Wellington Guest Houses - Reviews and Rates

Weather: grey grey grey
Mood: excited, almost can't stand it, despite the weather

Today is all about preparation (for me) and just making it through the last workday of the week (for Steve and Ange). We've booked a place wine country in Martinborough. We're going to be touring vineyards and tasting wines on Saturday morning and early a...

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Day 50 Monday 24th August Wellington

Morning spent negotiating a cheap rental car for the week. Morning tea in the van at the end of Airport rinway. Great memories.
Visited St. Patricks College where Russell Maxwell teaches technology and outdoor e...

We arrived in the capital of New Zealand late at night, so didn't get to do anything on our first day, other than check out the nearest bar.

Wellington is known as the windy capital, and by god they got the name right. It was bloody freezing! We spent two days exploring the city. To be honest there really wasn't much to see. It was just ...

We got into Wellington, NZ at around 3pm on the 1st. April picked us up from the airport - I can't believe it's been almost 10 years since I was here to visit her last! Of course, this time it's a totally different trip. Last time we spent 2 weeks driving around the South Island, attempting to kill ourselves a different way everyday (sea kayakin...

Whenever we are supposed to see something in the distance there is bad weather and no sight. We were driving through New Zealand's desert (yes, they even have that!) towards Wellington and it could have been a wonderful sight. My itinerary says 'Welcome to Lord of the Rings country, with amazing photo opportunities of the Tongariro National Park...

So, nach 1,5stuendiger Zugfahrt bin ich in Wellington angekommen. Am Bahnhof habe ich gleich zwei Franzosen kennengelernt, die ins gleiche Hostel wollten wie ich. Nach halbstuendigem Marsch haben wir uns ueberlegt, naechstes Mal doch den Bus zu nehmen =) Es ging naemlich auch noch ziemlich den Berg hoch, und das mit soviel Gepaeck. Mit David und...

The journey to Wellington took up most of the day, as it took a while to drive from Kairkoura to Picton. From Picton we caught the ferry across to Wellington which took a little under five hours. There was little to report on the way, other than a brief stop off on the bus to Picton to see some seals sunbathing and their pups playing in nearby p...

Dernière journée dans l'île du nord et première grosse journée de route. On se relaye derrière le volant durant les 5 heures de route. Sur le chemin ya pas grand chose à voir. Ca tombe plutôt bien car c'est samedi et la réception de l'hôtel ferme à 17 heures. En arrivant vers la côte ouest l'urbanisation et le trafic s'intensifient. On en profit...

"If God had to pick one place on earth to live, it would probably be New Zealand," said Abby, & she's probably right. Although I havn't seen much of the rest of the world, New Zealand is this wonderful mix of old & new & so many mountains & land that have been untouched by man. You have the cities i.e. Wellington, Christ Church, Queenstown & pro...

Not much of any significance occurred today. After a quick run to town to pick up some vitals, I spent most of the afternoon trying to plan my month on the south island. Most of the multi-day hikes on the south island require booking campsites or huts along the way. Since January is the busiest month, this is often nothing short of a monumental ...