Things to do in New Zealand piece

North Island

1-Sail in Auckland

The City of Sails

Set sail from the beautiful harbour if Auckland, on a Pride of Auckland yacht, specially made for the purpose of passing on the local experience. From here you can view the sights of the city from the sheltered sea of “boating paradise.”

Prices start from $75NZD - £41.39 pp.

2-Visit Matamata

The Home of the Hobbits

Not far from Auckland sits the rural town of Matamata, just outside sits a large and beautiful farm, featuring rolling green hills and little holes under the ground, closed with multicoloured circular doors. Sounding familiar? Take a tour around Hobbiton and explore the set as seen in the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.

Prices start from $75NZD - £41.39 pp.

3-The Redwoods Whakarewarewa Forest – Rotorua

One of nature’s greatest achievements

This is the perfect place to take part in an activity. Famous for its natural beauty Whakarewarewa forest is located just five minutes from the centre of Rotorua’s city. Here you can get go on a walk, have a picnic, hire a bike or go horse riding, the list goes on and all surrounded by the spectacular Californian Redwoods.

Entry to the forest is completely free.

4-Waitomo Cave - Waitomo

See Glowworms in their natural habitat

Explore metres of unbelievable cave structure where thousands of Glowworms radiate their magical backsides as you’re guided through the area by an expert who’ll convey the history of the caves and take you on a boat ride beneath the fairy-like-lights of ‘Glowworm Grotto’. Unparalleled in beauty it’ll blow you away.

Prices start from $48NZD - £26.39 pp.

5-Visit Taupo

Home of the ‘Great Lake’

Found in the centre of the North Island, Taupo offers a multitude of free activities that will help with keeping in budget. Here you can visit the thundering Huka Falls, relax in the Spa Park Hot Pools created by a naturally hot river that fills the many pools. Walk along the river and experience New Zealand’s beauty.

Entrance to the area? Free.

6-Visit Rotorua  

Experience a Zorb Tumble or visit a Maori Village

Visit Rotorua and experience its fantastic sights. Jump in a Zorb ball and feel the thrill of the ‘Zobit’ (dry) or the ‘Zydro’ (wet) depending on your preference. Alternatively visit the Maitai Maori village and experience multiple ceremonies and performances; be guided on a bush walk and experience a Glowworm tour. For a little extra you can also see the beauty of Rainbow Spring’s by night.

Zorb $45 (individual prices) - £24.74 pp.

Maori Village $106NZD - £58.29 pp. (inc. Beauty By Night tour $136NZD - £74.78)

7-The Museum of New Zealand - Wellington

Te Papa Tongarewa

Here is a little somewhere you can visit that would take up a few spare hours. The Te Papa museum located in the country’s capital – Wellington, has many fascinating exhibitions for you to explore, giving you the perfect opportunity to learn a little more about the country, it’s culture, history and greatest treasures.

Entry to the museum is free!

*Bonus*

While you’re in Wellington check out the Lord of the Rings movie tours, an essential for fans.

Prices start from $45 - £24.74 pp.

8-Te Mata Peak – Hawke’s Bay

The perfect place for a long hike

Yet another place to take in the breath-taking views this country offers, Te Mata Peak, in Napier, is the perfect place for you to hike, drive or cycle over. Here you can take a break from the cities and just relax in the tranquillity of quiet. It’s the ideal if you want to loose yourself in the magnificence of the mountains.

Free entry.

9-Tongariro Crossing – Tongariro National Park

Visit the sparkling emerald lakes

On this mountain you can discover a multitude of colour; from the red crater at the very peak to the glistening emerald lakes found on the mountainside. It’s a bit of a hike to the very top, not something you’ll want to attempt in jeans and Converses anyway (but even you could reach Soda Springs) but for the hikers among you, if you can, the awesome colours are just… wow.

Entrance to the park is free.

10-Te Puia – Rotorua

Maori Geothermal Reserve

Here you can visit a Maori geothermal reserve. Experience the hot springs and get a good look at the Maori weaving and carving schools. Guided by those that can track their families involvement in the area back decades, they’ll treat you to age old stories, as you encounter New Zealand’s natural spectacles, including boiling mud pools, geysers and a look at the country’s national bird – the Kiwi.

Prices start from $47.40 - £25.97pp.

