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Whether you're an arm-chair traveller or you're preparing for the real thing we've got books and resources to help you on your way.

Henry Sunderland - a personal account of Antarctica

Thirty years ago Henry spent a summer on the ice in as a mess cook, occasional cartoonist and part-time cod fisher. Henry tells how the Antarctic changed his life and how he delivered the first gnome to the South Pole in 1977.

Over Here Or Over There? Stay in NZ or go overseas?

We may be a popular destination for international visitors, but at any one time, around one in five New Zealanders can be found living and working overseas.

Great Travel Reading

Madcap Journeys

Travel writing from around the globe

If You Like…

Bill Bryson - travel writers historical and contemporary

Stories of the East

Getting away for real

Travel and Tourism

In our Internet Gateway: includes sections with links to airlines, embassies, travel guides & advisories, and health.

Maps

Links to various online map services for around the world and New Zealand.

Search our catalogue

Guidebooks, videos, maps, phrasebooks and other travel resources to borrow from our libraries.

Your future - travel

In Pulse, our teens' section: links and real teens' stories about their big OE.