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Travel Journals: Wellington, New Zealand


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The Ring Searching Route 01 - 17AUG2004

KUALA LUMPUR / SINGAPORE MH605 01AUG 1540/1635 SINGAPORE / AUCKLAND NZ28 01AUG 2020/1010* AUCKLAND / SINGAPORE NZ23 17AUG 1155/1900 SINGAPORE / KUALA LUMPUR MH610 17AUG 2110/2205 KUALA LUMPUR / SINGAPORE MH605 07AUG 1540/1635 SINGAPORE / AUCKLAND N...

Member: Sean
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London 1995

After a night in the upstairs room of a pub with an Australian girl called Corrina and a bottle of tequila I am smitten. She leaves a few days later to work in a pub in the Gambia. I book a ticket and fly back to Africa for the first time since leaving...

Member: Eric
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Wellington

Slept in late today, probably due to having a proper bed for the first time in 3 weeks. Had some breakfast at the hostel and got the No10 bus to the Zoo. Similar to Edinburgh zoo in that it is all on a hill there was quite a range of animals. The Kiwi'...

Member: Michael
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New Zealand Pictures

Here are some pics of New Zealand, I can finally proove to you all i did the Bungy jump!!! Hope you enjoy them!!...

Member: claire
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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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World Backpacking Trip (Part 2) - New Zealand, Australia, Asia & Europe 2006 / 2007

Wednesday 11th April I Woke at 5am as train rattled into Hanoi. I met Aaron and Natalie at the front of the station and we took a taxi back to the same hotel, where we had breakfast because nowhere else was open before 8am. Then I took a ta...

Member: Gabrielle
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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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laze around the world...all trips here

First trip to toronto, me and rach stayed at mary's apartment which is on the top floor of the building with a very very big balcony. mary slept in the master bedroom, rach in mary's room...me in the den in a sleeping bag!!! despite the fact that her ...

Member: lazy
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New Zealand, April 07

The main purpose of this 'whirlwind' trip back to NZ (we were only there for a week) was for Brigitte and Mat's wedding, which was fantastic. But we also managed to squeeze in two nights in the Coromandel with Mum and Dad, and see our families and l...

Member: Danielle and James
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Trip of a lifetime

Shopping. A woman's downfall and yet the source of such entertainment and happiness! Julie has said throughout this trip that she was saving all of her shopping until South-East Asia because it's sooo much cheaper here. And she has pretty much kept h...

Member: Lucy
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New Zealand

Had afew beers on 22nd with mates, cheers guys then left nz on the big oe...

Member: Tom and Jools
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Goodbye Edinburgh, Hello World

Well, apparently our time is nearly up and we're having to return to dear old Blighty very soon. Life's a beach, isn't it? Well it has been for us recently, anyway. We've been in Thailand for around two months now. It's the kind of place where nothi...

Member: FisherTours and BoothTravel
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Christmas '07

By Matt After much anticipation, we finally headed off on our holiday to the UK. The first leg of the trip saw us head to Brisbane where we stayed a few days with JanNan and PoppyT (my parents), and we also had a chance to catch up with my sisters a...

Member: Matt
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New Zealand 2006

27 March I got to Dunedin and lunchtime and met Phil by the train station. He is the eldest of my NZ cousins. He showed me around Dunedin and then dropped my stuff off at his home. I had a great day around the city, shopping and looking at the Scottis...

Member: alexandra
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Summer 2000 - SE Asia & Australasia

Still having a brilliant time. In Cairns we went scuba diving and snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef which was fantastic. I also did white water rafting which was incredible, with grade 3 / 4 rapids (5 and 6 are too dangerous for man). We might do t...

Member: Claire
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New Zealand!

Well after a 12 hour flight we arrived in Auckland safe and sound! We mamanged to sleep about 7 hours but we still felt like we had had none! We met up with Iris (aimees grans friend)and her grand-daughter Heather in Auckland for a coffee which was ...

Member: Aimee and Serena
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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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Christmas 2006

I love Christmas. It is such a magical time and this year was even more special. With Craig and Harvey over from Australia and it being Sophie's first Christmas, we had a lot to celebrate. The kids loved their presents (and each others!) Sophie go...

Member: Kelly
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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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The Pacific, NZ and a tiny bit of Oz

Dunedin is a nice but fairly quiet town. We found the world's steepest street - Badwin st and drove to the top and held our breath on the steep descent! Then we drove out to the Otago peninsula and visited Larnach Castle - New Zealand's only castle. ...

Member: Chris and Aine
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Just Passing Thru Oz (Sep 2005)

Visited my brother Jason at his new place in Ulladulla. Cruising on Sydney Harbour, visited the Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge...

Member: John
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Weltreise 2006

In Darwin checken wir in Chillis Backpacker Hostel ein. Unser Plan, die Westkueste entlang zu reisen, platzt innerhalb einer Minute, da zwischen Darwin und Broome alle Strassen ueberschwemmt sind und es auch zwischen Broome und Perth sieben Zyklone gab...

Member: Kati n Rob
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Round the World Trip

I know when you see the pictures of what we are wearing you will think to yourselves where can I get these outfits from? Well, I hate to dissapoint you it is not easy looking this good - Tights and shorts - gifts. boots and coats $90. Looking like comp...

Member: jonathan and bekki
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Kiiwis are priimo!

NZ, to say it short = sweet ass priimou! Arrived in Auckland where I stayed at Base Bp`s and had a priimou sanctuary girls dorm there (was almost more like a hotel more than a hostel). Wellington beats Auckland 100%! Had a great buss trip throu...

Member: funsoaker
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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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South East Asia, New Zealand & Japan 2004-5

Check out the blog and archives December 2004 and January 2005 ;o) http://lunamodule.blogspot.com/2004_12_01_lunamodule_archive.html...

Member: Luna
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New Zealand

Bungy jumps in Taupo are the cheapest around, So we decided to go there. Before 11am they are even cheaper. On the morning of our jump we got up extra early but still didn't make it there until 10.45am! We still got the cheap price. We got taken to the...

Member: Bambi
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Mountains, snow and Ice...!!!!

How time flies... hadn't realised it had been so long since I did my last journal..!! Ah well, better bring you back up to speed then hadn't I..?!?! Well after leaving Taupo, I moved on to Napier. Napier is famous for its art deco buildings that ...

Member: Carol
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New Zealand 2005

The bus trip started today - nine days of travelling in an anti-clockwise direction around the South Island, from Christchurch to Christchurch via everywhere. I'm on a trip organised by Stray Travel, which is a more 'grown-up' version of the typical ba...

Member: Richard
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New Zealand & Australia

Caught the morning ferry from Picton to Wellington, and on the TV they were showing the funeral of the Maori Queen, who died about a week ago. The Maori kingship was formed in the 1840s, when the Maoris decided they needed to unite, to better resist th...

Member: Louise
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