South Island

1-Fox Glacier – West Coast

Fox Trot: Half-Day Walk

Fox Glacier is one of the most easily accessed glaciers in the world and one of the few you don’t have to fly in a helicopter to get to. This tour will allow you to spend at least an hour on the ice itself and the company will provide you with all the gear you’ll need to complete the trek. It’s a fantastic opportunity that will allow you to experience the magnitude of nature’s power.

Price for individual adult: $115.00NZD -  £63.09

2-Lake Wakatipu - Queenstown

Lightning bolt shaped lake

This lake is the third largest in the World and because of its unusual shape under goes a transformation every twenty-five minutes, rising and falling like a heartbeat, or so the legend goes, of a monster named Matau, sleeping under the surface. As expected a walk or cycle ride would give you spectacular views. Besides, how many people do you know that have taken a stroll beside a lightning bolt of clear water.

Entry free.

3-One of the ‘Great Walks’

The Milford Track

There are six of the nine ‘Great Walks’ in the South Island of New Zealand, including the Routeburn, Rakiura, Kelper and Milford tracks. The Milford is the most famous of the nine because the route surrounds the sound of the same name. Most of these walks you can do independently (or with a guide for a price) but you’ll have to organise somewhere to stay along the way as many of them require a few days.

Prices depend on route and season.

4-Ohau Waterfall Walk - Kaikoura

See the frolicking seal pups

The Ohau waterfall walk is a short one but is a place of fun and majesty. A place where you can watch the seal pups in their natural habitat having an absolute ball in the water. Not only can you get up as close as you want to the little ones but you can also enjoy the peace and beauty of the waterfall itself.

Entrance - not a dollar.

5-Whale Watching – Kaikoura

View the majesty of the largest mammals on Earth

Here is an absolute must. Can you imagine the magnitude of these creatures? Well imagine no more, here you can see it for your self. The trip includes a video about the animals themselves and their survival in the icy depths of the ocean as you wait, spending up to two and a half hours on the water, searching.

Individual Adult $145NZD - £79.43

6- Milford Sound – Fiordland

Rent a kayak and experience the sound close and personal

Said to be the best way to experience the famous sound, kayaking will allow you the freedom and ability to traverse the water with a certain intimacy you wouldn’t get on a cruiser. Have your skin kissed by waterfalls, move alongside resident dolphins, seals and/or penguins.

Prices start from $115NZD - £63.09

7-Rangitata River – Canterbury

White-water raft the Rangitata

White-water raft in the incredible landscape of the Southern Alps. Choose from either the gentle lower graded Fun Lower Rangitata or face the madness of Rangitata Gorge – grades 1-5! Pair the overwhelming scenery and the excitement of the rapids. If you want to skip the 5 you’re welcome to sit it out and rejoin as the water settles a little. Everyone wins.

The Fun Lower Rangitata - Grade 1-2 - $165NZD – 90.39

The Spectacular Rangitata Gorge – Grade 1-5 – fr. $208NZD -£113.95

8-Blue Penguin Colony – Oamaru

The World’s smallest penguins

Here you can watch the worlds smallest penguins go about their daily business. During the day there area is a little quieter but you are always welcome to join a guided tour to view the behind the scenes work that occurs to protect the species. Then again you can always visit at night and watch the penguins returning home after a hard day’s fishing.

Prices start from $12NZD - £6.57

9-Visit Queenstown

Welcome to Adrenaline Central.
If you fancy trying your hand at bungee jumping, skydiving, zip wiring, skiing, snowboarding or hiking over the Remarkables this is the place for you. And for all the Lord of the Ringers, you can also join a tour that will take you down the ‘Anduin River’ (Kawarau Gorge) and provide you with a tour of the beautiful country that made Middle-Earth.

Tours start at $95NZD - £52.04 (inc. Bungee $275NZD- £150)

Skydive – fr. $269 - £147.36

10- Hokitika Gorge Reserve

Scenic reserve and gorge

One of the most breathtaking sights you will ever come across comes in the form of this scenic reserve. You’ll be amazed at the colour of the water you find here, almost luminescent turquoise it seems almost fantastical. And the gorge itself is as breathtaking as the water below it. An easy walk and/or drive it’s the perfect place to spend a day; simple reiterating the renowned beauty of the country.

For More information and prices visit our website www.drifter.co.uk

New Zealand Feature Research

Things to do in New Zealand 

A few other websites were used for the research of the article but have been lost, these are the main ones, however, and will be used for the majority of the articles writing. 

