SPAIN | Friday, 10 Aug 2007 | Views [93]
So we are home again. It's hot and my fot is hurting. It is swollen and complains about long planetrips. 26 hours New Zealand - London. And, since the plane was delayed we had to run and stress through London Airport (Heathrow) to get oour next connexion.... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 7 Aug 2007 | Views [98] | Comments [3]
Our last day. We're in an internet cafe in Birkenhead. The plane leaves at 23.30 and them we have about 38 hours of travel before we arive home. Auckland - Hong Kong - London (26.5 hrs) 3 hrs wait, then London - Madrid. Another 3 hrs, then Madrid - Las ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 4 Aug 2007 | Views [80]
Meinita took us to the Kauri museum in Matakohi. A lovely museum, absolutely worth the trip. Of course we have our own private chauffeur. Lovely Meinita! On the way back we went to the Muruwai beach. We walked and climbed and the results is on the pictures:... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 3 Aug 2007 | Views [105]
We took the ferry to Tiritiri island bird sanctuary. It was a lovely day and we had a lovely walk throught the bush listening to and watching birds. Tiritiri was a grazing island until in the 80's. It's incredible how the island has been transformed from ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 1 Aug 2007 | Views [108]
The news here show pictures of floods. Dead sheep, landslides, flooded houses and roads. We ourselves have been spared, though. From the Canary Islands we hear that a huge fire is blazing through the mountain around our village. The temperature is around ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 31 Jul 2007 | Views [80] | Comments [1]
Lucky me spent three days at St. Mary's primary school. This is the school where Avril, Susan, Maria and Meinita work.(The girls we climbed Rangitoto with, remember?) And since Maria is teamleader, I got permission to stay and learn. I had such a lovely ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 28 Jul 2007 | Views [75]
I, Karen, spent 6 hours in the 6-story Wellington museum -Te Papa, while Erik was on a "Lord Of The Rings tour" and at a tattoo-museum. We both had a lovely time. We walked around the city and the shops were open real late in the Cuba-district.... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
SPAIN | Thursday, 26 Jul 2007 | Views [66]
Christchurch a town full of cultur, old and new. Buildings in Gothic and Victorian style meeting todays modern art through the artfestival that started while we were there. Very facinating!
Tags: Culture
NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 22 Jul 2007 | Views [91]
We bought a trainpass and took the train from Auckland to Wellington, ferry to Picton, train to Chirstchurch and the Tranzalpine to Greymouth and back to Christchurch. It's a good idea, but it lasts only 7 days, so we had to buy a new ticket when we ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 20 Jul 2007 | Views [111] | Comments [3]
We added some pictures from Rotorua, but no stories yet. First ting you notice is the icredible smell! Sulphur.Not a place for pregnant women or asmatics. Otherwise - as usual - really friendly people. We flung us with a touristgroup - maorivillage-outing, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
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