The Quadrant Hotel

Wednesday 12 November, 1.48am/2.48pm, The Quadrant Hotel I never thought I'd just come out and say this, but I really feel I have to - I smell. I smell bad. I've been wearing the same clothes for two days, and I reek. So just a brief update before I ...

... back from the results of the repairs for Britzy's damage.  They called a taxi for us and we made our way to our hotel, The Quadrant Hotel, near the University of Auckland.  We were told the taxi was a flat $30 charge, but the driver tried to ...

... , lovely parks, an incredible museum and historic and charming little shopping areas.  I so enjoyed my studio room at The Quadrant Hotel that it was hard to tear myself away from the fully equipped kitchen, washer/dryer, free internet and great ...

... With the change of timezone we landed at 9pm. The efficient supershuttle whizzed us into town, dropping us at the door of The Quadrant Hotel. We're staying in a funky studio room here for a couple of nights. Tomorrow in daylight we'll explore the ...

... to the farrier shoeing horses We have moved house at least 4 times, and we are off again tomorrow to stay for 2 nights in the Quadrant Hotel in central Auckland, it's just opposite where the Blessing takes place. It is just to far to be travelling up and ...

... you for your patience during Susan's Whinefest. We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog. Farewell, farewell, evil Quadrant Hotel. I could not be more happy to be out of that goddamn place. More screwy internet fun this ...

... as well.  Joey is my ace navigator and passed her first test very well getting us from the airport to downtown and our hotel.  Joey decided to kick back and relax and I went for a walk through several parks, the downtown and along the water ...

... Basically the joint sucks. Don't stay here. Don't let your friends stay here. Friends don't let friends stay at the Quadrant. So anyway, after a bit of a battle with reception, in which I had to ring them back about four times because ...

... twenty. And then one of the numbers in my quadrant came up – that’s $13 thank you very much! I change my quadrant selection – it comes up again! Another $13! And they say good things come in three’s, third time lucky, ...

... net (at sydney airport). the hotel was a 45 min drive with no transfer!! why has john done this>! why not the airport hotel! so we booked a transfer after seeing if we could book a hotel closer which we couldnt. the transfer was $$77 for us both there ...

... - so manage to spend most of a day travelling. The less said about today the better really, all sorts went wrong, including our hotel booking being made for the wrong month and the camera breaking...oh dear. Day 45 Our only full day in Auckland. We ...

... are able to relax a little more. Our tour was amazing. The guide first explained the four quadrants of the Inca empire. Within each quadrant, it was divided four more times, then four more times again with a main city in the center of this section. In ...

Saturday 15 November, 7.22am, my hotel room I love this waking up naturally early every morning lark, the whole day stretches out in front of you and you don't even feel tired. It turns out that even if you bring sunblock with you ...

Thursday 13 November, 9.22am, my hotel room Greetings from the future! You wouldn't think time differences would amaze and astound me to this level, but I am still tickled that it's 8pm yesterday at home. Little things, little minds. So ...

... in those areas including color photos, historic info, religious significance and the like. It has maps and area breakdowns by quadrant – pretty much everything my friend Bruce would drool over for months to come. I actually found myself sitting up ...

... build an observatory on a hill top here.  There are only the ruins left of this huge instrument which might have been a sextant or a quadrant but his notes indicated that they mapped the stars then, knew we revolved around the sun, and was off in his ...

... unknown streets of Auckland, in heavy traffic, until the navigator (me) found the way back. And it was worth it, a good functional hotel in easy walking reach of a buzzing city centre. The boat show is due to start soon and the harbour was packed with ...