Mount Eden Auckland

Flew from Toronto, Canada to Auckland, New Zealand with a very quick stopover in San Francisco. Going to New Zealand for a two week trip before heading to Australia to teach in Melbourne. Two weeks just is not enough, so my trip will only be of the North Island. Hopefully one day I will be able to go to the South Island!
First day in, …

We have landed in New Zealand! Flight seemed to go very quick but I only managed a little bit of sleep before we landed. As we walked through security, Oli had some drugs planted on him by a guard to help train one of the dogs they have patrolling and it picked up on it straight away! Jo and Tim collected us from the airport and drive us to their …

Nachdem Air NewZealand mein Gepäck immer noch nicht aufgetrieben hat, konnte ich für 100 NZ$ Klamotten kaufen... Frisch ausgestattet mache ich mich auf Auckland zu erkunden. In den Bildern findet ihr ein paar Ansichten von Auckland mit Perspektivenwechsel... ;0 …

Je suis arrivee a Auckland le 31, vers 9h du soir. J'ai passe toute la journee dans le bus a dormir car la veille je suis sortie avec l'israelienne, l'allemande et deux autres allemands (oui, il y a des allemands partout en NZ). Impossible de resister aux sorties a Wellington !


L'auberge de jeunesse est tres grande, j'ai eu un peu de …

Today we headed over to Auckland the largest city in New Zealand and the 4th in the world with regards to land mass. Despite the size it had a great relaxed feel about the place and what made it best was we met up with the Stacie Rhodes from Trek America. We arrived in Auckland early afternoon after a very long drive from Wellington and stacie very …

Today didn't start as early as I'd planned, due to me being lazy. But then finding out I'd been robbed made it even later. Over $150 was taken from my purse, in my bag, in my room; while I was in the bathroom. The CCTV is in the hallway, and too many people were coming and going to have a suspect. The police station is across the road, so I went …

We have had such a brilliant day today and were luckily graced with a beautiful sunny day; perfect for long walks around some of Auckland's mesmerising volcanoes. There are fifty volcanoes situated in Auckland - not all of which are extinct - but it was an easy choice to prioritise the ones we HAD to see. Considering how Auckland is the largest …

Caught up on my sleep and managed to get 12 hours, sorry Vic :) After reading through some of the visitor info I got from the airport, decided to stretch my legs and go for a walk today and see some of Auckland. First down to the I-site (Tourist info) on the Quay to get a map of the coast to coast (16k) walk. Start from viaduct harbour going to …

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Maandag heerlijk een dag helemaal niks gedaan. Lekker met z'n allen bij het vuur gezeten, en de wirlpools onveilig gemaakt. De tijd vloog echt voorbij die dag, maar ja aan alles komt een einde dus ook aan deze dag. Helaas moesten Veronica en ik de volgende ochtend afscheid nemen van de rest. Wij gaan namelijk weer terug naar …

After a very long flight we landed in Auckland. We braved the Airbus to get to our hostel in mount Eden. In an effort to come the jet lag we ventured to the supermarket to buy our first travellers dinner (pasta and sauce)! Whilst cooking dinner we met lots of other travellers who had also just arrived in New Zealand. The next day a group if us …

... he didn't flinch and continued the abuse! Classic! I learnt that there is a big rivalry within New Zealand between Aucklanders and the rest of the country. Auckland is home to about a third of the population and apparently the further south you go, the ...

... shells at a stall) we dropped off our shopping and set off for the coast to coast walk across Auckland. The Auckland Isthmus is New Zealand's narrowest neck of land, about nine kilometers wide. The walkway takes you over two of the cities popular ...

... and James. I had heard that the ACB was a very big building and so it didn't have the character that hopefully other hostels throughout New Zealand will have. Still, it didn't bother me and we dumped our stuff and went out for a stroll and a bite to ...

... again towards Auckland where we drove over the Harbour Bridge and had fantastic views of the skyline as we went in. First stop was Mount Eden which was recommended to us as a great viewing spot for Auckland. Drove up most of the way and walked to the ...

... took off. I had two seats to myself on this first leg of the flight to Tahiti and got a great view of Auckland as we left New Zealand. I could make out all the landmarks of the city, even Mount Eden road was clearly visible until we entered some ...

What better way to start the long weekend than by attending the New Zealand premier of "No 2" at the opening night of the Open Air Cinema. I had attended screenings here before, during the first season back in 2004, so I knew that I was in for a treat. ...

... say our goodbyes at 10am - thanks again guys for letting us stay with you! L phones her M&D before we set off for Auckland. Arrive at Mount Eden look-out at 2.45pm and whilst we leave the car for 10 minutes somebody tries to break in and bust the lock, ...

... feel to it. We were staying in affluent Ponsonby with the very hospitable Veronique and Stephen, and their son Thierry, winner of New Zealand's most smiley baby award 2005. We scouted out downtown Auckland on the first day (the shops stayed open in the ...

... straight out of a GCSE geography book. So it looks pretty good out there! On from Bastion Point to another of Auckland's 50-odd volcanos, Mount Eden. This was once a Maori Pa, or fortified village, and you can still see the terraces they built. ...

... Vegas or something). Anyway, the bus tour went up to some of the interesting city spots, including Mount Eden. The views were quite nice. Auckland's nightlife seems pretty vibrant on the weekends. Not realizing perhaps that it's actually tomorrow ...