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		<title>New Zealand: Queenstown</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 04:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After nearly two weeks of traversing New Zealand from North to South, we finally reached our last destination &#8211; beautiful  Queenstown.  Queenstown is a resort town on the southwest corner of the South Island that is known for its adventure tourism.  This beauty of a town is ideally situated on an inlet called Queenstown Bay [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelswithsandy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1432251&amp;post=385&amp;subd=travelswithsandy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Zealand: The Outskirts of Queenstown</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The stunning landscape you pass as you drive toward Queenstown is the perfect subject of a picture post.  For much of the approach to Queenstown, the Gibbston Highway follows the Kawarau River as it snakes through the mountains forming a dramatic gorge.  I had heard that Peter Jackson filmed Argonath, the Pillars of the Kings, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelswithsandy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1432251&amp;post=376&amp;subd=travelswithsandy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Zealand: Scenic Drive along the Southern Alps</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The drive from Christchurch to Queenstown is arguably one of the most scenic drives in New Zealand.  It certainly is the best looking drive on a major roadway, in my opinion.  On this approximately six hour drive, the landscape transforms from green hilly pastures and meadows dotted with wildflowers to vast plains and glacial lakes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelswithsandy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1432251&amp;post=360&amp;subd=travelswithsandy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And&#8230; I&#8217;m back!</title>
		<link>http://travelswithsandy.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/and-im-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After an almost two year hiatus with this blog, I&#8217;m back!  I know it&#8217;s been a while, and for that I apologize.  It&#8217;s hard to maintain a travel blog when you stop traveling, both for the obvious reason and psychologically.  But I had a great reason for stopping my travel &#8211; I had a baby! [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelswithsandy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1432251&amp;post=356&amp;subd=travelswithsandy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I like to think of myself as an adventurous, independent traveler, sometimes I just want to be a tourist.  I am not afraid to admit it.  One of the reasons that I wanted to fly across the world to New Zealand was to go to Middle Earth.  It is widely known that Peter Jackson&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelswithsandy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1432251&amp;post=347&amp;subd=travelswithsandy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Zealand: Kaikoura and Dolphins</title>
		<link>http://travelswithsandy.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/new-zealand-kaikoura-and-dolphins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have read my posts on Hawaii, you know about my love of dolphins.  One of the many reasons I wanted to go to New Zealand was to swim with dolphins in their native habitat.  In Hawaii, we were able to witness dolphins swimming beside our boat, but to be actually in the water with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelswithsandy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1432251&amp;post=336&amp;subd=travelswithsandy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Brief Interlude</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[*Cue Elevator Music* Sorry I have not been posting lately.  I went back to work and have not had much free time to blog.  I will be back soon though!  In the meantime, with all the hype around the release of Public Enemies, I thought this would be a good time to dredge up my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelswithsandy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1432251&amp;post=338&amp;subd=travelswithsandy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Zealand: South Island Coastal Drive</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 23:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a pleasant stay in Nelson, we set off on a scenic drive to Kaikoura, our next destination.  Remember when I talked about how the gorgeous scenery actually got better and better as we traveled south?  Well, this is one of the reasons we came to this belief.  While planning this trip, I was not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelswithsandy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1432251&amp;post=331&amp;subd=travelswithsandy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Zealand: Nelson and South St</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we only stayed one night in Nelson, we wish we could have stayed longer.  We had not heard much about this city before our arrival. In fact, we only stayed in Nelson so that we could save an hour on the next day&#8217;s drive.  What we found, however, was a small but vibrant city [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelswithsandy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1432251&amp;post=325&amp;subd=travelswithsandy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review: A Charming Inn in Nelson, NZ</title>
		<link>http://travelswithsandy.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/review-a-charming-inn-in-nelson-nz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the course of our visit to NZ, we stayed at a multitude of hotels, bed and breakfasts, and apartments in a variety of price ranges. All of our experiences were extremely positive. From the high end B&#38;B on Waiheke Island, to the gigantic apartment in Queenstown, to the very hospitable B&#38;B in Kaiteriteri, everyone [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelswithsandy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1432251&amp;post=322&amp;subd=travelswithsandy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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