Parnell Auckland

Parnell ar Aucklands alsta forort och tycker om att se sig som en by. Aven om de enda traktorer som man ser ar de SUV's som kors av rika fotbolls mammor.

Parnell har ett oforklarligt urval av billigt boende, aven om det ar tveksamt om backpackers kommer ata ute pa nagon av huvudgatans dyra matstallen.
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We woke up and again went to the continental breakfast. After two other days of being told the breakfast included cold items only, we find out that hot items are also included! Tomorrow we will be eating eggs, hash browns, and bacon!

We had some time to kill before our Bush and Beach tour. We took a cab from the hotel to the Auckland …

Yesterday was our last full day in New Zealand. When we drove through Auckland a few days ago en route to the Bay of Islands, we only spent an hour at the waterfront, so today we wanted to get a real feel for the city. So we spent about eight hours walking around the city; we hit the Auckland Museum, the Auckland Art Gallery, the funky vintage …

... hard.  It took about half an hour to make scrambled eggs with bacon, onion and mushrooms.  Later that night Jason's New Zealand beard finally came off after a full 31 days and no one was more pleased than Sylvia. Bright morning skies greeted ...

... and relaxing with a proper cup of coffee in Starbucks , I was prepared for the final leg of my journey... In New Zealand anyway. Many people have told me the Auckland is not much of a city and gets really boring after a while. They may be right , but ...

... to leave it and ended up in a nice hostel up the road instead, albeit paying a little bit more…grrr..! Parnell is a nice area of Auckland, although a little on the fancy side with boutique shops and non-chain cafes up and down the street.  ...

... only 24c???) at Albert Park, gradually retreating into the shade, reading through the million or so pamphlets to decide what to do. New Zealand is not like Australia - the path is slightly less well worn, and you dont really know the sights until you ...

... a hot Swedish girl and him. He did want F$75 a night though, but still. Bugger his timing dammit!!! So yeah, er......New Zealand. First impressions? Its cold, they drive on the left hand side, its full of shops.......its England. On the other ...

So here we are in Aotearea (Maori for "Land of the Long White Cloud" - impressed?!) - aka New Zealand. Having totally spent out after our 5 nomadic months round Oz, we reluctantly gave in to reality again and got jobs - we're currently working in ...

... of them were palm trees) brought the mythical English forest to life. Complemented by a wonderfully funny production from very talented actors (who disguised their Kiwi accents perfectly) this was an ideal way to spend a summer evening in ...

... to say hello and goodbye once again to our friend Michi and Brendon, we departed for Auckland, the cosmopolitan capital of New Zealand. Highlights: - Choices & Diversity: After the South island-Back country-Fish&Chips experience we were kind ...

... sitting on the beach as I couldn't really walk far. Went to Russell for a few days, which is one of my favourite places in New Zealand and also went to Kaitaia for a few days. I eventually got fed up of sitting on the beach and not being able to swim ...

... , 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 (compared to Ireland), they ...