North Island

1-Sail in Auckland the City of Sails

http://www.newzealand.com/uk/plan/business/pride-of-auckland-sailing-and-dining-cruises/

2-Visit Matamata and the home of the hobbits

http://www.hobbitontours.com/hobbiton-movie-set-and-farm-tours/home_idl=2_idt=2004_id=11904_.html

3-Redwoods Whakarewarewa Forest

http://www.redwoods.co.nz/thingstodo.php

4-Waitomo Cave – Glowworms

http://www.waitomo.com/waitomo-glowworm-caves.aspx

5- Visit Taupo – Home of the ‘Great Lake’

http://www.newzealand.com/uk/article/free-things-to-do-in-taupo/

6- Visit Rotoua – Zorb and/or experience a Maori Village

http://www.zorb.com/zorb/

http://www.mitai.co.nz/booking.htm

7-The Museum of NZ – Te Papa Tongarewa

http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/pages/default.aspx

8-Te Mata Peak – Napier Looking for a day or two away

http://tematapark.co.nz/#

9-Tongariro Crossing– Lakes pretty

http://www.tongarirocrossing.org.nz/the-track.html

10-Te Puia – Maori Experience + geothermal reserve

http://www.tepuia.com/te_puia_daytime_experience_guided_tours_rotorua.htm

South Island

1-Fox Glacier

http://www.foxguides.co.nz/our-trips

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g609169-d3812861-Reviews-Fox_Glacier_Hiking_Trails-Fox_Glacier_Westland_National_Park_Te_Wahipounamu_South.html

2-Lake Wakiatipu

http://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/lake-wakatipu/

3-One of the ‘Great Walks’

http://www.greatwalks.co.nz

4-Ohau Waterfall walk

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g255374-d2220788-Reviews-Ohau_Waterfall_Walk_and_Seal_Pups-Kaikoura_Canterbury_Region_South_Island.html

5-Whale Watching

http://www.whalewatch.co.nz/our-tours/general-information

6-Kayak Milford Sound

http://www.roscosmilfordkayaks.com/our-adventures/

7-Rangitata Rafts

http://www.rafts.co.nz

8- Blue Penguin Colony

http://www.newzealand.com/int/plan/business/oamaru-blue-penguin-colony/

9-Queenstown – Adrenaline central

http://www.queenstownhighlights.co.nz

http://www.nzoneskydive.co.nz

10-Hokitika Gorge Reserve

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g255373-d2467220-Reviews-Hokitika_Gorge_Scenic_Reserve-Hokitika_South_Island.html

In the process of currently editing my map image for my Haunted Britain DPS and am, to be honest, struggling. Having had to re scan the original printed image, as I wanted to include the drawn on route for the trip, the image has lost quality dramatically. Not only that but because I changed the colour after I drew on the route the red line is no longer red but more of a strange brown. I am not satisfied with this and am regretful at having thought of the idea in the first place. Sad but true. However  I really want to proceed with it but don't think that the red will come out very well on the new tinge.

So I went away and found an app called Fotor in the Apple Mac store. Using this I was able to turn this 

Into this: 

It isn't perfect but I'm more please with it than I was previously. 

Front Cover Inspiration Continued

Here is some front covers that I have looked at to gain inspiration for my own front cover for Drifter Magazine. 

Harpers Bazaar 

This is one front cover that I quite like; it is simple and still quite inspiring with the black and grey with a focus on tone. I think this is a really nice front cover but I don't think the lack of colour would be quite suitable for my style/ target audience. However, the minimalist styling will be inspirational to my design. Mine will also need to have more cover lines.

Esquire

I really like that this cover is a minimalist one. I love that the cover tells the reader what that issues main focus is on. (Star Trek) I do appreciate however that you have to be aware of that story to understand the reference. It also, as a subscriber copy, contains no information on the content, this means that there would be another newsstand copy containing more information, as the one above would. The simplicity of the three colours (blue, white and black) are also a focusing touch. 

Vintage Vogue

Similarly this minimal is preferable but not as capable in the selling department other more informative covers that could be found on the newsstands. The lack of information is good for aesthetics but not for advertisement of content. 

Stylist

This cover is also very minimalist, and unlike the others contains a small amount of information; a technique that could be utilised on my own cover. This cover works as the image relates the content of the magazine and the small cover-line indicates further content. I could use this method. 

i-D Magazine 

2 

This magazines common element for its covers is a really nice idea that I could explore with my own twist. I really like the minimalist look of these covers and I like that they contain as little information as possible while still providing enough information to entice the reader. 

