http://www.travelstripe.com/ Travel Stripe en Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:06:00 GMT Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:06:00 GMT info@travelstripe.com info@travelstripe.com http://www.travelstripe.com/ohtel-hotel/ Tucked into the side of a hill in Oriental Bay, Wellington, New Zealand is the tiny and totally different boutique hotel Ohtel. Who would have thought of setting up an... http://www.travelstripe.com/ohtel-hotel/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/ohtel-hotel/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:06:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/mokau/ The road that runs along the Taranaki Bight on the west coast of Aotearoa New Zealand's North Island, is a spectacular drive. It is bordered on one side by sloping... http://www.travelstripe.com/mokau/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/mokau/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:17:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/puke-ariki/ Approximately 2000 years ago a band of adventurers left their homeland in Rangiatea and, aboard a canoe named Aotea, captained by a Rangatira (chief) named Turi, followed the stars and... http://www.travelstripe.com/puke-ariki/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/puke-ariki/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:38:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/new-plymouth-taranaki-new-zealand/ Approximately half way between the cities of Wellington and Auckland and at about four and a half hours distance from each, New Plymouth is Taranaki's main centre. From humble beginnings... http://www.travelstripe.com/new-plymouth-taranaki-new-zealand/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/new-plymouth-taranaki-new-zealand/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:44:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/taranaki/ Just before we set off to explore Taranaki last October, we passed a large grey bus in a Wellington car park. Neatly written at the top of its windscreen was... http://www.travelstripe.com/taranaki/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/taranaki/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:32:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/pleasant-valley-daffodilst/ 'I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vale and hill When all at once I saw a crowd A host of golden daffodils' William Wordsworth In... http://www.travelstripe.com/pleasant-valley-daffodilst/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/pleasant-valley-daffodilst/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:32:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/the-final-auckland-weekend-of-the-2011-rugby-world-cup/ It's almost two weeks now since the All Blacks' victory brought the 2011 Rugby World Cup to a glorious end at Auckland's Eden Park. It was a hard won game... http://www.travelstripe.com/the-final-auckland-weekend-of-the-2011-rugby-world-cup/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/the-final-auckland-weekend-of-the-2011-rugby-world-cup/ Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:33:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/all-dressed-up-for-the-cup/2/ Given that Aotearoa New Zealand is a land that lives and breathes Rugby, it's not surprising that it has embraced the 2011 Rugby World Cup with all its heart. What... http://www.travelstripe.com/all-dressed-up-for-the-cup/2/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/all-dressed-up-for-the-cup/2/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:41:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/black-magic/ Nga mihi nui ki a koutou All Blacks! Last night the men in black wove sheer magic around the Wallabies in the 2011 Rugby World Cup Semi Final and the... http://www.travelstripe.com/black-magic/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/black-magic/ Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:42:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/bravo-les-bleus/2/ Bravo Les Bleus! Contrary to almost everyone's expectations, France has made it all the way to the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final. Disillusioned followers, like Guillaume le Basque, who abandoned... http://www.travelstripe.com/bravo-les-bleus/2/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/bravo-les-bleus/2/ Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:18:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/tonga-vs-france-2011-rwc/ Everyone loves a David and Goliath tale, where the little guy laughs in the face of the giant and topples him with a pebble. The Tonga vs France Rugby World... http://www.travelstripe.com/tonga-vs-france-2011-rwc/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/tonga-vs-france-2011-rwc/ Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:17:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/rugby-world-cup-2011/ With the quarter finals of the 2011 Rugby World Cup contest about to begin, the mood here in Aotearoa New Zealand is electric. Auckland is packed and pumping as thousands... http://www.travelstripe.com/rugby-world-cup-2011/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/rugby-world-cup-2011/ Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:56:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/2011-rugby-world-cup/ With black flags flying everywhere from Rakiura to Reinga, there's no doubt that Aotearoa New Zealand is 100% behind their iconic Rugby team. And with just a little over four... http://www.travelstripe.com/2011-rugby-world-cup/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/2011-rugby-world-cup/ Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:12:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/the-national-gallery-canberra/ There's no better place to wind up a tour of Canberra than the National Gallery. Massive, plain and as impenetrable as a fortress, it is absolutely perfect for its purpose... http://www.travelstripe.com/the-national-gallery-canberra/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/the-national-gallery-canberra/ Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:03:00 GMT http://www.travelstripe.com/old-parliament-house/2/ Before the New Parliament House there was the Old Parliament House. Designed by John Smith Murdoch, the Old Parliament House is an example of the "stripped" Classical style - symetrical... http://www.travelstripe.com/old-parliament-house/2/#comments http://www.travelstripe.com/old-parliament-house/2/ Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:54:00 GMT