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New Zealand
Our first Christmas in the southern hemisphere for all of us except Rich so we were expecting a blazing sunny day and to head into the lake. Well it was warm and after dinner Rich and I raced into the lake but more fuelled by the alcohol than the blazi...
Member: Claire and Paul
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Circumnavigation 2005
The sharp peaked Southern Alps gave way to rolling hills and massive lakes as we drove through Haast Pass on our way to Wanaka. It's amazing how each lake and river has it's own unique color, from the milky gray of glacial run-off to the melted raspber...
Member: Melissa
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Round the World Trip 2006/07
We arrived in La Paz on Thursday afternoon. It is absolute mayhem here! Buses, taxis, combis and people everywhere. Crossing the road is a challenge in itself. We went to an Asian restaurant for our farewell meal on Thursday night. Having not had a cur...
Member: Paul
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New Zealand Apr/May 2007
Yay! Collected my rental camper van today. Also had a very early start to the day... 25 April is ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp) Day in New Zealand and Australia. On this day these two countries emember members of the Australian and New...
Member: Jason
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New Zealand
A brief and simple statement from Chief Ross Orsmond has summed up the NZ leg of our trip absolutely perfectly, "Nature is freaking me out on this trip". We have been absolutely spellbound by the incredible variety of spectacular sights i...
Member: Dave and Hayley
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The North Island
We started off the morning by driving a short distance up to Kerikeri where the cafe culture is alive and thriving. We sat down for the first time in a long time with a flat white and just read the paper. It was lovely! We decided to drive back to...
Member: Doris and Mike
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flying north for summer
We've been reading more about the history of this place, and yesteray went to a film about Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, so we're slowly managing to understand a bit more of the dismal past of Cambodia - although the more you learn about it the less it ...
Member: jenny
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Australasia and South East Asia... a continuation on a toilet theme
Homogenity very much defines shopping in Thailand, and the floating market outside Bangkok was no exception. Repetitive photo album designs, countless fake Rolex's and wood-rounded candlestick holders abound, I must've seen them all in at least 50 di...
Member: Sam
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Gap Year 2003
Lima, Peru Flying vist back through Lima on way south to Pisco...
Member: Sam
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New Zealand
Finally have a day off today so no excuse not to catch up on this blog...am sitting in the most bizarre internet cafe yet; its a big red bus, but its cheap and my new home for at least the next three hours, so here it goes... Arrived in Auckland Mon...
Member: Emma
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New Zealand 2005
Although illegal, hitchhiking is a common and accepted practice here in New Zealand. Let's Go! New Zealand does not endorse it but does concede that New Zealand is perhaps the best country to hitchhike. But, it reads, use common sense: don't hitch alo...
Member: Will
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Gap Year 2004
Me and Deaj organised to take a couple of days off work and head out to the Blue Mountains for a bit of fresh air. James really enjoyed his trips there, so it really had to be done. We shot over on a train to Katoomba, one of the larger towns in th...
Member: Claudio
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Gap Year : New Zealand
It's a little over a week now since I left Whitianga. I'm currently sitting in the net cafe at Base Backpackers in Wellington on a sweaty Thursday evening with a nice cup of tea. I'm here in Wellington until Sunday morning, when I catch my flight over ...
Member: Luke
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