New Zealand

Leading Out on May 18th, 2011

The chill is in the air and I bet for many of you Canadian teachers, all you can think about is Term 2 teaching holidays in Melbourne. Wondering where you should go? 1) Uluru – OISE student teachers and other Leading Out teachers just returned from a great 4 day camping trip to the Outback [...]

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Leading Out on April 11th, 2009

Here are a few key terms and some points to note about accommodation in Oz and NZ (Australia and New Zealand): Self-contained: this is one of the Australasia’s best gifts to tourism. They contain a full kitchen (what you need to cook ‘with’,  ‘in’ and ‘on’: pots, utensils, stoves/fridges).  You will literally have everything you [...]

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Leading Out on April 6th, 2009

Hostels are pretty great in NZ.  They are clean and rather affordable. Their deal is pretty much the same as you would get in Europe.  For $20-25, dorm rooms include continental breakfast, linen (depends), shared toilets–or you can get a double room with a private bathroom for about $50-60. If you’re after a double bed [...]

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Leading Out on April 1st, 2009

Top 10 Best Places to See/Things to Do: White water rafting down Kawarau River (LOTR Fans: Pillars of the King scene!) outside of Queenstown. This is great for all abilities and with two tours/day, you can easily get on one during your stay by booking at the “i” site.  Despite the open-ability range, there was [...]

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