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Gallery: Going Away Dinner

THAILAND | Sunday, 12 Apr 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Web places

NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 7 Nov 2008 | Views [369]

Here are some sites you might want to see if you're travelling to NZ... www.newzealand.com to get started www.ratestogo.com had some great deals that meant we stayed in nice hotels for the same price as a private room in a back packers place For ... Read more >


Nelson- art everywhere!

NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 28 Oct 2008 | Views [341]

The map of Nelson's art galleries looks like a child went mad with coloured stickers-   it’d be easier to say which weren’t anything to do with art!   Even the not traditionally arty we joining in-  w e nearly wandered into a bank that had some art ... Read more >


Gallery: Kaikoura

NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 26 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Kaikoura

NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 26 Oct 2008 | Views [369]

We came to see a whale and it didn’t disappoint, although he waited right until the last moment.   When we arrived we were told we were unlikely to see anything.   We had a look around town but most of the shops were shut (a theme here after 4.30pm!) ... Read more >


Few words on Christchurch

NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 23 Oct 2008 | Views [355]

Driving got v boring as we approached across a long plane.   Mum started sneezing and we thought she must be allergic to the sheep!   We stopped at an after hrs chemist and discovered we were in a Chinese/Korean neighbourhood.   It was quite late ... Read more >


Gallery: Arrowtown to Haast

NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 21 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Going West

NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 21 Oct 2008 | Views [422]

Just because you probably can’t get higher, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy other directions! From the dizzy experiences of Queenstown (and that was without the extreme sports on offer), we headed west to another wonderfully blue lake at Wanaka.   ... Read more >


Peaks

NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 20 Oct 2008 | Views [313] | Comments [1]

Today we’ve seen mountains with snow, mountains with rain forest, bare rock mountains, an extinct volcano, glaciers, larges lakes, small lakes, rivers, rapids, waterfalls, the sea, a light house, blue sky, fluffy clouds, 1 penguin, 2 seals, 3 lambs ... Read more >


Flash Packer

NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 20 Oct 2008 | Views [409]

On this trip I can’t be described as a back-packer.   I have a large red case on wheels.   The wheels move in any direction which make transporting it really easy when you’re in a modern country with smooth roads and wheel chair access. Buses ... Read more >


Gallery: Queenstown

NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 19 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery


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My Way- Part 1 Ceroc

NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 14 Oct 2008 | Views [464] | Comments [1]

Salsa has many different styles depending on where it originates from.   They start on different beats, have different patterns and the look and feel can be quite different. You wouldn’t usually expect to dance in a different style without first taking ... Read more >


My Way Part 2- The Spa

NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 12 Oct 2008 | Views [335]

I started writing this in Rotorua but it took a while to finish.   I’d been reflecting on my desire for everyone to dance ‘my way’…. Today’s been my first sunny, hot day.   Clear & bright, nothing beats the freshness.   I could have worn the ... Read more >


First Impressions

NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 11 Oct 2008 | Views [401]

First Impressions I'm in the Fat Dog cafe waiting for my order of fish and chips with my wine and water.  I got in just in time and now there's a huge queue.  I'm feeling privileged to have the table all to myself and computer.  The trouble with ... Read more >


Gallery: Auckland

NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 11 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Journey

THAILAND | Friday, 10 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery


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On my way!

NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 9 Oct 2008 | Views [555] | Comments [3]

I staggered out of my appartment with new bargain laptop bag, big red case and 2 limes.  I'd been attempting to eat my fridge empty and done a pretty good job- the limes were the only perishables left and I'd decided they could be best used by the pancake ... Read more >


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