The Monastery Hamilton

212 B Newell Rd. R. D. 3 Hamilton, North Island, New Zealand

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City Folks in the Country

A travel blog entry by theclossonclan

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... found this extremely interesting and high tech!

We also attended Agriculture Day with Sheree’s family. The kids are meant to bring their best calves, lambs and goats to be judged in various events. There was the leading category where they would walk around the paddock, and be judged on how well you walked with your animal. There was the rearing category, where the judge would come and look at how well taken care your animal ...

Wales v Fiji

A travel blog entry by enfys_a_sion

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... perfect! The whole city really went off that night – we went back to the House bar, met up with the crew again and just danced the night away in the marquee, chatting to the Police who, disturbingly, remembered us from the last time, singing the Sam or Captain song, and wondering how the hell we were going to get tickets for the Quarters?! Aaah but luck was on our side – Kev and Chris had bought tickets for both Quarters. You know, just in case, cover every base and ...

Kia Ora, Hoa

A travel blog entry by janeandrob

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... exotic: the clusters of arum lilies growing wild; palm trees and citrus fruits ready for picking and bags of ‘avo’s’ for sale on the roadside.

As for urban sophistication look no further than the little coffee shop. It was a tip from long-standing uni friends, Tre & Richard, so we have sampled some wonderful beverages, (I did the classic ‘Flat White’ today), some great cake and ...

Having fun & Setting sights

A travel blog entry by stevosteve

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... of the group being stinking drunk and told off by bar staff but in a non-threatening way (yes you Newton!). As the vibe and crowd built up though, and after some amazing tapas, the band started and were much better than I expected. They reminded me of a few bands I had seen in my London time, and the crowd was on the dance floor showing supporting through voice and shuffling feet and hips. Afterwards we got chatting to one of the band members, who played the stand-up double ...

Josh's Arrival

A travel blog entry by nzsarah

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... food was better.

So he's about to fall asleep. It's 6am for him but only 10pm for us. I've taken both the exams that I had today, gotten directions (just a general understanding of where we are headed. remember, google fails), and packed. Early tomorrow morning we will be headed up to Bay of Islands, Northland for four days!!
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