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flies fly as time flies

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By xocolata | Views [1172] | Comments [1]

it's crazy. when you first move to a new country you have this huge amount of time stretched out before you, everything is new and exciting and you think you have heaps of time to do everything you want. you spend money like hell just to have a good ... Read more >

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Day 242: Abel Tasman Trek: Day 2

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [657]

Friday 4th June We got up to much better weather than that of the night before; the sun was out and the rain had disappeared. The other guys in the hut all left before we were ready, but we made it out by 09.30 and headed off on what we had expected ... Read more >

Day 241: Abel Tasman Trek: Day 1

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [829]

Thursday 3rd July I set the alarm for 06.30 and got up almost as soon as it went off as I knew I had a lot to do, and we were on a tight schedule that morning. I made breakfast and some sandwiches for lunch that afternoon, packed my bag and we eventually ... Read more >

Life since Queenstown (the last two weeks of my NZ adventure)

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [1824]

So, Queenstown was a very exciting part of my trip this year... and since then I've been doing all the kind of things that lead me there; meeting new people, hanging out, hiking, swimming, driving, sightseeing, etc etc... but since the serious activities ... Read more >

Day 240: Nelson to Abel Tasman

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [526]

Wednesday 2nd July We checked out of the hostel, got back in the car and returned to Picton to pick Thomas up from the ferry. Danika and I had met him in Bamber House hostel in Auckland and he had taken the bus from there to Wellington, and got ... Read more >

Day 239: A lovely day in Nelson

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [752]

Tuesday 1st July We got up to a beautiful day, with the sun shining outside and a nice surprise of freshly baked bread sitting on the kitchen counter. It was just another little perk that guests in 'The Bug' are treated to each day, and a nice ... Read more >

Day 238: Wellington to Nelson

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [610]

Monday 30th June I had managed to get some sleep despite the fact that the room we were staying in was situated directly above the pub that was attached to the Nomads hostel, and the music was loud enough for me to hear it through my earphones. ... Read more >

Were not dead . . . . . yet

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 | By mattnpete | Views [679] | Comments [1]

Ok people just thought I wold give you all a heads up on the latest events. Basically we have been in Fiji swimming with sharks, snorkelling with fishies and coral, going on mad mountain walks (seriously death defying), lying on beachs, playing volleyball, ... Read more >

A Whistle Stop Tour of Oz, then on to Christchurch, New Zealand.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By smileynix | Views [1093] | Comments [4]

Hellooo out there! Arrived in NZ last Wednesday, Christchurch on South Island to be precise. Was lovely to be met by my friend Karen, who emigrated here with her family nearly two years ago. We used to work together at Exeter Friendly Society. I'm staying ... Read more >

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Day 237: Taupo to Wellington

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [654]

Sunday 29th June After a decent nights sleep, I was in pretty good form ahead of our start towards Wellington. The driver picked us up about half an hour late from the hostel and we headed off around Lake Taupo, taking in the sights of this volcanic ... Read more >

California Departure

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 | By theladykelly | Views [384]

Each journey begins with just one step... (something along these lines anyway)... whomever first penned this to paper - Whether you were purely looking on the bright side of life, or you wrote it from the comfort of your living room rug in front of ... Read more >

Day 236: Rotorua to Taupo

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [596]

Saturday 28th June I got up, gathered the last of my stuff together and had breakfast before the Magic Bus picked me and few others up from the hostel at 09.30 (slightly on the late side). We did a whistlestop tour of Rotorua including an old church ... Read more >

Day 235: The world is getting smaller!

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1069]

Friday 27th June I didn't have anything planned for the day and so had a good lie-in, something that has become a rarity over the course of this trip. Really, I have become such a morning person, and it's been due to the fact that I have to be up ... Read more >

Gallery: New Zealand

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 | By jmbworldpilgrimage | Photo Gallery

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Day 234: A day in Rotorua

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [659]

Thursday 26th June I got up and saw that it was another grey, wet day hanging over Rotorua, just like it had done since I had arrived in New Zealand. Even though I had only left Auckland the day before, I still needed to get a few chores done, ... Read more >

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