Chifley Suites Auckland

... searching websites in internet cafes and sheltering from the elements in the hostel. Fortunately, the local video store is quite reasonably priced, charging a mere NZ$10 for five DVDs, so we were able to entertain ourselves of a rainy evening. Unfortunately, one of the films we rented was the Motorcycle Diaries (the story of Ernesto Guevara's roadtrip across South America before he became known to the world as 'Che') which merely served to make me even more nostalgic for our ...

... wiec da sie jakos przezyc :)<br><br>Po krotkiej drzemce i prysznicu wzialem samolot do Auckland. Na lotniku w Auckland - jako czlonek UE Polacy przechodza krotka rozmowe z oficerem imigracyjnym po czym powinni dostac bezproblemowo 3 miesieczna wize turystyczna. Nie jest to takie latwe jesli masz polski paszport. Oficerowie na lotnisku zaczeli pytac mnie wszystkich mozliwych pytan - dlaczego przylecialem do NZ, jaki jest powod mojej wizyty, jak zamierzam sie ...

... an extra duvet on top (plus the blanket my mum gave me - cheers mum!) <br><br>Had breakfast at Starbucks with a girl from the hostel (Scottish) which was nice. Not much of excitement to tell - am saving all the travels, tourist trips etc for when Leszek gets here (hurry up - I want to see NZ!) Today has been a day of filling forms and sorting things out. I have a NZ phone ...

... On our way to the museum we passed The University of Auckland campus as well as the "Domain" - a nice park area with mean looking trees that again was very hilly.<br><br>We arrived at the Museum of Auckland and it seemed to be the oldest building in the area. It's a kind of pic n' mix of a place that is part war-museum, part natural history museum and part art gallery. After looking at a spitfire plane and ...

Well we finally touched down in NZ on Tuesday morning at 6.15 having skipped Monday all together. The flight wasn't too bad and everyone seemed to get some sleep. We headed through customs and then to collect our hire car. This time we are in a Kia Carnival we need a big car for all our luggage. Have done quite a bit of shopping while in the US. We left the ...

... 15th May - VIENNA - MUNICH Saturday 16th May - MUNICH - LIECHENSTEIN - LUCERNE Sunday 17th May - LUCERNE Monday 18th May - LUCERNE - RHINE VALLEY Tuesday 19th May - RHINE VALLEY - AMSTERDAM Wednesday 20th May - AMSTERDAM Thursday 21st May - AMSTERDAM - LONDON Friday 22nd May ...

Wow talk about a lot of walking... once we were off the boat for good we decided to catch some rays and explore.  We started off by walking down from our hotel on Queen Street toward Mission Bay which we were told by a few of the locals would only be about a 30-45 minute walk... no sweat we thought.  About 45 minutes in we decided to ...

... a guy at the hostel. This bus company has smaller buses and goes to more remote places. Their website also suggests that there are more opportunities for walks etc.. Perfect!! I get the "Maximus" pass which will allow me to travel round both islands and stop pretty much everywhere... I can't wait to go now!!... Later in the afternoon I chat with a french girl - her and her husband are travelling for 1.5 years... and have already seen so many countries!! my little travel is ...

We are finally here! It's so great to be in New Zealand! We've been here about a week and have seen almost all of Auckland. This is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen. It is surrounded by water with ocean bays, harbours, and rivers. There are also 48 volcanic "mountain" cones scattered around the city. There is a huge sailing competition going on right now. It's called The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series. We've ...

... which provided excellent viewpoints. The traffic is as bad as London, and as a fifth of all Kiwis live here it is a little busier than we have been used to recently! The place definitely has its moments, however. They have a 'just for the hell of it' Skytower, 328 concrete metres high which was a must for an ear-poppingly fast lift ride, and awesome views not just out but straight down through unnerving glass floor panels. To add to the vertigo ...