ice Shelf, the party's prospects steadily worsened as, with deteriorating weather, frostbite, snow blindness, hunger and exhaustion, they struggled northward. On 16 March, Oates, whose condition was aggravated by an old war-wound to the extent that he was barely able to walk, voluntarily left the tent and walked to his death. Scott wrote that Oates' last words were "I am just going outside and may be some time".


After walking a further 20 miles, the three remaining men made their final camp on 19 March, 11 miles (18 km) short of One Ton Depot, but 24 miles (38 km) beyond the original intended location of the depot. The next day a fierce blizzard prevented their making any progress. During the next nine days, as their supplies ran out, with frozen fingers, little light, and storms still raging outside the tent, Scott wrote his final words, although he gave up his diary after 23 March, save for a final entry on 29 March, with its concluding words: "Last entry. For God's sake look after our people". He left letters to Wilson's mother, Bowers' mother, a string of notables including his former commander Sir George Egerton, his own mother and his wife.

Scott is presumed to have died on 29 March 1912, possibly a day later. The positions of the bodies in the tent when it was discovered eight months later suggested that Scott was the last of the three to die.

In place of the knighthood that might have been her husband's had he survived, Kathleen Scott was granted the rank and precedence of a widow of a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.

In the dozen years following the disaster, more than 30 monuments and memorials were set up in Britain alone. These ranged from simple relics (Scott's sledging flag in Exeter Cathedral) to the foundation of the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge. Many more were established in other parts of the world, including a statue crafted by his widow for his New Zealand base in Christchurch. In 1948 his final expedition was the subject of a film, Scott of the Antarctic, where he was played by John Mills as a classic "stiff upper lip" British hero. The US scientific base at the South Pole, founded in 1957, is called the AmundsenâScott South Pole Station, to honour the memories of both polar conquerors.

Can you just hike through new zealand?

Mike

Me and some friends want to go to new zealand and I want to backpack through it not get a camper van and drive across really backpack across new zealand like camping every night kind of backpacking can you just pick a starting point and just go or are there special trails you are meant to follow?

Answer
Unless you have unbelievable amounts of time to kill (like 6-12 months minimum), hiking the entire country is wasting lots of time and not practical. Spending days walking the countryside between major destinations would seriously take away from time better spent at places you are interested in. However, doing this may be a great way to meet locals along the way and get to see great spots off the tourist trail that only locals know about.

If you are intent on not using any motorized vehicle around the country, then a bicycle is a decent alternative. This could save you a lot of time crossing the countryside and give you the same advantages of hiking the country. You can tent/camp or stay at hostels if you need a decent shower/bed along the way while biking or hiking.

I took local buses to get between major hiking hot spots around the country.

However you want to get around the country, be a responsible backpacker. NZ is still a mostly wild place. Humans are the biggest threat to the nature and landscape that is only found in NZ. Carry your trash out wherever you are camping. Stay on the trails so you don't contribute to eroding the landscape. Don't take anything from the environment. Even the dirt on your shoes can carry and transport organisms and disease to normally undisturbed areas. Australia and NZ are full of disaster stories of accidental transportation of animals/organisms that devastated the new receiving environment. Plus, natural dangers of glaciers and mountains and heavy rainfall/flash flooding (2010 was unbelievable in Milford!) put unknowing and unprepared campers in peril. If you need to be rescued because of your own incompetence/ignorance, you will be charged the fee of a few thousand dollars to send emergency crew/equipment to rescue you. Any injuries you sustain are not covered by travel health insurance in this circumstance.

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Women of GS what is your dream vacation?

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Astro

Where would you love to go? If you've already been on your dream vacation where was it and what did you do?

Thank you for answering. :)
Emo man and White man I never read your comments, I always give them a thumbs down once I see your avatar (which is always the first thing I see), so don't even bother next time.

