3rd January 2008 Well after an early rise this morning and a mystery tour round Sydney to pick passengers up for the airport and then an hour and a half wait for check in, I finally made it through to the departure lounge with only 40 minutes to spare before boarding. A 3 and a half hour flight later and I arrived in Auckland, NZ. Got the shuttl...

4th to 7th Jan 2008 Well the in last few days in Auckland I have been visiting the main sights. On Friday, the 4th, I went to the Auckland museum - very interesting. There was a Maori cultural show which was great to see. On the Saturday, I booked a morning harbour cruise which took us around the various marinas with plenty of great yachts and m...

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Entry 10 of a trip titled: Kiwi Dreams

1/2 year in a Hostfamily in Kerikeri + Some trips around New zealand (Nelson(Abel tasman park trekking), picton(ferry), kaikoura (whaleswatch),christchurch (city trip +rafting),greymouth & the pancakes rocks + (the west coast), franz Josef (Walk day on the FJ Glacier), Queenstown (Skydiving, Bungy jumping, Lord of the ring walk), Te anau (+Doubtfull sound), Dunedin (Chocolate factory, otago bay, concerts +shopping :-) , Auckland (city trip), Rotorua (Volcans, Geysers, Steaming pools, mud pools, ...) Taupo (bungy again), Taupo bay (surfing), Paihia (swim with dolfins boattrip), matauri bay (Scuba diving), Kerikeri (living place, my high school), Wellington (city trip), and many more

Entry 40 of a trip titled: Thailand...Laos...Malaysia...Singapore...Australia...New Zealand...Fiji...America... my adventure! Follow me!

Well my dream begins... ...Follow me as I travel from SE Asia to Australsia and America... I promise to keep you entertained! Luvya all x

Five days in Auckland and Waiheke Island December 1 - 6, 2006 Friday, December 1, 2006 - Auckland, New Zealand I arrived in Auckland at 4:35 PM. Since I have not connected with an Auckland Couchsurfer for my first night in the city, I will be staying at the Auckland City YHA (youth hostel). I was able to take the Airbus directly from the airport...

A good 350K to Mount Cook so it was gonna be a long day, and it was! The receptionist kindly offered to take me out of the city to where all the hitchers hitch form, i gratefully accepted her offer. There was no-one else hitching until about five minutes later when two more turned up, one of which stood in my layby! This is my patch numbnuts! Af...

Hitched out first thing and got picked up after about 20 minutes by a chain smoking music teacher, on his way to Stratford to school. Turned a corner, got pulled over by the fuzz on a routine check-up and got booked for not having a valid Warrant Of Fitness (our MOT equiv). He tried worming his way out but the cop was having none of it. Unfortun...

Location: YHA City Hostel in Auckland Auckland is, well, a city. It's not very exciting at all. It rained all day yesterday, half of my clothes are soaked now. I am definitely excited to leave the city. I'm sharing a room in the hostel with two other Libras from Wisconsin. They both just finished college as well. (They were born on the exact sam...

Well, here I am! I'm on Queen St. in Auckland above a Starbucks and near a McDonalds...so far from home. ha. Well my flights went well. The flight from Milwaukee was ok except for the boredom. At least I didn't have anyone to sit next to. LAX was a huge mess to me. I found my way to the Qantas Int. terminal and winded through the many lines. Upo...

It is 4:30 am and I am sitting in the Auckland International Airport Terminal, cramming in some last minute Japanese study as I wait for my 7:30 flight to Osaka. I will be meeting up and flying to Japan together with another girl, Amy, who is going for an exchange. I suppose I should tell you something about myself. My name is Shelley Hubley, I ...

Entry 10 of a trip titled: Three Creekside Restaurant employees leave Canada for New Zealand in an effort to reclaim lost summers.

If you have ever visited the summer playground of Scotch Creek, British Columbia, Canada you have likely visited the Creekside Restaurant. Were, no doubt you been treated to otherworldly dining experience. Meet Jesse Flaata, Jason Kelley and Wes Rotluff, these highly trained and talented constructors of culinary delight have practical been born and raised in the kitchen of the Creekside. These tireless champions of comestibles have spent many summer days preparing succulent dishes for the hoards of ravenous vacationers. Now the tables have turned and the boys are on the loose! New Zealand and it's diversified landscape, endless thrills and unique vibrant culture is their target.

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