Visit adventure books on your trip to oamaru or new zealand. May 30, 2017 oamaru castle and its pinkhaired owner dot smith appear in local doco. May 21, 2017 the annual rotary club of oamaru fundraiser runs between may 26 and may 28 this year, and in a significant change, will take place in a new venue. If your trip is not within the next 72 hours, please hold off calling customer service so we can help those traveling immediately. Stunning range of adventure books, lovely shop and friendly attentive staff. If you wish to get a taste of the real nz and cycle through some of new zealands most diverse and picturesque landscapes, trail adventures will tailor a trip to suit you or you. Oamaru is a town in north otago, new zealand, with beautiful victorian buildings crafted from the fine, white local limestone, and colonies of penguins understand. We have a nonfiction selection that covers a wide range of subjects from science to. All my adventure books have multiple size and hardback options, and the ability to personalize with names, towns, dates and more to create the ultimate personalized adventure book for kids.
Come on in and visit our book shop we have a wide range of books. The book shop is a cool place that features a number of neat, old maps, as well as. Adventure north wants you to be happy with your new purchase, which is why we have a 28 day returns policy. Help aid learning and reading with official my adventure books that include all the latest and biggest titles. Though corrected by her teacher, she accepted the word thereafter as meaning what it said, the land of is. A book lovers guide to the south island, new zealand this treasure trove of books is mainly focused on travel and adventure. Adventure books embodies the upandcoming vibe that is seeping through oamaru. The most popular month to go is november, which has the most number of tour departures.
Adventure uses functional, analytical and tracking cookies and similar techniques. Smiths bookshop, new zealand books, nz books online, new books online, books online. Our enthusiastic book chat group meets on the third tuesday of the month, 2. Oamaru s victorian precinct is a busy hub filled with shops, galleries, cafes, bars and restaurants, museums, a brewery, a steam train, plenty of fun activitie. True, there are businesses that sell similar stock online, but there are no other physical outlets to match what bill nye offers at oamarus adventure books.
Whitestone city oamaru 2020 all you need to know before you. Photo sales only photographs published in our publications the oamaru mail and oamaru mail extra and taken by an oamaru mail staff member are available to be ordered. Oamaru castle and its pinkhaired owner dot smith appear. Please contact us about related books or additional information and photos of our books. Sitemap smiths bookshop, new zealand books online, nz books.
One of the best things about oamaru is that the council has control of the heritage district so the merchants are all local eccentrics who can. All goods must be returned in the same condition received and in its original packaging, see our returns policy for further information. Oamaru is an attractive town with wide, treelined streets, immaculate gardens, galleries, beaches, colonies of rare penguins, and the most excellent conserved collection of historic buildings both public and commercial in new zealand. Adventure books, oamaru, new zealand home facebook. The shop has an endless supply of mountaineering and. Books secondhand in timaru oamaru region on yellow. Hans brienesse has 277 books on goodreads, and is currently reading lara. In addition, tracking cookies are placed by social media networks. Located in the heart of oamaru s victorian precinct, adventure books opened officially during the vi. History of oamaru and north otago, new zealand, from 1883 to. Adventures and hiking in otago, new zealand nomadasaurus. St columbas is a faith community arising from within the presbyterian church of aotearoa new zealand. Bill nye from adventure books in oamaru selects his favourite.
Duntroon to oamaru alps 2 ocean cycle trail, oamaru. Since its establishment in 1993, and because of its. The annual rotary club of oamaru fundraiser runs between may 26 and may 28 this year, and in a significant change, will take place in a new venue. Adventure books oamaru 2020 all you need to know before. Oamarus victorian precinct is a busy hub filled with shops, galleries, cafes, bars and restaurants, museums, a brewery, a steam train, plenty of fun activitie. Trail adventures alps 2 ocean cycle trail specialists.
Then oamaru to timaru to see the maori rock art centre. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online. Book adventure can serve as an uptodate indication of the literacy of a class of students, an individual child, or a student body. Our curated packages of clothing and equipment represents 30 years of advice, inquiry and ingenuity from professionals operating in actual expedition conditions in alaska. With so many incredible and rare stories on hand, and cozy spots to park up and. The oamaru blue penguin colony is located just minutes from the centre of oamaru. About trail adventures an oamaru based, family business. Bill nyes top 10 adventure books wilderness magazine. Trail adventures is a local omarama based, family owned and operated company which provides you with a range of alps 2 ocean cycle adventures.
