Travel
& Backpacking
This flaunted Eden
encircled by its seas,
these Isles of telling
tales
and vivid memories.
This place apart from
others
it's rivers, lakes it's
streams,
mountains, forests, fertility
shades of growing things.
Beings of the land /
land of the seas
home to changing tides,
challenged and cherished
moments;
this earth / these skies,
Aotearoa New Zealand.
Excerpts taken from
Point of View's
Guestbook
Linda ... Orange City Florida, USA.
The sign above Daniel's door says ... " This is it
" which aptly expresses how I feel about Point of View. Everything
about Point of View was wonderful; I loved the bush tracks, the sunsets,
the views and ... especially the intelligent moments of conversation. It
is a wonderful retreat to find your inner self again ... like a little
time in Paradise. Thanks Daniel, your a real friend.
Kate .... Maine, USA / Istanbu, Turkey.
I have loved New Zealand, Point of View was a great last place
to stay before heading back into the big city and then on to the the world
of jobs & study. Take care Daniel and ... keep writing.
Thanks for everything!
Eddie & Xenia from Daardenmarkt,
Belgium
A host who understands the
"carpe diem" principle very well, and manages to pass it on.
Jobias Kuler,
Friesenheim, Germany
To be with a poet and his
friends: What an experience
Toshiyuki Kanayama,
Hyogo, Japan
Great view, air,
wind. I'm happy to stay here
James Millor &
Michelle Butcher, West Sussex, England, UK
Thanks for the herbs,
poems and mostly the conversation, that makes travel
Louise & Sandy
Jensen, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
A beautiful and tranquil
setting, great views, home from home. Thanks for the hospitality.
Sarah Carlton
& Ken Havard, California, USA
Wonderful host, helpful,
friendly and we will not forget our two stays.
Point of View
Green tea, summer skies, flowering pohutukawa,
cabbage trees, rolling meadows, rolled hay, nectared
flax , singing Tui .
Straight bamboo, froggy ponds, cheeky magpies, pinetrees,
flametrees, macrocarpa, hothouses, round barns, verandahed cottages,
tranquil villages, Kaipara harbour, Kaipara river, meandering … to its
sea.
Green valleys, green hills, native bush, pine forests,
steaks alive, pampered horses, working tractors, rural roads,
arteries. Wood pigeons, sliding windows, paneled timber, subdued music
… painted scenes.
Lazing decks, lazing dog, lazy cats, lounging chairs,
travelled guests, hovering hawks and, steam trains occasionally.
Monarch butterflies, agapanthis, abstract sunsets, morporks, big melons,
passionfruit, passion days,
red wine … and me.
travel@pointofview.net.nz
Travellers may email (above) Point of View, for genuine
information and help over any New Zealand visit.
I recommend WWOOF for people who want short-term
part-time horticulture ( including organic ) work and building matenience in exchange
for rural accomodation "etc". Contact: WWOOF. Organic farms. PO Box 1172
Nelson. Fax & Ph NZ-3-5448695. or email:
wwoof-nz@xtra.co.nz
I also recommend The
Lonely planet traveller's / backpackers
guide to New Zealand (where you should find my listing, amongst many others).
Travellers interested in visiting New Zealand Should
follow this link to 100%
pure New Zealand The best searchable New
Zealand ... culture, travel & accommodation database!
The Wanderer.
I hear said; I have always
wanted to travel to the south seas but, can't afford it.
What these people can't afford
is not to go. They are enmeshed in the demands of security and in the worship
of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine and before we know
it our lives are gone. What does a person really need; a few pounds of food
each day heat and shelter, six feet to lie down in and some form of working
activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment. That's all in the material
sense and we know it. But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we
end up entombed by a mountain of time-payments, mortages, preposterous gadgetry
and play-things that divert our attention from the sheer idiocy of the charade.
The years thunder by, the dreams of youth grow dim naked in the dust on the
shelves of patience, before we sense it the tomb is sealed.
Where then lies the answer?
in choice!. Which shall it be, bankruptcy of purse, or bankruptcy of life.
Sterling Hayden.
Last Updated: 24/5/2005
