Farewell New Zealand

Can you believe it?? After arriving in New Zealand on the 23rd May I have finally flown onto Sydney on 29th September. A full four months in this beautiful country!!!So did I enjoy it?? Of course.. and...

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Auckland life..

After a much needed sleep in the Queen of Tongas room, we headed into town. Shopping was the order of the day for Tuesday, amongst Aucklands well known areas such as Queen Street, K Road and Newmarket. We were not that impressed. A lot of the guidebooks emphasise the fact that a quarter of NZ's population...

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State Highway 1

Have finally arrived in Auckland after travelling the entire route of State Highway 1 from Wellington to Auckland!! Yes, without veering off this road at all, me and Zee drove approx 600 kms in 8 hours (over two days). This after driving for 14 hours on the South Island.As you can imagine we are shatterred...Stayed...

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Travels in Fiji..

Someone owns the blogsite Travels In Fiji and has written a post about my site... When I get there.. I will let the site know mor...

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Relocations and Fox Glacier

Thursday saw me and Zena leave Queenstown for a coach journey up to Christchurch. 8 Hours later saw us staying in Stonehurst Backpackers, a lovely place at reasonable rent. Me and Zee paid a little extra...

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Last day of the Season

With our coach booked tomorrow, today was the last day to head up the slopes! Had the chance to go to Treble Cone today with John and Ellie, but in the end me and Zee decided to head up to Coronet Peak....

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Last day Snowboarding up the Remarks

<< My last run down the Remarks..So Monday bought a huge storm into Queenstown and snow actually settled on the streets (about an inch) .. Wow!! Thats the first snow seen in Queenstown all season!!So...

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NZ Plans

<< Zena and Dog. Anyway here are our plans for the rest of our time in NZTues 20th & Weds 21st Sept - Snowboarding.. might as well while we have some more snow!!Thurs 22nd Sept - Bus to Christchurch..Fri...

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Up the Gondola..

I took Zena up to the Remarks on Friday, so she could relearn her snowboarding skills.. and was I impressed!! Andorra was really good, but Zena learnt in 2 lessons what it took her a week in Andorra...

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Zena arrives…

Thursday 15th September.. I have been waiting for this day since I left for NZ just short of 4 months ago. This is the day that Zena arrives over here in NZ!! Well, of course I was awake at 7 this morning,...

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England win the Ashes

18 years after England last beat Australia in the Ashes Test series, we have finally won!! Thanks to the captain Michael Vaughn and star players Andy Flintoff and Kevin Pieterson.This is so great!! Especially...

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No more work in Queenstown!!

Yes.. Its true!! I am now unemployed in Queenstown! I have quit my jobs at both the Hotel and the Garage... I knew that I would be jacking it all in anyway (and all of you did too.. ) But to be able to get jobs in this town, that are not related to winter sports, it was near to impossible to get a job...

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Ohau trip..

Wednesday afternnon saw our Queenstown crew (minus a few) head out to Ohau for a night in the lodge and a days riding on the third hill of our NZSki lift pass. Mount Ohau . Well we would have gone riding...

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Hurricane KATRINA

I can't believe what I am hearing on the news at the moment. About a week ago I remember Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans saying people should leave the city as it was about to be hit by a hurricane.....

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Chris’s 27th Birthday

I know Chris through Kate. She worked with him, when he was a Boat Mechanic in Southampton. A sound guy who is travelling with Sam, his Portsmouth Girlfriend.. On Thursday Chris celebrated his 27th Birthday..and...

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