Mercure Hotel Wellington

Having booked two nights at the Mercure Hotel in Wellington on a weekend saver rate, we then discovered that the Magic bus rather inconveniently would not be running a service from Wellington on the Monday therefore leaving us stranded in New Zealand's ...

... time, we only stayed a night. It's the capital and unlike many capital cities is refreshingly unpretentious. We were booked into the Mercure Hotel. Eventually found it (it's not an easy city to drive around) and realised when we got there we were in ...

We took the InterIslander ferry from Picton to Wellington this morning.  The three hour ferry ride took us through the Marlborough Sound from Picton and across the Cook Strait to reach one of the windiest locations in New Zealand, Wellington. The ...

... was 45 minutes, hardly time to get comfortable or in my case think of how many different ways this plane can crash. Once in Wellington, we boarded another shuttle bus that whisked us off to our hotel situated just on the periphery of the city.  Once ...

As we headed out onto the streets of Wellington today, it soon became apparent that the majority of places were closed for the morning due to Anzac day which meant that the majority of this city appeared to be something of a ghost town. On the point of ...

Just a quick post about Wellington as there is so much to catch up on from our trip from Wellington to the South Island that Wellington isn't really news worth.  I am sure the city is great but unfortuantely almost as soon as we got there the cloud ...

... , to which she moos in response... So far in Auckland, we stayed in the travel lodge for one night, then moved to the Mercure hotel for a couple of nights, before taking up an offer from Charlotte to stay in Lower Hutt. Charlotte is a contact I got from ...

... sobie sprawe ze zimowych opon lub lancuchow nie mamy. Na szczescie jak wyjechalismy z gor znow bylo znosnie... No wlasnie - Wellington moze jedynie byc znosne w porownaniu do Auckland. Wreszcie moglem tu ubrac zabrane z Polski zimowe ciuchy - bo bez ...

... with the sun, well rain actually but I was setting a scene.., ate a hearty breakfast, packed up the goats and drove south to Wellington. A couple of hours later we arrive, found a park and headed out on foot to explore the wonders of the city. Yes, there ...

Back in Wellington now and staying at the same hotel as before. Hold your breath, cynical Brits...... my camera was waiting here for me! Not only that, but so was my flag! The nice people at Waikato Stadium had sent it ahead for me. I've given the Maid ...

... a real bloke who's done an ordinary thing extraordinarily well for a very long time. Molly Malone's is a pub in central Wellington. It's a typical Irish theme pub of no vintage or exceptional merit except one. It likes to reward loyalty. The board to ...

... city for a while before catching the tram up to the botanic gardens with great views over the city.. they dont call it windy wellington for nothing...the day we were there it was nearly blowing us off our feet...and very cloudy..this is the first spell ...

... WELLINGTON Transfer by coach from your hotel to Wellington. On arrival into Wellington you will be transferred to the Mercure Hotel Wellington, 345 The Terrace for a three night stay TUE 14 JUN WELLINGTON WED 15 JUN WELLINGTON 1910 hrs ...

A big special thank you goes to everyone who kindly donated to our travel fund, New Zealand is one of the most beautiful places we have ever seen. It's highly recommended! We've done lots of wonderful things here which we'll break down as we travel ...

oh dear...what a day..having to say goodbye to the kids before school...then james and jules took us to the bus stop and waited till the bus arrived...there were a few tears  and realisation that they dont live in england and it might be a couple of ...

... to Taupo. Will spend 2 nights here. After that, I plan to move on to Palmerston North (1N) and Wellington where I'm scheduled to attend an interview in Mercure Hotel for a job as room attendant. Plan to work until end-April (hope to get the job) before I ...

... mialem kamere i aparat w pogotowiu lecz niestety nic podobnego sie nam nie przytrafilo - typowe!!! :-( W srode wieczorem wrocilismy do Wellington, zeby na drugi dzien Kirsty zaczela swoj pierwszy dzien w pracy, a ja pierwszy dzien wolontariatu. Wazniejsze ...

... , Ahipara, Waipapa, Houhorakaur, Mangawhai, Coromandel, Matamata, Whitianga, Cooks Beach, Hot Water Beach, Rotorua, Lake Taupo and to Wellington! Tomorrow we will take the ferry to Picton...and now on the south Island from Picton to Nelson and all around ...