Esplanade Hotel Auckland

... local hardware store. As this is the main highlight of Invercargill, it is fairly safe to say that New Zealand’s towns are not quite as exciting as the countryside. In fact, John Cleese once said “if you ever want to kill yourself, but lack the courage, a trip to Palmerston North will do the trick”. Needless to say, we gave that particular town a miss. Before leaving the South Island, we spent a thoroughly enjoyable couple of days around the ...

... sure im going to get that buzz i was after now lol.

an hour and a half to go till we leave here for Bangkok. cant wait lol. poor Jess would have been at the airport waiting for me for 6hrs by the time i arrive. we are going to shop our asses off today!!!

hoping my baby has fun at his wine and cheese afternoon with the clan


ciao for now until Bangkok

... early and had a pint and pizza before the others turned up... we also realised the All Blacks were playing against South Africa and we had prime seats in front of the big screen... so my first night in Auckland was fun, we ended back in town later and the Brits well and truly outlasted the Yanks!
Sunday I got up early and caught the train to the car auction and my Swedish buddies Anders and Johan came with me! It was a bit surreal ...

... br>Passing and simply being waved through the countless local police road blocks in villages.

Judder bars in the weirdest of places.

Mainly truck, bus transport ie lack of private cars.

Variety of different border crossing experiences from walking through a shoe dip for foot and mouth disease prevention to even getting my index finger scanned from both hands by the ...

... parties noisier, their barbecues more sizzling and themselves seem funnier. "Beaches to boardrooms" is Grahams Peet's philosophy when it comes to his Spit Roast Catering Company business, which last year alone served more than 200,000 customers.

Welcome to NZBO Where we offer you a great range of menus. Claudelands Events Centre is a multi dimensional events complex in a picturesque setting on the doorstep of the Hamilton CBD. We cater to an exciting mix of ...

... My dream of an awesome career is complete..hmm!

The last two weeks I was a temp at the university bookshop...man students are stooopid! I don't know if it's just kiwi students but they come in looking for a book..they know the colour of the cover but not the author, title or know the title of the course they are even taking..hmmm! And sometimes they don't even know what author means! I am enjoying feeling like I am back at Uni though and have been ocassionally found ...

... layout of the cave, then use the picture and torch to plan a route through. Inside there were stalactites and stalagmites, and a few glow worms, which are small creatures with a light in their rear that live on the ceilings of caves. I took the scenic view on to Auckland, and met up with Gemma in the evening, a friend from my university days in Plymouth, as she now lives in Auckland.

... hotel that his great-granddad built in 1885. We took a drive around the beautiful coastline and had fresh raw oysters, gourmet chocolates, and the best fish 'n chips in the country. We had a night out in the city listening to Jamie's (Bob's good friend and our generous host) band and an evening watching a live rugby match where the Hamilton Chiefs made a late comeback against the South African Lions ...

... this. Just think of the volume, as we need the notes in $20 and $50 bills. Its a fat wad, baby. That will make the front of my trousers swell even more than usual! Is there a solution, not really, as there are no ATM's in many of the places we are visiting and they don't accept travellers cheques. So we will be finding ourselves spending time in ...

In the camperva. Absolutley loving New Zealand. All of the pictures seem to have jumbled themselves up so i thought i'd better explain them as i haven't put titles next to them as usual as i found out that not putting titles saves about a hour a time! Anyway so anything grape looking is going around the wineries in Malborough, we wnded up doing three days..hard work. Then it was off to ...