Summer photo contest winners!

Kia ora,

In last month’s Travelbug newsletter we ran a contest to find the best Summer-themed photo taken by subscribers, Facebook and Twitter followers.

Firstly, thank you to everyone who entered – we had a great time going through each one, reading the stories and recounting your best summer memories. It was a privilege for us to share in your New Zealand summer!

It certainly was hard going, but of the entries we received we picked out 3 photos that jumped out at us and of these 3, we had to pick one winner. Here are the results!

 

Buddy having a good shake after a swim

We loved this action shot of Buddy doing what dogs do best. It oozes a certain charm that captures that good ol’ family summer holiday spirit. Thanks to Lynley from Paeroa, a Travelbug t-shirt is on its way to you!

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Dunedin – surrounded by great places to visit

One of the reasons I love living in Dunedin is that we are surrounded by awesome destinations, all within a couple of hours drive. This Xmas break, my wife and I are taking advantage of this with a handful of small trips in our caravan with the kids.

We are roughly covering all three of the main compass points you can travel on land from Dunedin… Read more…

2011 in review – what a year!

Crikey, it’s the 22nd of December already and I’m fortunate enough to be heading off on a big North Island road trip holiday at the end of today. (Ed – lazy bugger!) Before I do, though, I thought I’d pop up a quick summary of our Top 10 from the year on Travelbug. What have we been up to this year? Well, here we go: Read more…