C For Men

I really like this magazine cover because even though there it is a little busier than the previous covers I think that this may be a little more of a reasonable idea on the content coverage I would be providing, or could provide. I feel also that despite it being a little busier it is still a clean look with the white and orange being the main colours. I want to stick to this 'clean-cut' look. With my front cover, I feel that I could still provide this amount of information and have a smaller image, (see Front Cover Image Splatter post) allowing for a little more breathing space. 

Scott King - Art Works

This was the first image I saw that made me want to have a minimalist magazine cover and though it is a book and not a magazine it made me want to explore the possibility of the idea. 

I really want to use a similar technique to grab my readers' attention as most of the travel magazines utilise large landscape images that make the reader want to be wherever the magazine is advertising. I want to try a different approach and I feel a minimalist take would suit the younger target audience that may be attracted to the different design elements. 

Images

I am just trying to gather all the images I need for my 'Haunted Road Trip' piece and was quite inspired when I saw this:

I dont know what it is about it but I think there is something about it that I want to do something with. Obviously because it is a album cover I wouldn't be able to use it in my DPS but I would use the style to influence he designing of the page. Which I may be inclined to do to supply the page with an eeriness that suits the pages content. 

The 'Most Haunted' show I think would be recognisable to some of the articles readers, this could be gestured to via advertisement in that edition of the magazine or the design aspect could be referred to. I don't really think it would be suitable for the overall design of the magazine however so I am unsure, but doubtful of this designs presence. 

Here are some examples of other ghost/paranormal based magazines.

The first's design I don't think would be suitable to be used in anyway as I don't really like it. However, the other three may be possible, the second and third more so than the fourth, as they're are more ghost-esq than the the first and fourth. The colour schemes I think are more inspirational and the style of the images more so than those on the other two. I may adopt a similar style to these. 

I think that this is the map I will use to draw the route (guided by the google maps example) with a red marker. I think that this will be suitable to the magazines style and audience. Having said that, I may edit the image so that it suits the darker colour scheme I wish to adopt for my DPS as inspired by the images above. 

Sources: http://www.paranormalmagazine.co.uk

http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/john-grant-pale-green-ghosts

http://www.ghostvoicesmagazine.com

http://www.ezilon.com/maps/europe/united-kingdom-road-maps.html

Ghost Hunt Road Trip.

So, I am trying to find the materials I need in order to create my first DPS, the haunted Britain piece. For this piece I would quite like to include a map That circles around so that it can be started for any point pretty much. To do this I need to se a route planner, or plan the route myself, using a road map.

I looked at Google maps, using multiple destinations to get a rough idea of what it may look like, this is what I got.

As you can see this is not a loop and I wanted to do it by hand as that would provide a rough and more suitable look to my magazine, one that is based at a younger audience and one that want to explore more than just holiday, I feel that that would be more suitable and more aesthetically pleasing to the eye. This would mean that I would need to print an image of a road map and draw on the loop myself.

The look I have in mind would be that of a red permanent marker making the loop and circling the destinations outlined in the previous post and using markers to provide the boxes to include the information written. Having said that, a loop may not be possible because of the roads that need to be travels, in which case it may be better to use the route above, or one similar, to guide my map. 

Will have to see if I can find any other way to consider before I make any final decisions. 

The Haunting Trip Around Britain Article.

So here it is, my first completed article.

Summer is coming and for some, it is the last large amount of time you may spend with your friends, either because you (or they) are about to leave for university, or you are about to part from your uni friends for the summer. Either way, or the way of another, summer is the best time to spend with friends and what better way, especially if you don’t want to – or can’t afford to – go abroad, than to spend your summer with friends travelling across Britain in search of ghosts. Plunge yourselves into a hunt you’ll never forget.

The Red Lion – Avebury, Wiltshire

This Inn, situated within the Avebury Stone Circle, is renowned for its haunting. Almost as famous as Stonehenge, the Avebury Stone Circle has long been associated with paganism and witchcraft. It’s very fair to say that the wandering spirits in this area are not afraid to interact with the living and the Red Lion is the perfect place to witness the cold spots; the phantom woman whose body was left in the, now glass covered, well and the noise of clattering horses’ hooves in the courtyard late at night.

