- Goodbye North Island, Hello Beautiful SouthTitle, once again, provided courtesy of M.Hatter Suggestions Ltd.
So, we were leaving the North Island, at Wellington, to catch the ferry to the south island. I was sorry to say goodbye to Wellington in a way. There were areas I Posted by KtandMark in Kt and Mark do stuff in places and that | Jan 28, 2012
- QueenstownQueenstown - mecca for backpackere med interesse for ekstreme sporter :)
ELLER som jeg fant ut ganske fort; de ekstreme sportene er ikke så ekstreme at vi ikke har de representert hjemme ;)
9 timer med TheNakedBus fra [i]Christchurch[/i Posted by linegran in The Big Aussietrip 2011/2012 | Jan 28, 2012
- Sydney - long walkAgain a cloudy and a little bit rainy morning.
Not a day for the beach.
We decided to walk the whole day to go sightseeing.
The Botanical garden is huge and you can see a lot of nice trees, flowers and herbs.
Sad to Posted by mariahenke in New Zealand & Australia 2012 | Jan 27, 2012
- Sydney - ManlyNo rain today as the forecast said.. :-)
Sydney - Manly and thoughts about asian service
No rain today eather, so we headed for Manly beach dispite of the clouds.
Remember our saying is if it´s not raining, just head for the Posted by mariahenke in New Zealand & Australia 2012 | Jan 27, 2012
- RotoruaLlegar hasta Rotorua fue un tanto más complicado de lo que había imaginado. Las 8 horas de autobús se transformaron en un día completo cuando mi primer bus se quedó atascado durante más de una hora y perdí mi conexión. Posted by gacela in Gacela por el Mundo | Jan 26, 2012
- Chilled out WellingtonWellington is a lovely, chilled out city. Pretty small but packs a lot in.
We started our first morning with a 'free' breakfast. Ok, it wasn't free but we bought a few things on groupon before we left and while Posted by KtandMark in Kt and Mark do stuff in places and that | Jan 26, 2012
- Wellington - Oh happy days are here againWe are in the lovely city of Wellington, we have a room with our own bathroom and... a TV. wooohooo. shallow I know - but we've had tv for only 2 nights in fiji (with only 3 channels) since leaving Posted by KtandMark in Kt and Mark do stuff in places and that | Jan 26, 2012
- Roxburgh, Central OtagoTravelers beware! Sometimes I feel as though maybe I can handle a tough situation I see coming at me. Most of the time I can - and I get through it relatively unscathed. Other times (more rarely) I can not. Posted by donjya in Where to next? | Jan 25, 2012
- One Year LaterIt's been a little over a year since our return from our grand adventure. Although it is truly wonderful to be home, every time we see a photo flash across our computer screen from our time in New Zealand Posted by tcrons in Cronsberry Trip Downunder | Jan 24, 2012
- Sunset over the city, Windy Wellington and Movie Magic!Time for a catch up…
With the school summer holidays coming to an end, I have spent the last couple of weeks catching up with friends old and new. On Monday I spent the day on the beach at St Heliers Posted by bumblebum in Migrating South | Jan 24, 2012
- Bahía de las IslasCuatro horas de autobús entre colinas verdes fueron suficientes para llegar a Paihia desde Auckland. Llegué con cierto temor a encontrarme el Benidorm neozelandés, pues mi guía decía que era un sitio de veraneo lleno de turistas. Nada más lejos Posted by gacela in Gacela por el Mundo | Jan 24, 2012
- Sydney - Bondi beachIt turned out to be a nice day though the weather forecast said it was gonna rain all week, so we understood that it´s
best to head to some of the beaches.
We bought My ticket 1 for 43 dollars, that Posted by mariahenke in New Zealand & Australia 2012 | Jan 24, 2012
- Heading to Australia!!Early wake up call at 3.45 am to catch the 6.35 plane to Sydney.
After a quick shower it was doable ;-)
It felt good to travel back in time, we "earned" 2 hours, felt good to be in Sydney 8 am.
Check Posted by mariahenke in New Zealand & Australia 2012 | Jan 24, 2012
- South Island New Zealand
We arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand and wasted no time in picking up our hire car (we have called her Maggie the Mazda) and going to discount retailer The Warehouse to stock up on ca Posted by sarahdurbs in durbs and max go on a big adventure | Jan 23, 2012
- Queenstown to ChristchurchLeft early for Christchurch, approx. 400 km.
The travel went really easy this time, with very beautyful views around us.
For a while it looked like the road was leading to Mount Cook
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- Culture and cruise in AucklandA touristy day today, with a bit of culture thrown in for good measure! Went downtown Auckland (on the bus - impressed?!) and did a walking tour recommended in the Lonely Planet Guide, which included a visit to an Posted by alvenables in Our travels down under and beyond...... | Jan 22, 2012
- Mad Canadians and strippers!OMG! What a day :-) !
After a frantic morning of packing up the campervan (Mabel, our trusty steed for the last 3.5 weeks) we left Russell with heavy hearts and headed to Auckland where we are staying a couple of Posted by alvenables in Our travels down under and beyond...... | Jan 22, 2012
- Wellington and the swift return to AucklandDay 59 (Thu 22/12/2011)
We arrived in Wellington before 18:00 and got a shitty free meal with the hostel room. I took the time to get sorted out after the previous 6 nights in the wild. Later in the evening we Posted by kendrick in Asia and Australasia for 8 months | Jan 22, 2012
- Dolphins!Went on a dolphin search today! It was a beautiful day - clear blue skies and no wind - perfect! We took a boat out into the Bay of Islands and within 20 minutes we were in the midst of Posted by alvenables in Our travels down under and beyond...... | Jan 22, 2012
- River valley - the sandfly infested hell holeDay 58 (Wed 21/12/2011)
We got on kiwi bus and drove out to national park where we stopped for a 2 hour hike to see some waterfalls. When we got to the waterfalls a random guy propositioned me to go under Posted by kendrick in Asia and Australasia for 8 months | Jan 21, 2012
- National Park Village - middle of nowhere in the rainI picked our next hostel (yes, me, Mark doesn't really get involved in such practicalities, he likes the surprise - which normally finds him disliking it for the first hour or two but loving it by the time we leave), Posted by KtandMark in Kt and Mark do stuff in places and that | Jan 21, 2012
- Not such a diamond geezer... then a deluge of funIs that the worst title I've done so far? Mm. Ah well, you can blame Mark for those suggestions.
Anyway, we had a second day of activity - believe it or not. Mark and I getting off our backsides - two Posted by KtandMark in Kt and Mark do stuff in places and that | Jan 21, 2012
- Taupo and the 2nd road trip around central north islandDay 52 (Thu 15/12/2011)
On the way into Taupo we stopped at Huka falls.
Huka falls from bridge
End of Huka falls
We arrived in Ta Posted by kendrick in Asia and Australasia for 8 months | Jan 21, 2012
- Rotorua - a few things rolled into oneAfter a rather dull 7+ hour drive (New Zealand, as we've driven through so far is pretty much same as UK countryside - bit uninspring), we reached Rotorua which is kind of north of the middle of the North Island Posted by KtandMark in Kt and Mark do stuff in places and that | Jan 21, 2012
- Wiggly roads and long wakas (Maori canoes)Not far to travel today. We booked ourselves in a boat trip tomorrow (which guarantees sights of dolphins). We then had lunch on a beach overlooking the Bay of Islands. Not bad!! Decided to have a cultural afternoon at Posted by alvenables in Our travels down under and beyond...... | Jan 19, 2012