Traveler Profile: vera alves

Blog Action Day '09: The problem with palm oil

By vera alves | Location: New Zealand | 10/15/09 | Pics: 0

I published this on my blog earlier today but thought it would be worth reproducing here my contribution to this year's Blog Action Day. You never know, there might be people who never heard about this issue and happen to end up reading this.

Right, I’m a little behind since it is no longer the 15...

The big neighbour syndrome

By vera alves | Location: New Zealand | 09/17/09 | Pics: 0

A new Tourism New Zealand campaign, announced last week at the country's first Backpacker Industry Conference, wants to get more backpackers to include New Zealand in their world travels.

"Go all the way" is the name of the campaign based on the idea that when people think of Down Under, they...

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Tell me about what you didn't like

By vera alves | Location: New Zealand | 09/08/09 | Pics: 0

Every day I scan dozens of travel writing stories, from smaller ones in newspapers to bigger magazine features. There is one characteristic shared by about 90% of them (if not more): they all talk about places that the majority of people would love to visit. Whether it is a safari in Africa, the...

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by KAUSHIK59 | 2009/10/13

Hello, Good Morning, I read your blog about KIWI ENGLISH. I like it.
Keep it up. kaushik

by CaliforniaKid7 | 2009/10/04

oh yeah, I never mentioned that I visited your country in 2007. I met some of the most beautiful women there. I went because of one of my buddies in the military was portugese and I wanted to go before him and bragg about it. It was a great trip there...

Wow, that was fast. Well, I have so many questions to ask you. Currently at the moment, I have question-block.

So what is the night life there?

What the most celebrated holidays for any tourist to visit?

The Demographics.

What do I have to see that will blow my life away?

What has changed you, that will change me when I come?

- Will

So what was it like to just pack up your bags and go? I wish I could experience something like that. Hopely I will visit New Zealand soon. Maybe Next year. I have a lot on my plate for next year.

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by Turner | 2009/09/14

Great pictures! Love the one at Ninety Mile Beach. If you're passing back through Auckland, let me know; I'll be down by the coast for a while, but will be spending most of my time 50 km south, in Bombay.

by joymab | 2009/07/09

Hello,
My name is Joy, i got you from matadortravel.com, and i want to have a
good relationship with you, please i need your cooperation,contact me with my email adress,
(joymabou0091@yahoo.com )
am yours Joy.
thanks,
Joy.

by kis4love | 2009/06/20

Hello
My name is pamail mark, i am a young girl, single never married, My pleasure getting your contact here matadortravel.com over my quest and search for a relationship. I will like to be your friend. I believe that age, distance, race and colour do not matter, rather what matters most in relationship is the understanding that exist between the parties. So in a specially manner i will like to further communication with you so as for us to know each other well of which i will like you to reach me through my email address ( ) i will like you to tell me more about your self so that in reply i will tell you more about my self as well as sending you my picture .
pamail mark

by Ines | 2009/06/18

Today is very difficult to do what you like or what you dream but you are an example that is possible. :)

by KristiKiwi | 2009/05/30

Oh man I miss NZ. I lived in Auckland for a few years. It's such a beautiful country. I hope you're loving it.

by Sarah Menkedick | 2009/05/26

Drop me a line if you're headed to Beijing! I lived there for a year.

by Teresita | 2009/05/26

Welcome to Matador! Looking forward to hearing about your travels around the site.

by halamen | 2009/05/26

Alright! Another geocacher on Matador! How're the caches in NZ?

by shantiwallah | 2009/05/25

I hope you are enjoying NZ:-)

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Blog Action Day '09: The problem with palm oil

The big neighbour syndrome

Tell me about what you didn't like