Destination: New Zealand

City of Contradictions

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 | By reidy | Views [546] | Comments [3]

Buenos Aires has the most beautiful architecture, majestic palaces and building yet right underneath it will be meat carcasses - yes saw another one yesterday haha-, stray dogs by the dozen, homeless people lined up on mattresses and people walking past ... Read more >

Domingo Glorioso / Glourious Sunday

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 | By clfreitas | Views [823] | Comments [1]

Eh dia dos pais hoje, 5 de setembro, aqui na NZ. E o domingo estah simplesmente maravilhoso. Ceu completamente azul, sem nuvens, quase sem vento e temperatura de 14.C. Passei a manha andando no porto e na Oriental Parade. Parei em uma feira de livros ... Read more >

Tags: walking, wellington

Disaster at the Airport

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 | By reidy | Views [563] | Comments [2]

Well not at all really but we were just about to board our first plane to Santiago, Chile when Steve went to take his sleeping pill to knock himself out because hes not the worlds best flyer, only to find they werent there!  Emptied the whole bag out ... Read more >

Gallery: Skydive, New Zealand

Thu, 3 Sep 2009 | By thebigtrip | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Porirua

Thu, 3 Sep 2009 | By clfreitas | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Queensgate, Lower Hutt

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 | By clfreitas | Photo Gallery

Queensgate, Lower Hutt

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 | By clfreitas | Views [804]

Esse foi um passeio rapidinho que fiz so porque queria conhecer o shopping Westfield em Queensgate em Lower Hutt. Eh um shopping grande para os padroes daqui mas nao chega nem aos pes dos shoppings do Rio de Janeiro. Foi divertido de qualquer jeito.... Read more >

Tags: short trip, wellington

Get ready Buenos Aires, the Reids are in town

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 | By reidy | Views [546] | Comments [3]

Hola!   All packed and ready to go.  Had room in our backpacks for about two changes of clothes :-(  Oh dear I may have a few issues.  Beginning to wonder whats more important; a sleeping bag or a couple more tops.  Hmmm.  Got the tent, sleeping bags ... Read more >

Paraparaumu

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 | By clfreitas | Views [834]

Este domingo escolhi uma viagem mais longa: fui para uma cidade praiana na costa do mar da Tasmania, que eh o mar entre a NZ e a Australia. Peguei o trem na estacao de Wellington e realmente gostei da vista no caminho. O trem viaja proximo a costa, entao ... Read more >

Tags: short trips, wellington

Gallery: Paraparaumu

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 | By clfreitas | Photo Gallery

Johnsonville

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 | By clfreitas | Views [2755] | Comments [2]

Este sabado fui passear por perto de Wellington. Passei por um suburbio, quase um condominio, so de belas casas - Newlands, e fui parar em Johnsonville, uma cidade maiorzinha e ainda cheia de casas lindas. Andei um pouco, fui passear nos supermercados ... Read more >

Tags: johnsonville

Gallery: Johnsonville

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 | By clfreitas | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Profile

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 | By reidy | Photo Gallery

Experiencias com o tempo / Experiences with weather

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 | By clfreitas | Views [1452] | Comments [1]

Eh interessante reparar as diferencas no tempo. O sol por aqui parece nunca se esconder completamente. Mesmo com chuva e nublado, o sol parece estar espiando por tras das nuvens. Eh extremamente encorajador. Mas o vento, esse sim eh muito poderoso.... Read more >

Tags: tempo, weather, wellington

Gallery: Petone

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 | By clfreitas | Photo Gallery