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Camping in New Zealand. I'm not normal a very active or outdoorsy person, but I guess that's why it'd be a novelty and an exciting trip. It seems like every time I see a visually stunning film, that's where it was shot (Lord of the Rings, Narnia, etc.). I just have to see it. Plus, NZ has no natural predators. No bears, coyotes, poisonous snakes/insects, etc. The most you'd have to worry about while camping would be birds nicking your cameras. All of those waterfalls, forests, mountains, volcanoes... I'd love to just put up a big tent and a clothesline, make a fire pit, set out a table, and just forget about the modern world for a good 2 weeks. Heaven.

Second best vacation: Christmas in St. Petersburg, Russia (which is actually on January 7th because of their Orthodox calendar, so you'd still get to be with your family for "real" Christmas). I've heard it's stunning. Cold lol, but stunning. And really, who doesn't want cold & snow on Christmas?

Third option (just for fun haha): historic tour of Washington, D.C. I'd love to see the Capitol Building, the Supreme Court, the Smithsonian Museums, the Lincoln Memorial, etc. And of course try out one of their many famous pubs ;)

Help! planning a highschool youth retreat, in Ca ideas?

Ftwasher

I am planning a weekend for our high school youth, I want to go to the coast, beaches etc, but want to do some fun stuff like horseback riding/hiking. I need to find good deals on lodging, and horses. thanks

I know I could post in travel, but i was hoping for input from my brothers and sisters

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There is a Boy Scout or YMCA (not sure which) beach camp in San Diego that rents out to church groups.

They took us there for a girls camp when I was 16 and all the lifeguards were hot australian and new zealand guys.
What were they thinking? lol

Doheny in Dana Point rents group camping on the beach (literally right next to the water) spots out, if you want to do the tent thing. They have showers on the premises.

I really only know more of the Southern Ca area. Northern Ca areas would have more of the horseback riding on the beach, but the so cal ones are next to hiking in the canyons, not too far drive to get to some great hiking spots.

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Where should my family go on vacation?

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Evan H

my dad my mom my brother (12) and me (16) want to go somehwere on vacation NEXT summer. we have thought about australia/new zealand, england/ireland, and italy. what would be the best place to go? we are thinking of going for 14-18 days
oh by the way
my family has already gone to greece and spain and turkey

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Evan:

You have gotta go on a safari in Africa. Go to the Serengetti and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania go with a travel company like Tauck, Overseas Travel, Globus, Travcoa or others. Go to http://www.TourVacationsToGo.com to find a good tour company. Or you can set up your own itinerary by using http://www.island-safari.com

Or go to Victoria Falls in Zambia and then to the Chobe National Park in Botswana. Botswana has so many elephants. More than anywhere in Africa. Stay at the Chobe Game Lodge then cross over to Namibia and stay at the Ichingo Tented camp then spend a few days on the Ichobezi houseboat on the Chobe. The game watching from the houseboat is fabulous as the animals come to the river to drink. Then go to the Okavenga Delta and stay in a camp in the Moremi park. Go on game drives every day. It is fabulous. Island Safari can set you up. So can Zambezi tours at: http://www.zambezi.co.uk/

Good luck and have fun. 73 from the Fisherman

Cheapest Forms Of Accommodation In New Zealand?

davie

Mid November I would like to go to new Zealand.

However when I went to Oz a few years ago stopping at the YHA's was very expensive over three month period.
I would say it took a good 1/3 of my total budget.

Are the YHA's in New Zealand as expensive as the ones in Australia?

Can anyone suggest any cheaper forms of accomodation?

I did hear about Couchsurfers-but it has not got a very good reputation-apparently.

Any help appreciated.

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Free camping is legal in New Zealand so long as you are far enough away from civilization.... thats not going to cost you anything if you do that!
YHA hostels are expensive in NZ (similar to OZ) but there are some very good independent hostels which are a little cheaper.
Campsites are only about £10 (US$20) for 2 people sharing a tent, and they normally have really good amenities.

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