Women's Adventures NZ is for women of all ages and stages in life. Remember it's not your age, it's your attitude that counts! So come on, what are you waiting for....take the plunge and join us on our next adventure! That is the voice of founder Debbie Goldingham, adventurer, grandmother, personal trainer and all round go for it type of girl. Debbie loves adventures, and … [Read more...]
Cycling Samoa
Women's Adventures NZ spent 10 days cycling in Samoa, here were some of the highlights From Day 2: Our first stop was the huge covered market to get some supplies for the trip. We had a couple of picnic lunches to buy for. The idea was to get the food, load it into the van, cycle off to a nearby swimming hole and have a lovely picnic in the sunshine……Yeah right. We ended up … [Read more...]
How Vietnam Got me Hooked…
Kylee runs Travel Vuda focusing on travel for women, from her base on the Coromandel Peninsula, in this guest post she writes about how it all started. She is also a fully licenced travel agent, so if you are looking for one, contact her. In one of many boxes I’ve unearthed some old travel notes from a big adventure I went on with my sister and good friend back in 2006. … [Read more...]
Inside Asia – help with planning your trip
One of the things that tour operators learn is how to get the most out of a few weeks holiday - what not to miss, where the cheapest and most characterful accommodation might be, how to get from one place to the next with the least fuss and time, how best to support local efforts at self determination. Since 1996 Pat and Murray Reedy have organised literally hundreds of guided … [Read more...]
Silk Road Adventures – Journey the Silk Road
Silk Road Adventures explores an Intriguing Frontier... Silk Road Adventures have been exploring the Silk Road through Asia since 1996. This area has become a passion for Pat Reedy and her husband Murray who are based in Greymouth in the South Island of New Zealand. They have organised hundreds of memorable Silk Road tours and since 2000 they have been part of the Women … [Read more...]
Travel to Italy with NZ Guides – Lyn and Chris
The Gables is a guest house on the Banks Peninsula near Christchurch. For many years Chris and Lyn have welcomed people to this fabulous historic house. Previously they owned a leading Christchurch restaurant, they bring a sense of pure joy to the culinary arts, and they have for 12 years been leading TOURS IN TUSCANY, PUGLIA and PIEDMONT as well as running "The … [Read more...]
Wild Footprints it is!
Helen Walker run's Wild Footprints in the Abel Tasman and organises Ultimate Women's Wild Weekends, here is how she started: That's it! 'Wild Footprint's' I shouted My students at the time must of thought me a little crazy. While they were feeling challenged trying to navigate their way through thick Marlborough bush, I was to them merrily wandering along like I was … [Read more...]
Winter on the Central Otago Rail Trail
Women’s Adventures NZ organised this tour Over Queen’s birthday weekend - June 2012 Auckland based Debbie Goldingham writes of her trip with 8 other women on the Otago Rail Trail. We all met at Queenstown airport and were picked up in a shuttle van by Steve from Shebikeshebikes and taken to our accommodation in Clyde. A very cold frosty foggy morning greeted us on our first … [Read more...]
Whale-Watching in Kaikoura NZ – Experience of a Lifetime
I’ve always wanted to go whale-watching, and I’ve always hoped to travel to another country to see them. And last year, I got to see those whales up close in a completely different environment than I’m used to. It was exhilarating. Everyone should have a lifetime to-do list, and slowly but surely, I’m checking off at least one big adventure for each new year. Natasha continues … [Read more...]
Join Rosemary in Vietnam this November..
It's winter here in New Zealand, and I have started thinking about planning a vacation. As a woman travelling solo, the first place I look in the Women Travel the World website, and in particular their amazing Calendar of Tours for Women available for women from a range of companies around the world. Joining a small group tour like these is the perfect option for a solo … [Read more...]