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The most random fancy dress party in the world!

A travel blog entry by jackandandrew

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Thank the Lord, i bring great news! This entry is going to be better than the last! Thankfully, Kiwi Experience has already recognized that there is nothing at this place! Seriously, picture this.......a hostel on the side of the road.....thats it. So to ...

Glow-worms and the Poo Pub

A travel blog entry by timefortea

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... one and the same lane. You just hop onto the bridge and hope to God a loco isn't coming in the other direction! Bonkers! Lake Mahinapua is apparently pretty huge, but unfortunately it was dark by the time we got to see it. This wasn't such a ...

Westport to Lake Mahinapua

A travel blog entry by c-hampden

... a dive but we got into the swing of things straight after our Roast Lamb and Venison dinner (for 3 quid). The controversy started when a new bus member, Jonas (Dane) had $70 stolen. Then Rogier (Dutch) had his video camera taken. There was a thief!!! The ...

Lake Mahinapua

A travel blog entry by kathyface

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... 's amazing this coastline - similar to the Great Ocean Rd, and is apparently rated one of the most stunning drives in the World. Lake Mahinapua pub, where we stay is a horrible old-man pub with an unattractive smell. The owner is an 80yr-old man called ...

Lake Mahinapua - fancy dress and partying

A travel blog entry by bluecircle

We arrived a little too late to see much of the lake itself, so the evening was mostly spent imbibing beer and getting ready for the Poo Pub's fancy dress party: it's such an odd little place in the middle of nowhere, and its walls are lined with photos ...

Fancy dress

A travel blog entry by templei

Travel to Lake Mahinapua. saw seals, good views and apncake rocks. Plus faces in the rocks, see photos! it all looked like scull island (king kong). On night stayed at the hotel in middle of nowhere with Les (santy), Fancy dress, i went as michael ...

The 'Poo Pub' - Lake Mahinapua

A travel blog entry by ukjenjen

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... , but i wasnt really complaining as i only paid $10 to sleep....dirt cheap!!!) wanted to get up to see the sunrise over the lake, but i wasnt really sure what time it rose, and didnt wanna wake up to be honest! hahaha oopss ah well!!! off to the glaciers ...

P Party at the Poo Pub!

A travel blog entry by jamieandlaura

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... torrential so we stayed inside the whole afternoon and watched Wedding Crashers and Lord of the Rings. The next day it was on to Lake Mahinapua to stay at the infamous Poo Pub. Actually called the Mahinapua Hotel, it's a hostel in the middle of nowhere, ...

Lake Mahinapua

A travel blog entry by denver_massive

Lake Mahinapua and the 'P party'! We stayed at a pub run by an 84 year old called Les - brilliant! Everyone had to dress up in something beginning with P. So we went as......Power Rangers!! Ha ha ...

udklaedningsfest paa landet

A travel blog entry by linderslade

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Kristoffer og jeg stillede op som 2 smukke damer til udklaednings fest paa dette hyggelige hotel langt ude paa landet. Vi havde en gruppe i kiwi bussen og der var gang i ...

The Poo Party

A travel blog entry by tubtub

This night was the legendary Poo party. Its talked about on every Kiwi Bus. Basically you stay at a pub in the middle of no where adn theres a big themed fancy dress night that night. So obviously we stoped that day to get some stuff. Our theme was: ...

Poo pub

A travel blog entry by dgb_law

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One of the stops for the Kiwi Experience is the Poo pub this world renowned pub always has a theme which kiwi experience guys and girls should dress as. Ours was the letter P. I decided (not sure why) that Porn Star (not sure anybody at work should be ...

Happy Birthday to ME!!

A travel blog entry by nikki-donna

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... character!! The dorms are all basically portacabins but they were warm. It was a short walk to the beach and also to the Lake Mahinapua, all against the backdrop of the Southern Alps. We headed down to the beach and had a kick about with the football ...

The infamous Poo Party

A travel blog entry by strawberryk

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... eat and catch up on the gossip from the previous night, and oh lord was their a lot of it!! The destination for the night was Lake Mahinapua where we would be having the Poo Party. The place we stay at seems to be in the middle of nowhere and the Kiwi ...

poo pub

A travel blog entry by holz_g

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Poo party

A travel blog entry by tom.steibelt

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... out rocks that look like pancakes! Quite funny as they actaully do look a bit like stacked pancakes! Our final stop before Lake Mahinapua was Greymouth to pick up our fancy dress outfits...The theme was go as something begining with tthe first letter ...

