I am not sure how much I can elaborate on Auckland - you know been a city and all. But to be fair it does have its merits - beautiful bay views from almost every direction and definitely one of the most cleverest things the Kiwi's did was build the Sky Tower. Not only does it add something to the skyline but it gives perspective and a sense of i...
After fooling around in Taupo, we followed the stinky smell (of the sulfur) up to Rotorua, which is the capital of geothermal activity and Maori cultural center. To fully experience the city, we went to a tourist trap center where we watched and participated in the old Maori ceremonies and customs. It was fantastic and very amusing as you can se...
Raglan, famous for its left hand break was populated by surfers of all skill level. We fit in with the beginner's crew and as such were given what felt like boats for boards that were equally heavy as they were large. Our best day of surfing so far, we experienced a great day of perfect waves. We left with Andrew having successfully surfed his ...
Leavin Santaigo on the 15th December and arriving in Auckland on the 17th means there is a whole day gone in there that I'm missin. More to the point it was my brothers birthday so wasn't too impressed I was missin that. Sorry about that one Ciaran. Anyhoo, this was a bit of a nightmare as I always do silly stuff when booking flights and the lik...
I'm starting to get sorted a bit. I'm staying in the hostel until Friday and then on Friday, Saturday and Sunday i'm staying at the Best Western President Hotel before going on a farmstay on Monday 24th. And for the benefit of my mum....i used the washing machine and tumble dryer today....twice....in one day....shocking! Admittedly i have probab...
Well Ive been back in Auckland for two days before I head out to Coromandel tomorow. Forgot how bloody expensive everything is here! Not much to say in this entry as theres not much to do here, But met a Danish guy who was pretty cool yesterday and ended up have a drinks with him, also entered a free pool comp, the prize was a free bungy jump, a...
A gruelling 53 hours of travel, via Singapore, Heathrow and Gatwick to Faro, waiting in airport lounges, transfers, to eventually arrive at Tavira in the Algave province of Portugal. Now for a bit of catch up.
New Zealanders have already proved to be extremely friendly. However, this doesn't necessarily apply to foreigners in New Zealand, as Lefe the Belurussian nutter has Shown us. In retrospect our choice of hostel in Auckland may have been a mistake. Unmentioned in any guides and rather far out of the city centre we clambered from our taxi and bega...
After a rocky flight we arrived in Auckland at 5.30pm, but more about this in a minute. First a little encounter in the men's toilets at Sydney airport: Paul taking a slash Massive **** from Paul's **** Smile on Paul's face Congratulatory "good on yer mate" from an Ozzie still makes me and AMS smile now. Back to NZ - got picked up by Helen in he...
