Paekakariki Backpackers Wellington

... br>Leszek i Kirsty<br><br>------------------------- ----------------------------<br>Welcome , <br><br>A brief note about our Polish trip last weekend. We visited celebrations commemorating the 65th anniversary of the arrival of Polish children to New Zealand (the children of Pahiatua). <br><br>The 65th anniversary was quite a significant event,<br>bringing together a number of reporters, press, film crew etc. It was nice to<br>hear Polish language &amp; after ...

Greetings &amp; Pozdrowienia (po polsku - przewi&#324; na dó&#322;)<br><br>Another blog entry to let you know how 'work' is going. My main 'job' is looking after 2 boys Sascha (4) and Joseph ( 8). I also have a contract for mental health work, but as yet haven't signed it! My 'boss' is the mother of the 2 boys, a lady called Deborah. She is lovely, easy going and very positive. She works in Wellington city as a dentist (her own practice ...

... his summer holidays. Greetings to everyone at NCYPE who is returning to work/college/teaching/skiving etc etc. Love from down under. Kirst &amp; Leszek :) Witam, Dzieki za komentarze do bloga - fajnie ze ktos to jednak czyta :) Odwrotnie do zamierzen zamiast na polnoc w przyplywie chwili zdecydowalismy sie na podroz na poludnie - do stolycy - Wellington. Zajelo nam to 9 i pol godziny i bardzo zroznicowane krajobrazy. Jak ...

... ist ein privates Krankenhaus und die Station wo ich arbeite ist spezialisiert in Orthopaedie, Hals Nasen Ohren und Kosmetische Schoenheits Chirurgie.Dave kann waerend seiner Mittagspause all moeglichen aktivitaeten nachgehen, zum Beispiel klettern, kajaken,schwimmen oder laufen gehen. Er ist zum richtigen Sportfreak geworden. Im Januar sind Daves Eltern und meine und Krissi zu Besuch gekommen. Einen ganzen Monat hatten sie Zeit. Es war herrlich, und das Beste war, das ich ...

... you. * Pedeko, which look kind of like Takahe but can fly and are not so rare. * Tui, who are quite rare and are small and black. * Canada goose, except it is in New Zealand! * Blag shag * Fantails and robins, who are friendly little birds who eat the insects people stir up We did not see the Kiwi because it was daytime, but we did stick our hands into one of the holes where they live. And a cool little gekko crawled into my Mom's backpack and ...

DAY 14 Today we move on to the Catlins which is an area in the most southerly point of the South Island. Before we set off and while Stan caught up with his stocks I took a walk around the residential part of Te Anau. Most of the houses are really small and look like large mobile homes and they all have tin roofs and many tin sidings too but some are really like pretty little dolls houses with ornate ironwork on them. The other surprising thing is how English ...

I'm afraid I haven't got much to add since the first entry, as Emma has been working full time and I have been wasting time waiting for the bar jobs to open up. I had my first trial at a posh bar called 3C on Friday, and it went well, but I'm still waiting to hear from them to see if I've got a job. Tomorrow (Monday) I have another trial at a restaurant called The Tasting Room which I'd prefer to 3C (there was ...

Christchurch to Kaikoura Head up the coast again to to Kaikoura. A walk along the beach and a few hours reading a book! Kaikoura to Wellington Wind our way up the rugged coastal roads again to catch the Picton ferry to Wellington. Walked around the beautiful town of Wellington. Lots of love Tracey xxx