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The Wild And Wooly West Coast of New Zealand

July 18, 2021May 28, 2007 by Barbara Weibel
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New Zealand takes my breath away. Each place I visit is more beautiful than the last. Yesterday morning I left Queenstown on the InterCity bus, bound for the South Island’s remote west coast town of Franz Josef to hike its amazing glacier. The west coast of New Zealand is the country’s last frontier. Although there … Read more

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There’s Good News And Bad News

July 18, 2021May 26, 2007 by Barbara Weibel
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The good news is that I went to Milford Sound yesterday. The bad news is that it rained all day. Located on New Zealand’s rugged west coast in an region named, appropriately, Fiordland, Milford Sound is a long, narrow fiord where sheer granite cliffs rise vertically from the ocean. The Sound was once described by … Read more

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Around Queenstown, New Zealand

August 15, 2021May 24, 2007 by Barbara Weibel
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Today was an up and down day of exploring. I began with a ride on the ski gondola that climbs to the top of the hill behind the town of Queenstown and ended with a walk around the shores of Lake Wakatipu. The gondola is not for those who are faint of heart as it … Read more

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The Remarkable Mountains around Queenstown, New Zealand

July 18, 2021May 23, 2007 by Barbara Weibel
Queensland New Zealand airport with Remarkable Mountains in background
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I awoke from my mid-flight snooze when the plane began its descent toward Queenstown, New Zealand. We were flying over the red, brown and gold Southern Alps, their craggy peaks covered in fresh snow. The valleys between the peaks held a chain of lakes in their cupped palms. Formed of runoff from the Fox and … Read more

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All Aboard The Dune Rider

August 18, 2021May 22, 2007 by Barbara Weibel
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When the Dune Rider pulled up to my hotel at 7 a.m. I knew that this was not going to be your typical tour. This purpose-built, four-wheel drive, air conditioned Mercedes coach sat atop giant tires designed to negotiate the quicksand streams of 90-Mile Beach, traverse rocky outcrops, and barrel through surf on its way … Read more

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Barbara Weibel, publisher of Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel After years of working at jobs that paid the bills but brought no joy, I felt like a "hole in the donut" - solid on the outside, but empty on the inside. In 2007, I decided to pursue my true passions of travel, writing, and photography. Find out how I changed my life HERE

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