NZ is a great place to live, which is why it's such a great place to visit. In New Zealand you can still see how the world might have been . . . if only . . .
- If only discovery hadn't led to despoliation. . .
- If only high populations hadn't produced high pollution. . .
- If only industrialisation hadn't led to exploitation. . .
Here in NZ we're not quite as far down those roads as much of the rest of the world. Here it's still possible to find true solitude - a place where, just maybe, no one's ever trodden before. . .
It's a country that could have been made with Backpackers in mind. An independent traveller with an open mind and a flexible itinerary can enjoy the fast disappearing freedom of simply wandering from place to place as the fancy dictates:
- hanging around to find out what makes it tick;
- moving on to get another view;
- digging in to refresh the soul;
- breaking out to test the spirit of adventure;
- organised orgasmic adventure like sky diving and bungi jumping;
- or the more personal self-sufficient adventure of tramping wild places.
Soon, all of this will be available through the virtual reality terminal on the front panel of your personal life-support system, but for now it's available only through the personal life support system on your back.
Take a chance on yourself.
Cast off the shackles of a planned route or a three day whistle-stop tour and leave your return ticket open-dated.
Convinced? . . . . . . . . Great !! . . . . . . . . . CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Pull on your pack, slip into your walking shoes, and head for some memorable experiences.
Travellers' feedback
My friend, my wife and
me, we enjoyed our trip through New Zealand very much, because it was easy to
travel and we felt very comfortable in the Backpacker Hostels...
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Hi Folks!
After traveling around in New Zealand and sleeping in BBH-Backpacker Hostels, we want to give You a Feedback. We are Peter (64 and retiered), Dieter (64 and retiered) and Heidi (55 in work), all from Germany.
From end of October til middle of January we travelled with Intercity buses from the Northern Island down to the Southern Island.
In Pahia (BBH “Mousetrap”) we bought a BBH Club Card and from
there we stayed in the following BBH Hostels:
Thames (Gateway), Coromandel (Lions Den), Rotorua (Funky Green Voyager), Ohakune (Station Lodge), Wellington (Lodge in the City), Picton (Jugglers Rest), Nelson (Almond House, Paradiso, Tasman Bay), Golden Bay (Kiwiana, Shambhala), Marahau (Barn Backpackers), Punakaiki (Beach Hostel), Franz Josef (Montrose Backpackers), Fox Glacier (Ivory Towers) , Lake Wanaka (the very best of all: Wanaka Bakpaka), Te Anau (Lakefront), Dunedin (Hogwartz), Catlins(Surat Bay Lodge, Lazy Dolphin).
Apart from the fact, that the cooperation between i-site and DOC is ideal for every tourist, the BBH Accommodation is it just as well. With the hostel brochure you get a good overview.. Its easy to make reservations with the VISA card, supported by the telephone card. All hostels have different and a very personal style of furnishings. Thats a very important fact, because here you see the personal engagement of the wardens. All wardens were very friendly and helpful.
Whether helping planning a walk with a shuttle bus or the continuation of the journey or leaving the luggage in a locker. My friend, my wife and me, we enjoyed our trip through New Zealand very much, because it was easy to travel and we felt very comfortable in the Backpacker Hostels. Especially the kitchen , where a lot of people prepared their food in the evening, these were places to get speak with travellers of all ages and nations. We liked to have the exchange of ideas. At least it was a good idea to travel to our antipodes, to enjoy the great landscape and nature, the friendly locals and the comfortbale BBH accommodation.
Thanks for the
possibility to make new experiences !
This year New Zealand is special guest on the World Book
Fair in Frankfurt/ Germany in October 2012. And we think, it would be a
good idea, when BBH would present their Hostels/ Accommodation within a
beautiful landscape/nature.
P.S. A good
“companion” on my travelling through the country was a book with fotos from
Craig Poton and poems of well known native poets “The nature of things” I can
highly recommend it !
I was deeply impressed
by the landscape and nature, and therefore I painted some watercolour-pictures.
In the app You can enjoy it.
With many greetings
Heidi, Peter and
Dieter
My view of NZ!
Peter Kimmel
Germany
March 2012
