Destination: New Zealand

Gallery: Hawkes Bay

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By thecobb | Photo Gallery

They made me drink!!

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By lijanne13 | Views [871] | Comments [1]

Woke up with the most hideous hangoover this morning, mental note to self $4 wednesdays are trouble! me and james managed to drink the bar dry of jamesons. so awesome to see him, Pikey (a guy I knew in newquay) came to meet us too as he lives an hr from ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

15,000 feet!

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 | By elawlor | Views [912] | Comments [1]

Hello everyone. I have just re-entered civilization after a wonderful week tramping in the backcountry of Mordor. I have stories to tell but not enough time today but I did want to mention that I went skydiving last week! I stopped in Taupo, which happens ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Touring Auckland

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 | By lijanne13 | Views [463]

Got up early and had brekkie, the kitchens are huge at this hostel!! Got on the Kiwi Experience free tour of auckland. it took us to the Harbour Bridge where we were harnessed on and walked out underneath the bridge to the Bungie Pod in the middle. Amazing ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

buzzing flies...

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 | By xocolata | Views [758]

i am sitting in my room right now, flies buzzing around my head. i don't know why there are so many of them in nz. they are everywhere, totally annoying. yesterday at the kebab place they had a lamp that kills flies when they fly against it. the sound ... Read more >

Tags: life

Gallery: Piha

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 | By cuentos | Photo Gallery

Arrival in Auckland

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 | By lijanne13 | Views [369] | Comments [1]

So waited at Singapore for 6 hours meeting no-one until 5 mins before boarding. Stepped outside and bumped into an English guy called Matt. Got talking and turned out we were staying in the same hostel when we got to Auckland. Got to Nz ok, the flight ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

New Zealand

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 | By soph804 | Views [752] | Comments [5]

We've been away for 5 weeks today and already managed to do so much.  We added exploring the island on a scooter (& doing a driving test); getting dressed up for a Maori island night; and learning how to husk a coconut to our highlights from Rarotonga.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: New Zealand

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 | By gators1335 | Photo Gallery

To Singapore

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 | By lijanne13 | Views [708] | Comments [5]

So I made it to Singapore on the first half of my journey! Edinburgh to London went fine just seems like I've been travelling for days already having left my house at 8am Sunday morning!! Arrived at Heathrow and managed to stand in the wrong queue for ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Land of the KIWI

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 | By aprillabbe | Views [981]

ok, so i promised to update more frequently and it has been a month again but hopefully this will be a good one :)  new zealand has been quite a blast! a little mini story i skipped out on the last update was my very welcome reception from the customs ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Where´s Da Beach?

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 | By cuentos | Views [619]

We decided to spend our second day in NZ to the west of Auckland, having been told that the Waitakere Regional Park was very beautiful and not too far away. So, we headed into town and, after breakfast in Auckland, we got on a train going to Waitakere.... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

The Beautiful Bay

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By zedordead | Views [796] | Comments [2]

Left Auckland an unbearable 7:30 in the morning on the first leg of “The Full Monty” Kiwi Experience. Thank god for coffee is all I say, without a rushed Starbucks I think the first day would have bee null and void for me! The bus headed out ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Parties and Goat's Milk

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By thecobb | Views [915]

The South Island is all that I had hoped.  This area kinda reminds me of Washington State.  I flew over the Cook Straight yesterday (22 mins at 2500 ft.)  I was amazed at how low we flew because, as some of you know, I jumped out of a plane  3 days ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

rugby+flatwarming=gr8 day...

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By xocolata | Views [754]

nz is just amazing. we missed the last bus (at 5 pm - imagine...) and tried to get a cab (like 30 other people who wanted to go to the rugby match) and somehow we ended up getting a free ride on a uni bus who took people from bryant hall (student dorm ... Read more >

Tags: friends, life