Glamis Castle – Angus, Scotland

This beautiful castle, situated in enchanting Scotland, was once home to the Queen Mother and is said to be haunted by many; one of which being the imaginatively named ‘Grey Lady’. The spirit of a once great Lady, burned as a witch many years ago, has been said to appear in many areas of the castle. Also been seen is a tongue-less woman that looks out from a barred window; a, poorly treated, little black servant boy, said to haunt the hallway outside of the Queen’s bedroom and other, more infamous ghosts of Earls that famously haunt the halls of their castle.

£9.50 (Concession) - £10.75 (Adult)

Kitty Jay’s Grave – Dartmoor, Devon

Years ago a young servant girl fell in love and fell pregnant out of wedlock. Suffering with the shame of her situation and rejection, the poor young girl hung herself to escape the humiliation of going to the poor house. Because of this, Kitty Jay’s soul was believed to be restless and so, because of her suicide, and as was tradition, was buried at a crossroads and there she remains. What is strange, however, is that every morning since fresh flowers are found laid atop the grave. And no one has ever managed to capture the culprit.

The Tower of London – London

Probably the most obvious place in which to search for ghosts, but where better than the very venue many spent the last few days of their lives, preparing themselves for their appointment with the hangman’s noose or the executioner’s axe. There is a never-ending list of spirits that have been seen drifting through the corridors and courtyard of the tower including – the second wife of Henry VIII – Anne Boleyn, Thomas Becket and Walter Raleigh.

£18.50 (Concession) - £21.45 (Adult)

Pendle Hill

Walk to the beautiful Pendle Hill and experience a haunting unimaginable, a place that even ‘Most Haunted’ physics have taken strong interest in. According to legend it is the site where ten supposed witches were hung by their necks until dead. Victimised by the cruelty of James 1^st obsession with witch-hunting, the women were killed and are said to still roam the earth, haunting the hill and town – where at least one is supposedly buried – in which they were so cruelly persecuted. No need to go on a tour to feel the presence here.

Hangman’s Hill Ghost Walk – Epping Forest, Essex

To this list the Hangman’s Hill ghost walk must be added. This brilliant hunt has left many a member feeling, uneasily, that they are not alone, with many having been touched or even pushed as they walk. With the accompanying mediums battling to communicate with the various spirits that are said to haunt every step, a young girl, a reckless runner that threatens every passing car and a headless horseman dwelling in the trees’ shadows. This walk is not to be missed, beautiful and almost undeniable.

£12.50

Culloden Moor – Inverness, Scotland

This moor is the tragic resting place of thousands of Jacobean Britons, having spent their last moments there, fighting for their lives in the bloody Battle of Culloden. Soldiers killed and prisoners brutally slaughtered, by order of the, then, Duke of Cumberland, are said to return every anniversary, 16 April, causing the moor to echo with the anguished screams of the spirits, forced to relive the horror of their torture. 

Llancaiach Fawr Manor – Caerphilly, Wales

This beautiful Tudor Manor house has long been described as the most haunted house in Wales. With the tour being conducted by (acting) citizens of the English Civil War continually convince you of the caught-in-time sense that the rooms convey, many of which are said to contain presence that have affected visitors, so much so that some have simply burst into tears. If you want to experience the perfect ghost hunt you can even attend a two-course meal and receive an introduction to paranormal research before walking the corridors hunting for the lost spirits.

Tour - £13.50 Meal - £23.50

Ghosts and Legends Red Coat Tour – Exeter, Devon

Tour the beautiful Roman City, acclaimed as one of the most haunted cities in the country, completely free! Visit the haunting gothic Cathedral, supposedly the home to a nun that haunts the yard, find apparitions from the English Civil War and victims of the infamous witch-hunts. More than enough to get that chill running down your spine and the hairs rising on the back of your necks.

Berry Pomeroy Castle – Totness, Devon

Home to yet another ‘White Lady’ this castle holds yet more tragedy. Believed to be Margret Pomeroy, the ‘White Lady’ was the victim of her jealous sister, for sharing her love for an unnamed man and imprisoned in the dungeons as punishment. Similarly, the ‘Blue Lady’, an unnamed female that haunts the grounds, beckons visitors away from the safety of the castle ruins, the result of which is unknown.

£3.80

Front Cover Image Splatter

Like the stacking of this. It is simple and clear. 

Like the stickers on the largest very stereotypical image. 

Variety = good. 

Possibly too cluttered for my purposes and wish to have a simple 

and clean design on the front cover. 

Really like the idea of a suitcase and shoes beside, search for a few more maybe. 

