Photos, travel yarns, reportage and random stuff from New Zealand and around the world by Peter de Graaf
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RUGBY MADNESS: Rugby World Cup fever in New Zealand
 SnappedWhale strandings, fires, protests, rock concerts, a canine look-alike contest, a celebrity sheep - last year had it all. Here's my pick of news images shot around New Zealand's Far North in 2010. |
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my mindTravels in the scenic, shambolic Caucasus nations of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan... Plus Georgia's amazing cemeteries and a search for Joseph Stalin |
Travels in slo-mo land
See my photos from Laos
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Peter de Graaf is an award-winning journalist,
photographer and travel writer based in Kerikeri, in New Zealand's Far North.
Find out more - and find out what's changed in the new version of my website...
Here's the full list of travel photos on Ramblings, organised by region...
 Central and Eastern Europe |
 The Balkans |
 The Caucasus |
 The Middle East |
 Southeast Asia |
 New Zealand and the Pacific |
Here's the list of photo essays so far... [newest additions first]
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 Bird-brained: Is Birdman 2011 New Zealand's maddest winter festival? Added July 2011 |
 Double Dutch: Why a New Zealand town went Dutch for a day Added May 2011 |
 Snapped: News images shot around Northland, New Zealand, in 2010 Added Jan 2011 |
 Stranded: Two whale strandings in two months in NZ's Far North Added Oct 2010 |
 For the birds: Drag queens and flying machines at Russell's Birdman Added July 2010 |
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 Travels in slo-mo land: Six weeks in sleepy, smiley Laos |
 Inside the Axis of Not Quite So Evil: Travels in Iran's Islamic Republic |
 A glorious defeat: Triumph of the East Coast's loyal rugby fans |
 Phone booths of the world: Public telephones from Albania to Ukraine |
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And here's the full list of stories on Ramblings...
 Where the sun rises: A quest for NZ's easternmost pub, by bicycle Added Jan 2012 |
 Life of Brian: The adventures of a surprising wildlife expert and author Added July 2011 |
 The link to NZ: How a canoe has brought Dutch and Maori together Added March 2011 |
 No ordinary hole: A trip down Big Pit, the UK's national mining museum Added Jan 2011 |
 The end of the map: Travels in an obscure corner of New Zealand Added Dec 2010 |
 Looking for Uncle Joe: Joseph Stalin is alive and well in Georgia Added Nov 2010 |
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 The sound of metalwork: Old crafts revived in Azerbaijan |
 48hrs in North Wales: From little trains to a big place name |
 Stranded: A first- hand account of a whale stranding in NZ's Far North |
 Dolomites: Where hiking doesn't mean giving up the good things in life |
 In a foreign field: A surprising find in a corner of the former Soviet Union |
 Around the world in 2½ days: Scoping out the planet at Womad NZ |
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 Dining with the dead: Georgia's extraordinary cemeteries |
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 Wild beauty, strong spirit: A visit to the small New Zealand town of Wairoa |
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