http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Glenn+Bongartz Travel Glenn Bongartz Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=85865&ca=Travel Dunedin is a great city near the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand. It was settled by mainly Scottish settlers in the middle of the 19th century. Many of Dunedin’s street names have an origin in Edinburgh, Scotland. There is a statue of famous Scottish playwright Robbie Burns in the Octagon... Travel Glenn Bongartz Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=82655&ca=Travel Auckland is New Zealand’s biggest city with around 1.4 million people and is a mixing bowl of many European, Asian and Polynesian people. Auckland is a great city and one of the two main international landing points in New Zealand (Christchurch being the other). A good way to describe Auckland woul... Travel Glenn Bongartz Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=69008&ca=Travel These are various ideas some of which you may try, to avoid that dreaded cold that you can sometimes contract after a long flight. These are in no order. 1. Don’t stress; Stress can be an easy way to start feeling ill 2. Wear a mask; This could be the best way to avoid catching something off other p... Travel Glenn Bongartz Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=67724&ca=Travel There are a lot of people that ask “which sound is better to see Milford or Doubtful sound” The sounds are in the Fiordland National park, at the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand. Here are some thoughts on the subject. Doubtful Sound is about 3 times bigger than Milford Sound; this gives yo... Travel Glenn Bongartz Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=66708&ca=Travel Renting a car, motorhome or campervan in New Zealand is easy. New Zealand is a great country to see by motor home or campervan and is preferred by many travellers. One thing can be confusing when hiring, the “excess” to pay if any accident takes place and the “bond” to be taken by the hire company.... Travel Glenn Bongartz Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=66012&ca=Travel Travel between the North and South Islands of New Zealand is a beautiful scenic trip on a nice day and a stomach turner on a rough day. The journey is not difficult and there are a number of ways to take the short 92km trip. Time The 92km takes about 3 hours by a normal inter-island ferry from eithe... Culture Glenn Bongartz Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=62522&ca=Culture Minimum wages in New Zealand are $10.25 an hour for a worker over 18 and $8.20 for under 18, so they are not dependent on tips to subsidize their income, as is the case in the United States. Most New Zealanders would not like tipping to become the normal procedure. This could factor into your wages...