Dr. Rachel P Hickcox

Category: travel

New Zealand / Otago / travel / wildlife

Parents Visit NZ Part 2

Nugget Point, The Catlins, NZ Day 5- 9 Feb 2019 Saturday After we spent the morning at the Dunedin Farmer’s Market (bacon butties for the win!) and annual Thieves Market (new hats for Mom...

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Dunedin / New Zealand / Otago / travel / wildlife

Parents Visit NZ

My parents have arrived in Dunedin, NZ! They traveled from Boston all the way to visit me, a feat that I am beyond happy they accomplished. It has been 9-almost-10 months since I have...

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New Zealand / travel

Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook

Saturday Nov 10 a group of 8 from Abbey traveled to Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook for the weekend.   We started from Dunedin around 11 am on Saturday. The other car had departed earlier....

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Otago / travel

Roadside

I HIGHLY suggest getting roadside assistance when driving in New Zealand. That is all. PS. And a good mobile company, although phone reception is spotty is lots of places

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New Zealand / Otago / travel

Roadside

I HIGHLY suggest getting roadside assistance when driving in New Zealand. That is all. PS. And a good mobile company, although phone reception is spotty is lots of places

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conservation / field work / New Zealand / travel

Weekend trip to the Catlins

13-15 July The Department of Conservation (DOC) in New Zealand is roughly equivalent to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Government run, they do everything from protecting species, restoring habitat, research, development, monitoring, reporting, and...

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New Zealand / Things to know / travel

Guide to Car Buying

When purchasing a car in another country: Ask around for places to look- dealers, traders, online, auction. I used TradeMe, the Ebay of NZ When looking online, make sure you double check what unit...

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New Zealand / travel

Flying… On a Jet Plane!

Four flights. About 24 hours in the air, 36 in total. I made it to Dunedin, NZ! Hightlights of travel: No one was sitting next to me from San Francisco to Auckland Had a...

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