well today was a day we have been looking forard to , for quite some time. we visited some seals in the wild , about a colony of 400 of them on the west coast of the north island , 2 hours drive from wellington. We arrived by car , which our crazy tour guide was driving like a maniadc , but she drove with determination we hope. well we arrived i...

After being out of town nearly a week, we decided to take it fairly easy this weekend. The weather contributed to our mood since it has been raining or overcast all weekend. We went out both Friday & Saturday night to new restaurants. Friday night we went to Maharaja, an Indian place, in Petone on Cuba Street. One of our American friends, Wendy,...

Hello once again, oh how time is whizzing past. I will take you back to where I left off...last Thursday. Again it was a fairly average day at work, except that I had to stay until 9pm for the WIPA AGM - you can tell I was excited! Now apparently there was something vaguely interesting on the agenda - the merger between WIPA and Greater Wellingt...

After a long but not unpleasant day's travel (aqua taxi & 3 hour ferry across the Cook Strait - billed as best ferry-ride in the world - hard to argue with that) we arrived in Wellington on 27th. We are staying at the YHA which is fabulous in all ways - excellent intro to how good hostels can be for those who are uninitiated. M says he has s...

Just before I leave New Zealand behind, I thought I'd mention a couple of (what to me were) significant events The first was the ferry crossing from South Island to the North Island! Apart from a slight drizzle, everything was okay when the ferry left Picton, none of us suspected the events that were about to unfold! Andy, our driver guide had t...

So after the ferry crossing with the car from Picton we arrived in the nations capital - Wellington! We checked into a distinctive hostel slap-bang in the city centre called the Animal House which was painted in tasteful zebra stripes! After parking up and polishing of a sweet Dominos we got some cheap nasty gin (Sam has got me drinking gin and ...

Weekend in Wellington. Very trendy NZ city. Richard hangs out with old uni crew, Bourbasoc.

People told me it would end this way. When i left her i had a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye. I only hope she can move on and find someone who will treat her better than i ever could. They say you never forget your first, and how can i? I'll never forget her for as long as i live: the time spent roaming through the countryside with each ...

23.23 - The day had finally come for me to move hostel. I was not looking forward to it as it is a pain in the **** to move once you are settled down. Oh well, I shouldn't really complain. The hostel I am moving to is way nicer although I am not looking forward to working even if it is to save me money! Unfortunately the hostel is on the other s...

After crossing the Cook Straits between the two islands, our two and a half weeks in the North Island saw us both do a tandem skydive from 12,000 feet, relax in numerous hot sulphur pools, watch the NZ V8 Touring Car championship, roll down a hill inside an inflatable rubber ball and spend the money we now don't have....... Tue 9th Mar - Have br...