The Expeditioner Travel Magazine » new zealand http://www.theexpeditioner.com The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:44:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Stunning New Zealand Time-Lapse Video [Travel Video] http://www.theexpeditioner.com/travel-video/stunning-new-zealand-time-lapse-video-travel-video/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/travel-video/stunning-new-zealand-time-lapse-video-travel-video/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:19:11 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=19590 This stunning time-lapse video (I know, not another time-lapse, but stick with me here) was taken by videographer Bevan Percival while traveling in the North Island in New Zealand using his Canon 5D Mark II and Dynamic Perception Stage Zero 6ft Dolly. Instead of focusing on moving clouds and sunsets, [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/travel-video/stunning-new-zealand-time-lapse-video-travel-video/feed/ 0 New Zealand Officially Issues The Coolest Passport Stamp, Ever http://www.theexpeditioner.com/travel-news/New-Zealand-Officially-Issues-The-Coolest-Passport-Stamp-Ever http://www.theexpeditioner.com/travel-news/New-Zealand-Officially-Issues-The-Coolest-Passport-Stamp-Ever#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:19:58 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=18532 This is real twitter.com/michaeltritter… — michael-tritter (@michaeltritter) November 26, 2012 Ever kind of think that New Zealand is taking this whole Lord of the Rings thing too seriously? First came the Air New Zealand The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey-themed airline safety video, complete with a Peter Jackson cameo, and now [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/travel-news/New-Zealand-Officially-Issues-The-Coolest-Passport-Stamp-Ever/feed/ 0 Give Something Up And You Could Win A Trip To New Zealand For You And Three Friends [Travel Contest] http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/09/05/give-something-up-and-you-could-win-a-trip-to-new-zealand-for-you-and-three-friends-travel-contest/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/09/05/give-something-up-and-you-could-win-a-trip-to-new-zealand-for-you-and-three-friends-travel-contest/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:53:09 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=17606 Tourism New Zealand has decided that maybe the best way to turn people onto a travel contest where they give something away is to encourage people to get rid of something else, or to be more exact, to tell the world why there’s no physical object in the world that [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/09/05/give-something-up-and-you-could-win-a-trip-to-new-zealand-for-you-and-three-friends-travel-contest/feed/ 0 Cycling, Drinking, And New Zealand: Good, Good, And Good http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/09/15/cycling-drinking-and-new-zealand-good-good-and-good/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/09/15/cycling-drinking-and-new-zealand-good-good-and-good/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:00:49 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=8569 I’m beginning to realize that if I wasn’t born in America, the good Lord would’ve sent me right down to New Zealand. Apparently, my fate drew the short straw (or would that be the long straw?). I say that because the more I read about the place, the more I’m [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/09/15/cycling-drinking-and-new-zealand-good-good-and-good/feed/ 0 Are You Tired? Cuz You’ve Been Flying Through My Mind All Night http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/10/23/are-you-tired-cuz-you%e2%80%99ve-been-flying-through-my-mind-all-night/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/10/23/are-you-tired-cuz-you%e2%80%99ve-been-flying-through-my-mind-all-night/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:56:06 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=4050 Lately, we’ve all been bombarded with silly airline promotions (see Ryanair, Ryanair, or Ryanair). This time, love is in the air, and the Kiwi’s are stepping up to the plate. Just recently, Air New Zealand announced a new “matchmaking flight” on selected overnight flights from L.A. to Auckland. Festivities begin online, [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/10/23/are-you-tired-cuz-you%e2%80%99ve-been-flying-through-my-mind-all-night/feed/ 0 Get Off The Beaten Track In New Zealand http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/09/10/get-off-the-beaten-track-in-new-zealand/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/09/10/get-off-the-beaten-track-in-new-zealand/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:31:15 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=3446 I won’t lie and say I’ve sat through the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. I know I should, but just haven’t yet. I have, however, seen just enough snippets of the movies to move New Zealand from my “check it out” list, to my “get your butt there” list, based [...]

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