Peace And Plenty

... formality of an online travelogue; however, I figured this would be the easiest way to keep everyone up-to-date on my New Zealand adventures while on the road. (I still expect personal emails though!!) Peace, love & happiness... Darcy :-)

... in the South Island which sounded pretty amazing but finally we succumbed to Bedfordshire totally drained. From beginning the day feeling at peace with the world, we ended the day feeling at war with the world. What a day. 23/7 Feeling refreshed ...

... hinterland and a treacherous harbour entrance, early hopes of Opotiki town becoming a major centre for the Bay of Plenty were dashed. During the twentieth century the town suffered from repeated shifts of businesses and local government to Whakatane, a ...

... ;s situated along a huge beach that leads to a peninsula which has a huge hill/mount at the end of it, thus the name. There were plenty of cool shops (my favourite being a skate shop with a big mini ramp in the middle of it), a few bars to choose from and ...

... think that the thermal sands were more of a highlight. After a brief phone call to some fishing trip operators at the Bay of Plenty to find the weather was too rough for tomorrow and the current fish being caught weren’t huge it made an easy ...

... figeting, complaining, and under-appreciation. The coast brings me peace. From Rotorua, British Joe and I headed for the Bay of Plenty, and a hostel called "The Opotiki Beach House". This place gave me the coastal fix I needed, with a great deck, ...

... , the capital of New Zealand.              We entered the Bay of Plenty and the Port of Tauranga. It seems a small version of Auckland with a beautiful bay and safe harbor. Shortly after our ...

... I ecided what the hell, I'm on my holiday. I don't have to climb the hill 'just because its there'! I've already climbed plenty of nicer looking hills and wat's going to be at the top? A view probably ... Nah!  Couldn't be arsed!   Instead ...

... want to be in a rowdy pub as the year came to an end. I wanted to be at the beach, so that's where I went, and sat in peace and quiet underneath the stars with the sound of the waves in the distance. It may sound strange, but it's what I wanted to do, and ...

... a tribal ceremony to welcome us into there village. They placed a leaf on the floor just in front of our chiefs feet as a welcome peace. If we didn't pick up the token they would usually declare war. Obviously we didn't not pick the token up so we then ...

... the first number but he was obviously not warmed up properly because there was no way he was going to sing.  To keep the peace I agreed to step in and hold the fort for him.  However, no-one in New Zealand has heard of Billy Ocean or Carribean ...

... the traditional Maori greeting to visitors. The spear waving dancers place something of the ground which the visitors if they come in peace pick up. they are then led into the hut where  the rest of the ceremony is conducted. Unfortunately my ...

... places. One could compare a cemetery to a history museum, no? Cemeteries are generally nice places to take a stroll: a bit of peace and quiet in a bustling city as well as lots of greenery. In Toronto, for instance, the I-Can’t-Remember-Its-Name ...

... on my own to either keep touring or start up work again. I'm looking forward to orchard work. Being outside, getting a tan, making money, AND being around people! These solitary jobs suck! So, I'll be sure to keep this as updated as possible. Peace ...

... . Although she believed that Lord was raped, Smith said she questioned the volunteer's actions after getting into the cab. "She had plenty of chances to escape and stayed with this guy in the taxi," Smith said. "She may have thought that was a ...

... awesome food.  As I was living mostly on fruit, bread rolls and noodles it really was great to have real food and plenty of it.    After dinner Anna and I walk and talked under the neon's before heading back to the Hostel before being ...

... ; The museum was particularly interesting and although not as graphic as the equivalent in Ho Chi Minh or Cambodia, it leaves plenty of time for reflection. They have built a thriving community here and clearly the message from all the residents is of ...

... Yu-Chings in Fukuoka, maybe a little bigger, or maybe he had less stuff. The guy made a Japanese curry the night before and had plenty left over for me. I'm sure I never specify curry to anyone, but what a treat. He even nipped out to buy us a ...

... peace and nuclear disarmament - there's no finger pointing, just stating the facts and what happened when and why, including plenty of criticism of Japanese policy at the time. They detailed the progress to date on disarmament (not much as countries ...

... high into the sky, while the temple carvings, ranging from amusingly toothed lions to erotica that would make Madonna blush, gave us plenty to look at and photograph.  We spent an extra night in Kathmandu for Noel to catch his breath before heading ...

... made the journey from the airport to the hostel, using the subway and walking, when I arrived in San Fran so felt confident I had left plenty of time to make the return trip. I was up early, had my shower and got down to the ballroom for breakfast. Here ...