LAKE MAHINAPUA

A travel blog entry by sanjohnno

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Had a great time walking around the lakes and soaking up the views. The weather has been very sunny and warm although a bit cold at night. They say it rains alot on the west coast of the south island so im sure ill get wet soon enough! We ...

Poo Pub

A travel blog entry by tomcaesar

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... trousers, shirt and tie from the Salvation Army shop. We got to the Pub/hostel in the evening and I went for a walk to see Lake Mahinapua. Given the clouds, it wasn't that great to look at, but still fairly impressive. At night along the track, very small ...

Poo Party

A travel blog entry by theworldtrip

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Much like River Valley, we stopped overnight here in order to break up our travels. Just South of Greymouth we stopped in a hotel which is reserved especially for Kiwi buses 5 nights a week and, as such, is the perfect location for a fancy dress party. ...

Just an average road side rest stop

A travel blog entry by presto

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haeding towards the glacier country, we saw a little sign for a rest stop area, just off of the main highway. We took the opportunity to take a break, and followed the small track, to the car park, just beyond which was the sights iive attached. Was so ...

Lake Mahinapua 22nd March 2009

A travel blog entry by dlz

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22nd March 2009 Next destination Lake Mahinapua, we journeyed down the spectacular State Highway 6 that stretches 435 kilometers along the rugged Tasman shoreline, from Westport in the north, to the Haast Junction in the south. The road wound ...

Westport - Lake Mahinapua and the Poo Pub!

A travel blog entry by katandben

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... more short walks and look out points, we arrived in Greymouth to do our fancy dress shopping for the legendary Poo Pub night at Lake Mahinapua. Our driver, Bods, decided the theme was going to be Bad Taste and the winner of the best costume won a Canyon ...

The Poo bar

A travel blog entry by jadenshell

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On the way to Lake Mahinapua we stopped off to see a massive seal colony. We also did a walk to see the Punakaki Pancake Rocks which are limestone stacks which look like pancakes stacked on top of each other which was pretty impressive. The hostel that ...

The Poo Pub

A travel blog entry by chrislewis7

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We head off down the coast. Scenery spectacular. The West Coast Road that stretches 435kms along the rugged Tasman shoreline. The road winds through diverse landscapes, the Southern Alps, the rain forest the rugged coast. We stop at Cape Foulwind seal ...

Lake Mahinapua

A travel blog entry by benbeckie

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Lake Mahinapua was another stop in the middle of no where down the west cloast which was a themed party night organised by Kiwi. We were not too keen on the idea of dressing up but got into the spirit of it. The theme was binbags and we managed to fashion ...

Lake Mahinapua

A travel blog entry by danielbower3

Lake ...

Lake Mahinapua og udklaedningsfest

A travel blog entry by saucysurferdude

... up soon...). Det var lots of fun.. Vi fik i desuden ogsaa en ordentlig portion deer-boef med alt hvad man kan taenke sig af tilbehoer.. Det var sgu dejligt. Om natten badede vi i soen, Lake Mahinapua sammen med vores englaendere og canadiere. Sweet. ...

Poo Pub Birthday Night

A travel blog entry by jenmcguire1987

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... basically a jakie old man pub with some dorm rooms outside of it, the old man is Les, at 85 he is the oldest publican in New Zealand! He gets on and delivers the same speach he has been giving for the past 19 years, which is essentially - don't bring in ...

Poo Pub

A travel blog entry by oldhongerlady

So we arrive at this place called Lake Mahinapua, which is literally this tiny place in the middle of no where. I think the place we stayed at is specifically made for Kiwi Experience people. we had a costume party at this pub called "Poo Pub" with the ...

'Poo pub... and Greymouth

A travel blog entry by alanandhenri

... ) here we collected some new passengers and stopped for some unusual provisions... its Kiwi Experience tradition to stop at a pub outside Lake Mahinapua and stay with Les - a slightly mental 80 year old who opens his doors to allow the travellers on ...

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