This one is nice, again like the stacking, possibly a little too regimental. 

Like that the stacking is wonky. Like the colours.

Travel isn't always perfect metaphor. 

Really like this one. Think that the colours would appeal to the student audience, 

also feel that the retro rather than vintage style would appeal to the audience more than the others. Definitely inspiring. 

None of these images are mine and must be credited if used. 

Highgate Cemetery Research.

So doing some research for my most haunted places in britain piece and am currently looking at the websites:

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186338-d194290-Reviews-Highgate_Cemetery-London_England.html
http://highgatecemetery.org/visit/cemetery/west
http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/topstories/9788098.Ghostbusters_without_equipment_spooked_by_figure_in_Highgate_Cemetery/ 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highgate_Vampire

for inspiration. As of yet they aren't really providing very much information concerning its supposed haunting but they do provide me with the information I need to promote the area with.

Also providing me with inspiration are these images

Bit morbid but nice. Still got lots of work to do yet.

Inspiration.

So I have to make at least three DPS (Double Page Spreads) in order to pass my course, so, I have decided to create two standard DPS's and a feature containing two DPS's and possibly a cover page for the feature itself (as well as the front cover and contents page I have to have to pass), I am as of yet undecided, one of which I have commissioned, the others I have to write myself, but if one of them needs to cover five pages I will be very busy with that. I may make another it really depends on how much inspiration I can get for one specific feature, doesn't it. 

So here is what I am planning. 

DPS Number One (Commissioned) 

A Review of London 

The Commission 

"SUBJECT: London Review

WORD COUNT: 700-850

BRIEF:

Review of London.

Please write a brief description of the city and why it would be beneficial to visit this city with friends.

Please research where the cheapest and best quality place to stay would be.

Where you can eat cheaply, but somewhere nice that would be cheap enough for students, include somewhere that wouldn’t be a treat. Please also include must see places, like museums and whether or maybe talk about whether or not to go and see a show and/or other.

Bare in mind that this magazine is aimed at students that wish to travel in the near future. This feature would be aimed at students that are probably going in groups for a summer trip either before or after University.

Any pictures you feel are relevant, feel free to include."

I have very little input on this article besides the above, but I trust the writer to do a good job. 

DPS Number Two 

The Top Ten Haunted Places to Visit in Britain 

I did consider doing this feature as a around the world feature including not only Britain but also other countries that are renowned for haunted places. However, on reconsideration, I found it would be more appropriate to contain places within the boundaries of Britain as some students may not yet be able to afford to go abroad and it may be a way for students on the verge of separating because of their next steps (i.e going to University, travelling or getting a job) to spend a fun final summer together. 

For this article I intend to sites and articles like 

http://www.visitbritain.com/en/Top-10-most-haunted-places/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/oct/31/top10.uk 
http://www.uncannyuk.com/838/top-50-most-haunted-places-in-britain-10/

for inspiration.

Could also include a road map of easiest route to take, be it with a car or public transportation.

I am unsure as of yet of the look I want for this DPS standalone.

DPS Number Three 

New Zealand Feature

I think this one will be my feature and I think it will be a what to do in New Zealand piece.

I think this will be good because it will include not only the renowned - bungee jumping and skydiving ect, but also free things for the low budgeted students, so museums, walks and other, that will have to be researched further on in the project when the article is being planned and written.

For this I will use sites like:
http://www.newzealand.com/uk/things-to-do/ 
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g255104-Activities-New_Zealand.html
http://www.statravel.co.uk/new-zealand-top-10.htm

I think that the depth of this could make it the five page feature I want it to cover.


And that's it, I may do another but it will have to depend on time restrictions and other such restrictions.
Inspiration for front cover and contents page probably coming soon.

Beginning.

This blog is dedicated to the recording of the construction of my Final Major Project in my Journalism course.

This project is to fashion and prototype a travel magazine based toward students and preparing them for travelling either between College and University or after having finished various forms of education.

Here I will record any plans I may have toward the development of the design.

Magazine aim:

“Drifter” Magazine is a travel publication focused on finding you the best possible 

experiences for the best possible prices. Our aim as a quarterly magazine is to 

provide you with the ideas for your perfect holiday experience with a focus on 

exploration and experience, inspiring you to save for that all important plane, train 

or ferry ticket. Catering not only for those of you who suffer from acute 

wanderlust, but for those who simply want to explore the world that has been 

laid so carefully at your feet and placed so carefully in your hands.