Archive | June, 2010
Tips for Carrying Your Laptop on the Road (Reader Comments)
Last week, I posted an update as to where I am currently at in my travels. It’s a busy time with job hunting, flat searching, and trying to get temporarily settled in Queenstown, New Zealand. I also offered up a challenge I had recently faced and asked for some insight from fellow backpackers. This was [...]
Continue reading...Friday Travel Photo: Kowloon Pier
4 June 2010
Today’s Friday Travel Photo was submitted by Farnoosh Brock from Prolific Living. The photo was shot on the Kowloon Pier with the Hong Kong skyline visible in the background. Do you have a photo you’d like featured in Backpackingmatt’s Friday Travel Photo series? Email it to matt [at] backpackingmatt [dot] com. Technorati Tags: Friday Travel [...]
Continue reading...Whale Watching With Whale Watch Kaikoura
1 June 2010
New Zealand continues to amaze me with everything it has to offer. In an area the size of Colorado, US, you have beaches, mountains, glaciers, desert vistas, green rolling hills, and rain forests. With those landscapes on offer, you can go on multi-day hikes or scenic helicopter rides over the Southern Alps. You can sample [...]
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5 June 2010
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