Waitakere Ranges Auckland

The flight from Japan to Sydney was good but for the record Quantas is no where near as good as BA or Emirets! I slpet for 6 and half hours solid during the 10hour flight with the help of a diazapam and large glass of wine! The transfer flight from Sydney to Auckland was only 3hours, on arrival we got two tickets at $32 (16pounds each) for the …

On Monday, we are leaving Auckland after staying here for 2 weeks. Quite a lot has been going on since we last wrote - we had planned to have a week of tourism this week, and managed to do a bit... I have lost track of the days (always a good sign) but at some point we visited the Auckland SkyTower, which gives a nice view of the city with all its …

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 …

We had a very busy week last week, with lots of sightseeing before we start at the working grindstone...

On Monday we went to Lake Taupo, which is about a 3 hour drive from Auckland. As the name suggests, its a town around a lake, which is the biggest one in Australasia. Joff had his first experience in a backpackers hostel, which was …

So after a 26 hour flight, and travelling from Auckland International to find my hostel, I finally had a moment to relax and take note on where I was and what I was doing. It was midnight in a large foreign city, I was completely on my own in a lonesome hostel room, nobody else was around, and I was being picked up the following day by a complete …

... the city skyline and dozens of sheep and lambs grazing in the fields (apparently NZ has 12 sheep for every citizen!); and the Waitakere Ranges - rainforest clad mountains right on the city's doorstep. We also took a ferry out to one of the many islands ...

... the narrow gauge train and headed off towards the Nihotupu Dam.  The journey took us deep into the the bush of the Waitakere Ranges, with the track running alongside the huge waterpipe that waters the city of Auckland.  It was quite a humbling ...

... in Canadian scale but has great views from just outside at Manukau. We passed on through and headed for the west coast and the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park to do some hiking. Our first hike was to Fairy Falls. A several tier waterfall with a million ...

... knowledge in geography, I got a great overview of the volcanic area, and yes had amazing views on both harbors of Auckland. After the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park we went to a view point with even more fabulous views of the area. Then we headed to ...

... Preis eingelöst, den ich im Dezember beim pub crawl gewonnen hab: meinen day trip nach Piha. Piha liegt in den Waitakere Ranges im Westen Aucklands und ist insbesondere bei Surfern beliebt. Vom Arataki Visitor Centre aus konnte man noch einmal einen ...

... & reasonably priced, something different for Auckland) and headed out to my very first rainforest!  Located in the Waitakere Ranges we walked a track to see an amazing waterfall.  Absolutely stunning. We had tea made from a plant ...

... this new life and seeing where experiences take us. Autumn so far: Walks with friends in the Waitakere Ranges A visit to the Stardome in Auckland to view the southern hemisphere night sky Experiencing the New Zealand stage of the World Rally ...

... . We started our day off around 10am to make the ~45 minute drive to a little trail head for the Hillary Trail of the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park. The entire tramp (hike) is meant for about 4 days and is around 70km long, so we just did a little ...

... and / or Dianne could translate when I went to order....And then off to meet Dianne's mum, and a drive out to the Waitakere Ranges. Again, more amazing landscape and when I am back you folks just must see the proper quality pics because the stuff on ...

... , dove si raccoglieva la popolazione per difendersi da eventuali attacchi. Alle spalle di Piha si estende la riserva naturale Waitakere Ranges Heritage Park, piena di sentieri da percorrere a piedi attraverso il bosco e la vegetazione bassa, i bushes. ...