Nautical Nook Bed and Breakfast Auckland
23b Watene Crescent Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
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Hobbitses leave New Zealand
... natural beauty.
Rotorua takes advantage of its substantial Maori population (both current and historic) and offers ‘traditional’ cultural evenings of dancing and feasting. We were hesitant to go to one of these, nervous that it wouldn’t be performed sensitively. However, we hadn’t had the opportunity to learn a great deal about Maori history and culture – largely due to there being little Maori presence in South Island, where we ...
Our Itinerary
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Saturday 14 April:
This morning we visit the flamingo colony at Celestun and have a chance to go swimming in one of the beautiful water holes. In the afternoon we'll explore some more of Merida.
Sunday 15 April:
Chichen Itza is one of the most famous cultural sites in Mexico, and it is our first port-of-call today. Afterwards we head to the Caribbean coast to our final destination of the trip, Playa del Carmen.
Monday 16 ...
Wish we could have stayed in Hong Kong for longer!
... took us to the Harbour and the convention centre which is built on land reclaimed from the sea - the last part of the convention centre was finished in 1997 in time for the hand over of power and there is a monument here to commemorate it. It was very misty and difficult to see all the skyscrapers in Kowloon even though it was just across the river. We caught the tram back to the hotel (it was much quicker then the underground and you could see a lot more) and had a ...
Preserve your memories they're all that's left you
... the time to catch up on my diary and to relax the young Sikh from the Punjab sitting next to me who was flying for the first time ever! He was on his way to Auckland to study Business Management, and had been traveling for 2 days to get to Delhi before catching the plane. It was the first time he'd been to Delhi too (and he wasn't overly impressed with the smog). We were lucky enough to fly alongside the Himalayas for most of the journey, and I ...
End of Year Awards Ceremony
... the bottled Miller in a shady casino in 105 degree Vegas – that’s how welcome that trolley-bus was.
LK: Our first day in Christchurch, and we eventually hopped onto the correct bus to get us to our appointment with an ANZ bank branch on the city outskirts. The Maori bus driver asked where we were from, gave us a free ride as a welcome to NZ gift and provided us with advice for connections and cheap tickets. Listen up here, UK bus drivers, try ...

