Lady Hamilton

Spring vacation with Lady Di.

... chatting to some Kiwis so we had a good laugh with them. We then made our way into town to meet Jared, we met Jared, a Hamilton resident while trekking in Northern Thailand. He was on hols in Thailand with his two friends and we had a great laugh with ...

... 's a nice walk along the river and through the gardens. Plus i have a nice little spot in starbucks to chill out and Hamilton produces some  great All Blacks rugby players which is a bonus. The weather is somewhat unpredictable, one ...

... that we are going to become dairy farmers; I think she will look very fetching dressed as a milk maid).That was pretty much Hamilton, so after 3 lovely days and nights in Hamilton we said farewell to Carol and headed further south to Waitomo Caves. ...

... a $200 fine unless I can somehow manage to wriggle my way out of it.  The shuttle from Auckland airport to Hamilton worked fine; I went direct to my  University 'mentor's' home where I was fed wonderful homemade minestrone soup together with ...

... famously recorded by Alastair McDonald, and probably written for him by Jim McLean. The massacre also features prominently in the novel Lady of the Glen by Jennifer Roberson. There is also a piobaireachd named after the massacre; it is still played by ...

...  people who I just met so I said no/ although I kinda of regretted it afterwords cause I really needed a drink of water---* Hamilton was the last stop so I arrived at the bus/train station at around 7pm. I called my friend Kay and ...

... vs. Maori and was in Hamilton but couldn't get a flight or accommodation there so flew to Auckland instead (about 1.5 hrs North of Hamilton). The place we had booked was terrible - took 3 room changes until we got one that had lights working and wasn't ...

... our short spell of tree hugging at the Waipoua Kauri Forest we spent a quick night in Dargaville before heading South to Hamilton. Nice couple of lifts, one with a lady who filled us in on the Possum fur trade ($95 a kilo, which is 6 dead possums if ...

... nbsp; The only trouble was that I was proper nackered and the airport shop didn't sell Pro Plus tablets.  Anyway back to Hamilton and it's great here, theres loads of pubs and restaurants and a 24 hour kiwi version of Greggs, which we are obviously ...

... for a wee while is a welcome relief- ahhh the home comforts- you really appreciate them I can tell you!!! Since I've been in Hamilton for about a month and a half I've done a few things but have been on a tight budget as my plans for further travel ...

... very calm atmosphere and I came away feeling very floaty! For my last evening of Tassie tent exploring I chose ex-LP directory Hamilton, which I had driven through earlier in the day and seemed to have the right mix of interest, local character and ...

... hour officially enrolling before we took a bus into town to finally get phones.  It was 3.10NZ$ round trip.  My first reaction to Hamilton is that it is very clean compared to a lot of places I've been and what's interesting is that I had a more ...

... as our coach didn't leave till 8pm that night, so instead of staying there me and Paul booked a trip to a neighbouring island, Hamilton Island. For a bargain $100 (40 pounds) the trip would include a scenic flight over other islands, use of all of its ...

... Wwoofing experience at Hill farm with Keith and Gaye (my hosts) and Tamamani (my co-wwoofer). Hill farm was just outside of Hamilton in a very remote, rural location. I had my own room with a gorgeous view of the fish pond that had a water fountain ...

... ;And that was it for the day.  It was Subway for dinner on the way home.   Four hours later we were back in Hamilton after yet another amazing weekend full of adventures.  By the way, on the trip home we figured out that NZ has these self ...

... and budgets and this area is really appreciated as "safe" water and is a real sailorīs destination.  We chose Hamilton despite the reviews that it was "hugely developed",hugely developed for the Aussies means it had two high rise blocks.  ...

... a pirate themed party, so we went to that. The next night was the start of the Balloons over Waikato Festival. The whole city of Hamilton shows off hot air balloons and there are shows and whatnot. On friday night, there was the "night glow". Luckily, it ...

... 5 so we ended up driving thru to Hamilton. We just had time to explore part of the gardens there before dark. Decided Hamilton would be a good place to stop before deciding whether to go on to Rotorua & Waitomo & Hobbiton should be around here ...

... all formalities over by noon so we could go ashore. We decided to get a day pass on the bus & ferry so caught the bus to Hamilton which is one of the provinces. It is a very upmarket place & real estate is sky high. A block of units is $3million ...