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Tramping Barefoot

NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 | Views [833]

we just got back to Nelson after our 5 day adventure in the Abel tasman park. when we planned our trip 2 weeks ago and booked all the campsites we had decided we would take our time and sit on the beaches and only walk a few hours each day, but of course ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors


Happy New Year

NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 3 Jan 2008 | Views [409]

happy new year all. i already wrote this all out once and i ran out of internet time so it logged me out and i lost it all. so new years in wellington was quite good, i didn't make any plans and ended up going bar hopping with 2 people from the hostel.... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine


Holy S***

NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 24 Dec 2007 | Views [429]

just got back from skydiving. it was... awsome to say the least everyone should try it at least once. i actually did more swearing (apparently i don't scream) the first time i went bungee jumping. first of all the plane you go in is pretty much the smallest ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline


kiwi driver's licence

NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 18 Dec 2007 | Views [410]

i've made it as far as wellington now and of course its windy and raining and i've decided to stay for a week, so hopefully the weather shapes up soon or i might be forced to take a tour of the parliment buildings. i decided today that i was going to ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures


northland roadtrip

NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 15 Dec 2007 | Views [499]

well the road trip has come to and end. we covered something close to 3000 kms in the last week. the weather sucked and we spent a lot of time in the car, but it was pretty fun in all. the scenery was awsome, but would of been even more so if it hadn't ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


backpacker bus - leg 1

NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 8 Dec 2007 | Views [523]

well i've made it as far as rotarua now. first stop on the trip was raglan, a surf town near hamilton, didn't really do much there and we stayed in backpackers way out of town. from there we went for a "cultural expeirence" we had a hungi which ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


on the road again

NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 2 Dec 2007 | Views [416]

well i'm finally leaving hamilton tommarrow. I got myself set up with one of the backpacker buses which I paid through the nose for, but i'm expecting it to be a lot of fun. I believe the next stop is raglan, although i'm not entirely sure which part ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


beach time

CANADA | Sunday, 25 Nov 2007 | Views [506]

so it was actually really nice out today so we made the half hour trek to the beach which was gorgeous, green rolling hills and black sand. we also went out to some waterfall and had a swim at the bottom of it (which was freezing) but the water fall was ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


auckland

CANADA | Thursday, 22 Nov 2007 | Views [739]

well my last day in auckland, I don't think i'm exactly sad to go. the city reminds me so much of vancouver, they even have a ferry that you can take over to the suburbs on the northshore.. I took a ferry to waiheke island yesterday which was gorgeous.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


the hilton...

NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 20 Nov 2007 | Views [510] | Comments [1]

well I've finally made it to nz after getting to the airport in vancouver to find out my connecting flight from LA to fiji was moved up an hour and now left 2 hours before i got there from van. but things worked out ok, air pacific put me up in the hilton ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles


Final preparations

CANADA | Saturday, 17 Nov 2007 | Views [444]

well tommarrow's the big day, it still doesn't seem real though. the bags are all packed and ready to go and the 2 day trip to Auckland starts at 6 am.

Tags: planes trains & automobiles


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