Most books in this collection are out of print, some quite rare, and we strive for quality. St lukes anglican church and totara estate are local landmarks, and the areas natural beauty can be seen at oamaru gardens and oamaru harbour. Specialists in the literature of adventure, we offer a selection from many years of collecting. Specialists in the literature of adventure, we offer a selection from many years of. Everywhere you look there is some great new shop, funky. I heard from other adventure book geeks that this was a jewel of a bookshop and i finally had the opportunity to browse its shelves for myself. The 10 best things to do in oamaru 2020 with photos. Oamaru castle and its pinkhaired owner dot smith appear in. With easy access through to queenstown we are the closest depot on the a2o trail to an international airport, and can provide transport to and from to make your travel logistics much easier and the trip much more enjoyable. Slightly foxed secondhand books in oamaru sells quality books on all subjects including new zealand local history, modern first editions, fishing, hunting, mountaineering, literature and fiction. Good in the hood groups were currently supporting in 2019. As both a keen birder and collector of birding related books, especially the fine arts side of ornithology, this place is by far the best ive come across in new zealand. A roundtrip airport shuttle available 24 hours and a shopping center shuttle are free. Book oamaru backpackers and all oamaru hostels with no booking fees at hostelbookers.
Oamaru does two things better than anywhere else in new zealand beautiful victorian architecture and little blue penguin viewing. A terrace, tourticket assistance, and barbecue grills are also featured at the businessfriendly oamaru motor lodge. I recently travelled through oamaru, and on a whim dropped in to have a look at this bookshop. Book adventure was used at the 22 fullservice libraries in the d. Adventure books, oamaru, new zealand posts facebook.
All our photographs are taken with high quality digital equipment and are printed from digital jpg images. Nestled on the south islands east coast is the main town of north otago, oamaru. An adventurous person could use this article, but please feel free to improve it by editing the page. I had stopped into the city of oamaru to see the architecture of the city which is indeed very special. The mission of the allnew is to show that adventure can be found anywhere. The otago new zealands region of adventure where most go to bungee jump, jet boat or skydive, but if you prefer to stick two feet in snow, mud and glacial waters, then this is the place for you the mountains of the otago extend from the beautiful mount aspiring national park to the wilderness of glenorchy, right to the world renowned, the remarkables. Weve got tours going to oamaru, starting from just 5 days in length, and the longest tour is 21 days. Oamaru aorakimount cook pazifik tasmansee nordinsel sudinsel lake taupo stewart island. See more of adventure books, oamaru, new zealand on facebook. Books secondhand in timaru oamaru region yellow nz. Oamaru to dunedin avoiding sh1 travel guide at wikivoyage.
Take the trip of a lifetime with alps 2 ocean trail specialists. Come on in and visit our book shop we have a wide range of books to choose from our friendly staff only to happy to help you. Dec 01, 2017 top things to do in oamaru new zealand include a visit to the steampunk museum, a walk through the oamaru victorian precinct, a step back in time at whitestone interactive, a visit to a one of a kind playground, and more. The 10 best oamaru hotel deals apr 2020 tripadvisor. Leaving from picton this epic 10day south island adventure is a great option if you dont have time for our full south island tour, the summer blast. Not only is the program a unique combination of technology and reading, but it is also able to track the number of books students are reading and quizzing on, as well as the average scores of those quizzes. The shop has an endless supply of mountaineering and exploration tales, some of which are rare and out of print. Oamaru is full of quirky and fun shops such as adventure books. It explains how to get there and touches on all the major points along the way. History of oamaru and north otago, new zealand, from 1883 to the end of 1889. Public library system as a part of the summer reading programs, salvadore told education world.
It is 80 kilometres 50 mi south of timaru and 120 kilometres 75 mi north of dunedin on the pacific coast. Find shops in oamaru central, otago using the local store shopping guide. Search the cheapest beds available at the oamaru backpackers in oamaru, new zealand. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Coordinator helen webster said bookarama would move from the oamaru club, which had hosted the event for several years, to the loan and merc building in harbour st. The owner is a passionate about rare adventure books and in his shop you can. Aug 30, 2018 the otago new zealands region of adventure where most go to bungee jump, jet boat or skydive, but if you prefer to stick two feet in snow, mud and glacial waters, then this is the place for you. Youll find the shop in the historic area of oamaru and recognise it straight away from the replica ship which sits just inside the door. Welcome to the university book shop dunedins finest book shop. Our omarama depot serves as a great location from which to service the entire trail from, being at the halfway point of the cycle trail. Hans brienesse oamaru, north otago, new zealand 277 books.
Third parties tracking cookies are also placed to give you personalised advertisements outside of the a. Eight years on, the new zealand whisky collection is proud to present the oamaruvian specially selected casks chosen for their rich toffee, floral nose and creaming soda mouthfeel with a hint of oamaru sea spray to finish. History of oamaru and north otago, new zealand, from 1883. Top things to do in oamaru new zealand include a visit to the steampunk museum, a walk through the oamaru victorian precinct, a step back in time at whitestone interactive, a visit to a one of a kind playground, and more. Oamaru today is a facebook page created by allan dick to reflect life in north otago. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. Te ohaamaru is the largest town in north otago, in the south island of new zealand, it is the main town in the waitaki district. State highway 1 and the railway main south line connect it to both cities. Here at adventure books we specialise in rare and collectible adventure books polar, mountaineering, travel, natural history and those hard to reach places of the globe. This itinerary to oamaru to dunedin avoiding sh1 is a usable article. Book adventure served as a motivational tool to encourage reading for pleasure. Oamaru castle and its pinkhaired owner dot smith appear in local doco.