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Greetings from Queenstown
Some of you have already seen that I put a couple of new photos in the last two entries before this one but for those who don't know, feel free to take a look. The girls came back from their glacier hike absolutely ringing wet. Apparently the rain didn't stop AT ALL for the entire day so they were very wet and extremely cold. They all agreed that …
Misty Milford Sound
Kijk zie je, daar heb je 't al! dit avontuurtje begint bij de Black Sheep Backpacker's, waar ik na inchecken kamer 13 krijg toebedeeld. Nou ja, denk ik nog even, daar geloof ik dus niet in en het zal best meevallen. Morgen zal ik naar Milford Sound gaan, Fjordland, waar ik een bootreis boek om al dat moois te kunnen bekijken. De weersvoorspellingen …
Party time
Bring money. Bring lots of money! Queenstown isn't more expensive than Christchurch with it's accommodation or drinks, and both are far cheaper than Sydney or London. But there are simply tons of activities to do - similar to Cairns - and they aren't cheap. They include the worlds 3rd highest bungy, Nevis, at around £90, other bungy's, jetboats, …
Gimps, Elvis and utter, utter fear
This is a top pick! Sunday March 7th I dragged my aching legs out of bed at 7am (6pm Saturday in London, 1pm in DC and 9am for you boys up in Alaska) to watch Arsenal destroy Portsmouth in the FA Cup, followed by a replay of (world champion) England's disastrous return to Twickenham. Today I had arranged to meet two friends I went to college with in the States. (Soon …
Hikes, bikes, rivers - and tequila
This is a top pick! Monday March 8th It ended up being a rather late night trying to deny how utterly scared I had been before that first jump. I was woken up at 7:30 by people leaving (why do all backpackers have to mess about with extremely loud plastic bags early in the morning?) and, as always, had no idea what city I was in. It took me a couple of confused …
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