City Life Auckland

For as long as I can remember I've needed to go travelling, to explore the world and get away from normal life. On 1st September I get to live that dream and I can't wait, I'm excited and terrified, I'm gona miss everybody but the thought of exploring ...

In January 2009, we gave in to our mid-life crises, jacked everything in and left behind our lives in London to travel around the world for a year......

... : - Choices & Diversity: After the South island-Back country-Fish&Chips experience we were kind of excited to be City-Kids again...Auckland is hustling & bustling and we felt like in NYC (maybe just a tiny bit :) - Burger Fuel: great ...

... , because the sun greeted us right as we made it to the top. The 360 views were so beautiful and picturesque, looking out to Auckland City and then on the other side to Rangitoto island (an active volcano). We made our way back down to the main drag of ...

... . Aua, taten mir die Fuesse weh. Abends habe ich dann noch Anzeigen im Internet geschaltet und jetzt heisst es abwarten. Von Auckland (1.4 Mio. Einwohner) habe ich also schon ein bisschen was gesehen und verstehe nicht, warum die meisten Menschen, die ich ...

Just to say I'm back in Auckland for the weekend to sort out bus times and hopefully upload all my photo's.  Unfortunately we got back in to Auckland late last night and ended up in a different hostel to the one I stayed in last time I was ...

... own a boat! Plus it feels a little daunting being in such a busy city, I'm not used to it anymore, as more people live in Auckland than in the entire South Island... We had a good night out with the guys and recruited a few others from the hostel, who ...

... , but thought I'd buy it in New Zealand, since the band were from there. Great band, great album and already I was finding Auckland a great city. After that I had another pint in a pub on Queen's Street , which was The Queen's Head. At this point the jet ...

... teachers, we ate our food with complimentary side entertainment. For much of the afternoon, we walked the the streets of city centre Auckland. A few days ago, Peters had begun eating Softserve ice cream from fast food outlets as a quick and very cheap ...

... the family that I will be Wwoofing (working on their farm) for for a few weeks, so until then i intend to make the most of city life, have yet to find the -5degrees bar, which is a bar made of ice.  Next entry will hopefully be made from Whangerei ...

... Auckland was only a couple of hours away. Pretty soon, we were immersed in a motorway heaving with traffic and road signs galore. City life. Why would anyone care for it?! David, now I've nicknamed him TomTom because of his incredible in-built GPS, found ...

... will become the natural place for settlement of Maori. The Europeans arrived in 1840, changing life and customs. Our visit is centered in Auckland (the city of sails), cosmopolitan city with influences from European, Asian and Polynesian. Surrounded by ...

... between 3 large extinct volcanoes which make the surrounding areas beautiful for walking and feel far away from any hectic city life. Whilst on the North Shore we enjoyed visiting the beachside towns of Devonport and Birkenhead which are filled with ...

... top if you so wish - which we didn't! The Jafas were quite friendly and I can see that if you like the sophistication of city life but also love sailing, or the beach life where the weather is pretty good all year round, then Auckland has a lot ...

... throw me off a little.  the portions are always small but rich and filling.  one major difference in any american city and auckland is the abundance of trendy japanese.  if there were ever a time to consider a wardrobe makeover it would be ...

... to make the best of it and taken in some sights and done what I can to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life. I did some of the normal touristy things and started with the Auckland Museum.  The museum was pretty big, but I spent ...

... who we are, at least we think so. On our way back we stopped at the famous Needle-Tower overlooking this large city of Auckland. Being height-sick, I let Suzanne take pictures of the panorama. Back to the cabin, we rest a while before the 5:30PM ...

... arriving at the hostel was to take a 15-minute long shower. Aaaah. Never underestimate the small pleasures in life. Auckland seems like a fairly pleasant city, built on the harbour. There's a boat show going on right now, which I walked up to see. ...

... wanting to leave Auckland asap depending on where we can find a good enough job. It's pretty expensive here but so cool. I'm loving the city life. We've been told that the rest of NZ is quite laid back compared to this. I already have possession of a ...

... appropriate that we had to get up at the crack of dawn to catch a bus. This time we would be heading to Auckland with the Inter City Bus company. I would liken Inter City to the National Express back in the UK, as the journey was no frills but got the ...

... heard more northern England accents here than anywhere and took comfort from this, being so far from home and all! The city of sails: Auckland. Our home for 4 months. An easily navigable and layed-back place. ACB hostel...grubbier than anywhere in the ...