Academy Motor Lodge Wellington

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nach weiteren 2 stunden dann wellington, windy wellington, wie es so schön heisst und es macht seinem namen alle ehre.....es bläst wie verrückt..
kurz einen vodaphone shop gesucht, datenkarte gesucht, leider erfolglos....
dann mit dem cablecar auf den hausberg, kelburn, mit grossartigem blick über wellington..
von dort dann weiter in den botanischen garten.....unglaublich diese vielfalt und die gr ...

... some rainbow trout baked in lemon juice that night. Not too shabby for backpackers, eh?

On the way out of Taupo, we did a short hike through Tongariro National Park. The clouds blocked much of the view of the volcanoes, but we saw a beautiful waterfall (where Golem catches a fish, anyone, anyone?) and got some amazing views of the lower part of the surrounding area (damn clouds). An hour's drive later, we arrived at River Valley Lodge, a hostel located in ...

... find they didn't think it would be weird to have four girls in the room, but maybe then again, he was just being nice or something. We still aren't sure and are hoping to get a call back today. :)

The four of us really enjoy the waterside area of Wellington. We have made lots of good use of the city library and civic center area, which is absolutely gorgeous. People are incredibly helpful down at the city center and we really love the boardwalk area so we ...

... next destinations. Anyway in Wellington we explored the city till it was time to go to WOW, World of Wearable Arts. There we watched hundreds of spectacular garments being showcased with music and dance. My favorite part of the show was when a group of men took the stage to preform an amazing hip-hop dance routine. Thats all for now!

Hi! Back to tell you about the rest of of my visit in Wellington. The day after WOW I went to two museums in ...

... museum of New Zealand. It is impressive and interesting and we fille 6 hours quite easily. Special exhibition of Grand Prix cars over time. Most from London Design Centre some local ones included to recognise Kiwi 's Bruce McLaren, Chris Amon and Denny Hulme.
Evening meal with Donna Marie and Lance Dawber-Ashley. Our neighbours in Johnsonville now living on the edge of a hill in Wadestown. Great views, steep walk up and no off street parking. Like ...

... for Merrill Lynch trading fixed income….I mentioned you Manj!! Exited HK/Asia and headed for New Zealand via Bangkok. Landed in Bangkok and had to wait around 5 hours for flight to HK. Decided to hit a coffee shop and read a book but there was no tables for me so had to sit next to a pretty asian girl. We started chatting about travelling and all sorts and after some solid chat this encounter ended up in romance!! Great to leave asia ...

... They came into my tent the last day and we got talking about traveling and such. Petra and Mark have both traveled as well and they invited us to stay with them. They are a fantastic couple.


They have an incredible house on a steep hill that overlooks the bay. We are so lucky they invited us to stay. Thank you Petra and Mark!!! They also have 3 sons that we ...

... Noir and some nice dessert wines. Then back to Wellington and onto Mt Victoria. Saw filming sites for hobbits in the wood when being hunted by black riders. Some very posh houses on Mt Victoria which have their own cable cars from the garages to the houses. Dinner at Hummingbird (tapas), lots of dancers & ****** Irish people in city - St Patricks Night.

... että ei todellakaan tule jos valitsee kohteensa oikein! Jos tuijottaa jotain samoja Kanarian rantoja ja baareja koko loman, niin en ihmettele vaikka alkaisikin tympäistä! Mutta, nyt takaisin laivamatkaan... Nimittäin tämä ei ollut mikään rento ja romanttinen "love boat" tyylinen homma ollenkaan, vaan hiukan tuli Manaaja elokuvasta tietty kohtaus mieleen (se oksennuskohtaus, missä jotain hernerokka tyylistä tavaraa ...

it all started with me waking up once every hour from 1130p until 330a when my alarm went off. 6a flights aren't fun. at the airport, the qantas check-in woman did not know where jakarta was! she said "you going to sydney" to which i said "no, jakarta" her: "where?" me: "jakarta" her: "frankfurt then where?" my concern...should she really be checking people in for international flights ...