The answer to your first question is yes, it is very possible.
My wife and I have tourned NZ four times, twice on each Island. We've
always been fully loaded, as it is an ideal country for camping (You
can camp wild, camp in DOC campgrounds, or at KOA-type "motercamps" or
"holiday parks" that ar
Qantus treats a bike like one bag (of the two you are allowed). No
charge, no hassle. I've flown with them 5 or 6 times. If only all
airlines were as good.
My wife and I go on fully loaded tours so we take one crateworks bike
box and one big duffle each (duffle packed with all of our panniers,
Thanks!
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Gino Zahnd wrote:
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> I've simply been using Kayak.com, which is sort of a meta-search for a
> lot of different discount travel services.
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>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:27 AM, David Estes
> wrote:
> > Those are great prices for any of those destinatio
The deal is that both loads and yields are way down for all airlines,
so they're just trying to get as many butts into the seats as they
can.
What is QF's bicycle policy like?
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 11:55 PM, Gino Zahnd wrote:
> Thanks folks. I just booked a 22 day chunk of time for late
> Novem
John & Pamela Blayley, avid cyclist, lived in NZ for three years and
have written about it extensively on their web site
http://www.blayleys.com/diary/index.htm
Their pretty friendly people and unless their off touring would
probably respond to any questions you sent them.
Michael
On Jun 9, 9:1
I've simply been using Kayak.com, which is sort of a meta-search for a
lot of different discount travel services.
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:27 AM, David Estes wrote:
> Those are great prices for any of those destinations, but EXTREMELY GOOD to
> NZ.
>
> What carrier were the Euro destinations o
Try contacting Jude Kirstein here: http://tinyurl.com/lwx75y
She went to NZ last year, but I think she took a trailer. Anyway, she
could give you some current information about touring there.
Kathryn
Eugene, OR
On Jun 9, 6:17 pm, Gino Zahnd wrote:
> I'm considering heading to NZ for several we
Those are great prices for any of those destinations, but EXTREMELY GOOD to
NZ.
What carrier were the Euro destinations on?
DE
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Gino Zahnd wrote:
> Thanks folks. I just booked a 22 day chunk of time for late
> November/December via Qantas Air. Round trip from SF
Thanks folks. I just booked a 22 day chunk of time for late
November/December via Qantas Air. Round trip from SFO is $549. I'm not
sure what the deal is with flights right now, but I saw roundtrip to Paris,
Germany, Ireland, etc. from California for around $450, which seems mighty
cheap, relative
Also get hold of Antoine at: http://ibikenz.blogspot.com/
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 7:18 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
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> On Jun 9, 2009, at 8:17 PM, Gino Zahnd wrote:
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> > I'm considering heading to NZ for several weeks, and I'm wondering
> > if it's possible to inn-to-inn or hostel tour. Ideally
Dude, you gotta go to where they filmed Lord of the Rings, the Shire
set, and get pictures riding around on your Rivendell!
On Jun 9, 6:17 pm, Gino Zahnd wrote:
> I'm considering heading to NZ for several weeks, and I'm wondering if it's
> possible to inn-to-inn or hostel tour. Ideally, I'd lik
On Jun 9, 2009, at 8:17 PM, Gino Zahnd wrote:
> I'm considering heading to NZ for several weeks, and I'm wondering
> if it's possible to inn-to-inn or hostel tour. Ideally, I'd like
> to get away with simply a handlebar bag, and a saddlebag. If you've
> done this, let me know how easy/har
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