1st Snow

Yesterday I touched my first NZ snow!!We had a drive to Wanaka yesterday and drove over the Crown Range Road which is a mountain pass between Queenstown and Wanaka.. passed into the snowline, and quite...

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Contact Details in NZ

If you want to get in touch with me while I am away, please use the following:Email - jezarnold@gmail.comMobile phone - 0064 (0) 212135470   (available to receive texts as well)Address - [UPDATE - REMOVED]Oh yeah, I am now known as Jay over here as Jez has the NZ problem of being pronounced...

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26 May 2005 … Hungover ;-(

So here I am sat in the Internet cafe sorting out my raging hangover after a great Birthday celebration last night..Zena phoned me at 7ish to wish me a happy birthday which was great.. I love you!! Then...

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25 May 2005 ;-)

So its finally arrived.. 25 May 2005 - My 30th Birthday...I don't feel any older.. I don't look any older.. To be honest I don't feel any different! However I know I'm older, and the worst thing is that...

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Queenstown,New Zealand

Tuesday 24th May 2005 12:30 or is it 11:30?? My watch is being an absolute pain in the ass as it wont let me change the time at the moment.. i am seeing UK time of 12:30 (near midnight) at the moment...

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Singapore Airport Stopover

<< Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 to Singapore..my watch on my wrist is saying 11:30 am.. the clock on the wall is saying 18:30 pm ..  I am absolutely shattered and Ive only gone half way!!My...

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My flight is today…

The day has finally come around... Saturday 21st May 2005 ...According to my tickets I have to be at Heathrow Terminal 3 at 22:15 this evening for a flight to Singapore.. That means leaving Worcester at around 15:30 with Zena...I have only just got up.. Its quarter past nine and I still havent packed.....

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Last Day at Work

Friday 20th May.. I have been looking forward to this day since I booked my ticket to go travelling, and finally it has arrived!! Its my LAST DAY AT WORK at West Mercia Police's Call Management Centre.. I have been employed by them for the last 9 months in the role of System Support Administrator, and...

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My 30th Birthday Party

so after me and zenas trip to Barcelona last week, we were back in Southampton for my final weekend before I go.. so i decided to have a party.. My 30th Birthday Party / Leaving doAnyway Saturday morning...

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Barcelona

Last week saw me and Zee on a mini-break, before I jet off to the other side of the world, in Barcelona.. Have you ever been? I thoroughly recommend it as one of the top cities in the world!! Its so beautiful...

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Frankton Road, Queenstown

Kate has sorted the house out in NZ. Its on Frankton Road, just outside Queenstown, and will cost us all $390 per week to live (about £150)heres where it is... (click to view full size image)Here are...

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17 days to go..

Just a few more things to put up today.. My thanks to Simon.. he asked me at work the other day if i wanted a Snowboard bag to take away with me to NZ. He didn't have to tell me it was Tims. I felt touched...

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Ipod 30Gb Photo

Thanks Kate!!!I have been meaning to get an Ipod Photo for some time now, and when I found out Kate was gonna be in California for a coule of weeks before Mike, Roxy and her left for NZ I thought I would...

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Insure and Go Travel Insurance

Things are strating to come together, and to be honest the more they do the more worried I get!!! I phoned up Insure and Go for a quote last week, and they gave me a quote over the phone of £485. They also told me if I did it online then it would be cheaper... checked there and sure enough it was £470....

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