Base Auckland

... trip begins in Geneva and I will take a little less than 9 months to travel around the world. My travel will include: Nepal - Base camp of Mount Everest is my goal India - Explore the region of North India Singapore - I will use this place as ...

... off of time and money. Oh well. Auckland seems like any other city, I need to find it's originality. Checked into the Base Auckland Backpackers Hostel and it looks like I'm going to have the whole dorm to myself. Foot long subway sandwich to satisfy my ...

Whilst hanging inconspicuously around Base backpackers Aukland at dusk, we saw a man searching for volunteers. Enquiring as to what he wanted, we secured accomodation at the hostel for the following night, in exchange for our services in handing out ...

... the flight. How they are still alive is beyond me, especially after 9hrs.30mins without a fag!!. I couldn't believe how organized Auckland airport was. The staff are extremely helpful and polite. As you were queuing for immigration you are given a ...

... , ensuite with TV which they made sound lovely over the phone. I was looking forward to relaxing and getting to see some of Auckland finally. However, when we got to our room it was awful. It looked like a mental hospital room. The walls were painted in ...

... a lift to Lake Tekapo. I met up with him later for drinks in a couple of bars down around the Viaduct. I was talking to a guy from Auckland who was telling me that there was a tree on One Tree Hill a few years ago. It was not a native tree though, perhaps ...

... we got taken around auckland and i met a really cool british girl (who has seen SOO many sweet concerts) but she was leaving auckland tomorow morning as was i and she was staying in a different hostel so we basically parted our ways around 3. but the tour ...

... but for some reason it tastes hella better that way . The energy drinks are amazing too and the perfect thing for the morning. After Auckland we began our bus tour through New Zealand called the Kiwi Experience. Pickup at 8.15 outside Base Hostel. ...

Hey guys, Got into Auckland with Bob and Hurricane. Not really done that much to be honest. We got in yesterday and just went to the supermarket for milk and then vegged out watching TV. It was raining and dark by the time we got here so we weren't ...

... , i've been to albert park, auckland university, aotea square, sky tower area and the infamous k'road, which is supposedly auckland's iconic street. i didn't know what was at k'road until i went there. cheaper ethnic restaurants and also lots of bars and ...

... windows, a chemical leak which rendered the kitchen useless and loads of cockraoches everywhere! Not surprisingly I spent my time in Auckland away from the hostel, walking around the harbour and main shopping streets. One evening, me, Zoe and some ...

... which was a bit rubbish actually we then went around the harbour and went to the shopping centre and had lunch and went back to base got ready we went for dinner at an irish pub and had a huuuuge steak and irish coffee we headed back to the hostel to ...

... kilian went to see his tattoo man and he told us to come back later so we went dropped our campervan off and checked into base and left our bags took the bus back to onehunga which took foreverrrrr and kil got his maori tattoo its cool and he loves it i ...

... to meet this lads back here later this evening, then to go to the casino at the  Skytower. Have a look around. Auckland centre seems very pleasant, and particularly clean and tidy. Have a look through the stacks of leaflets in the reception. Try to ...

... the moment, jumping on the internet to check a couple of things and having a chill out. We have spent the day exploring Auckland, going to a market up the road from our hotel, then to underwater world and antarctic encounter where we got up close to some ...

... phone service is much more accesible and affordable here so you will start to here from me more. I'm staying in a large hostel in Auckland and tomorrow I will join up with Kiwi Experience, a backpacker bus tour which will take me around both the north and ...

... Kat seems to have eaten a dodgy chicken sandwich (bless her) and so it looks like we're going nowhere. Although, Jen's friend in Auckland has offered us the chance to sail round the marina tomorrow, so it's not all bad. And Kat is on the mend too, so ...

... kundi man fáa gratis pizza í Globe Bar, sum er barrin sum hoyrdi til okkara hostel, so har valdu vit at fara. Tað var eitt ordiliga hugnaligt kvøld :)   Alt í alt hildu vit ikki so nógv um Auckland ... har var ikki serliga nógv at takast ...

... and their new baby. Went into the city for thursayd night though just to get myself organised and find my way around a bit. Auckland seems like a nice enough city - will jsut have to see what opportunities come up around in the next few days. Had some ...

Auckland ...