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Napier Slideshow
Napier
Travel Blogs from Napier, New Zealand
This is it...
So, after 259 days of travelling and doing our own leisurely things, the time has come to earn some money. So all you relatives and friends out there, if you are reading this and feeling generous, please send us some money, it is nearly Christmas ...
Napier
... luxurious and soft. Ice cream shop – Hokey Pokey yummy with toffee bits all through it Mmmmm. We only had a short time in Napier , so once with the absolutely gorgeous sunny weather, we were up on deck to see our ship pull out, serenaded by a local ...
Mar 27, 2010
IT ALL ENDS! (quoted from the Harry Potter poster)
... a fine powder that gets suspended in the water and reflects the light. Our next stop was to a lookout of Mount Cook, which is New Zealand’s tallest mountain. We were lucky as only about 20% of visitors that try to see Mt. Cook can actually see it, ...
Roaring Roadtrip
... having their Art Deco weekend! When we arrived in Napier, streets were blocked off and filled with people in amazing costumes! Napier, and its neighbor Hastings, were both badly damaged by an earthquake in 1931, and rebuilt in the architectural style of ...
Its your winter and im wearing suncream!!
... to know the girls more as we all sat in the spa pools and talked about everything and anything, a perfect end to our stay in napier. Sunday morning we were sad to say goodbye to all of the faces that had become our daily life here, but super happy to move ...
Napier
... de Vin room for each wine with all the different characteristic smells and faults. A really nicely put together place. As Napier's most famous diner - Pacifica was closed for July, I chose to have dinner at a place called Providore which was down ...
A Big Day: Travel & Rugby
... the hotel that we would be coming back to later that night, after the rugby game. It was still 2 hours onward to Napier, but accommodations were hard to come by given how small the city is, and how many travelling French and Canadian fans would be ...
Road trip rush!
... for a long time to come. The next day, instead of rushing home, we decided to explore Napier. Napier is on the east coast of New Zealand and is the first place in the world to see the sunrise. Many people came here when ...
The Newest City in the World (at the time)
... of small wooden cottages along the ocean side. The majority of the centre of the town was rebuilt following the earthquake giving Napier the distinction of being “The Newest City in the World” at the time - there are also some buildings which ...
Säkerhetsinfo
Det här visar de som säkerhetsinfo på Air New Zealands alla flyg, jag skämtar inte! Halva gänget som är med är spelare i All Blacks. ...
1 week in Farm
... ; 3 ) Kiwi birds only lives at night 4 ) Kiwi = New Zealander nearly broke my back when i carried the 4 buckets of ...
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Moving in and around Napier
... the process of applying for my residency. It is a very expensive and stress full process.I have included some more pictures of Napier at the ocean and at the dock where the boats are. I have learned a little about rugby and the town fills up ...
The Great Rugby Adventure
... monkey on New Zealand’s’ back at this tournament. The World Cup of Rugby involves 20 teams from all different countries. New Zealand has gone rugby crazy for the 6-7 weeks. The games are played in the big stadiums in Auckland and Wellington, ...
This is it
The day has finally arrived. The bags are packed and the pets are safely ensconced in the boarding Kennel and Cattery. Dale's parents have arrived to take us to the airport. Europe, here we ...
Napier, NZ
We drove into Napier and stopped at the visitor centre to find out about the area and to email/blog everyone. We then drove up to Bluff Hill Lookout to see the view of the town and port. After lunch in the van as it was freezing on the hill, we decided ...
What a great place!
We drove from Rotorua today to Napier. On the way we drove to Taupo. We were looking forward to spending some time in Taupo but the weather was rainy and we could not see the lake! We did manage to stop over to Huka Falls. What a magnificent site! Got ...
Xmas
I hope you all had a great xmas and have a fantastic new year! Looking forward to seeing you all in 2006! Love Lorns ...
New Zealand- 6 Weeks in a Flash
... ; We've tried to appreciate every God given moment we've been blessed with and use our time wisely. New Zealand has chewed us up and spit us back out, loving everything Kiwi, but ready for Asia. Thank you for reading ...
A scrap free whanau gathering
Had a great xmas with all the whanau at napier. This is just a test and we plan to write better when we work out how to do it properly Love John ...
Continuing Downwards
Napier The drive from Gisboune to Napier was relatively quick compared to other drives we have accomplished but it was still 216 kms and took us four hours although the suggested time is three hours but I drive around 80kms rather than 100 and we take ...
Gannets- loads
... the bike too and went back again what fun. It seems I walked over 12 kms. A lovely day with some real sunshine. Napier is famous for the Art Deco architecture and it was literally every where you looked. All the buildings were rebuilt after an earthquake ...
Lovely art deco Napier
Drove 5 hours from Wellington to Napier (a little subdued due to painting the town pink with purple spots, the night before). Napier is a pretty little town on the east coast of the North Island. It was virtually destroyed by an earthquake and ...
Art Deco City by the sea
... to have more everyday people coming and going. BINGO Had a job interview with a supplement company and offered a position. Next day I was offered free housing. next a work visa................ I am MOVING to New Zealand..................... Kia Ora ...
Maorien jäljillä
Aamulla lähdimme aikaisin kylään nimeltä Whakawarewa, joka on Maorien kylä Rotoruan eteläpuolella. Paikan oikea nimi on aika paljon pidempi, mutta tätä käytetään lyhenteenä. Siellä kävimme opastetulla kierroksella, jonka jälkeen menimme ...
Day 10, North Island, New Zealand
Woke up to sunshine today so headed out with Rys and Greta to hire bikes. We rode along bike tracks which followed the coast and then went slightly inland - out for 4 hours and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. Had a look around the town which was largely ...
