29/02/08 John and I intended on getting the 8.30am bus but once again my cheap alarm clock from Bangkok didn't go off. I ran to the bench outside the hostel and there was John waiting patiently. I was only two hours late...not a geat start to our journey together. John being so laid back wasn't in the least bit bothered. We got the 11.50am bus which cost $18. It was a 5hr journey but the coach was awesome. We travelled in style! John and I were the only non locals on the bus until we picked up four girls from Norway. [View Full Entry]

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21/02/08 I had breakfast with my friend Mari who can kick start just about anyones morning due to her bubbly personality. I spent the rest of the day by the pool with my Dutch friend Barry. I dont think i have ever read so much in one day before but i had time to kill before my flight and it was a relaxing way to do it. I shared a taxi with an English couple to the airport who were on the same flight to LA as me. As you do while traveling I bumped into a few other friends I [View Full Entry]

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10/02/08 So this was the morning I left my beloved country, New Zealand. I was in the kitchen having breakfast where I said my goodbyes to Adam and Joel. We had a few laughs about the night before as well! I got the shuttle bus to the airport and when I got there I got a small scare. The ladies at check in could not find me on the list and said that i needed to pay more money since i changed my flight dates. After a lot of laughing (and flirting!) the problem got solved and I got my ticket [View Full Entry]

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28/01/08 It was another early morning bus but everyone was buzzing because we were going to Queenstown. We had a stop off at Puzzle World along the way where we spent a few hours just having fun. There was a maze which everyone attempted but after about five steps Marc and I decided it was going to be to hard work and walked back out. There were a lot of frustrated faces though as there were small puzzles lying around on tables which nobody could solve!ha Plenty of good photos opportunities though. We were back on the bus and it wasn't [View Full Entry]

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21/01/08 We were on the 8am bus to the ferry port but without Alan by my side it felt strange. We had been like brothers over the past few weeks. I was still in good company though and was so looking forward to the South Island. It was a 3 hour ferry journey packed with amazing views. I spent a long time on top deck talking to an old gentleman from NZ. We jumped on our new bus and on the way to Nelson we stopped off at a wine vineyard and done some wine tasting. Im no wine expert but [View Full Entry]

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12.01.08 We were all on the coach by 7.30am feeling awful but looking forward to heading to Mercury Bay. The bus journey consisted mainly of sleeping so before we knew it we were at Cathedral Cove. We had a 45min walk down to the beach but we were greeted by some amazing scenery. The beach was great and the cliff faces and caves were amazing. Such a beautiful place to spend a few ours chilling out. Alan and I swam to one cave where i have to admit we spent a few minutes floating outside the cave entrance wondering if it [View Full Entry]

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6/01/08 My first day in New Zealand had me sleeping in till midday but i think my busy day of travelling was a good excuse for that. This was going to be the first day i had been alone for months and I was looking forward to it. I needed a day to myself and not because i was upset or anything like that . I just like my own space and i had not had any of that for ages. I spent the day walking around the city doing lots of window shopping thinking about buying things and wishing i [View Full Entry]

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24/12/07 So Christmas eve had finally arrived and we spent the day doing what you would normally do. We spent the day by the pool. soaking up the sun playing headers with a football. We also had to treat ourselves with a few beers during the course of the day. We decided to pay $15 for a bar crawl and it ended up being a very good choice. There was about thirty of us doing the bar crawl which started off with sitting on Santas knee getting a few treats. We were all wearing santa hats looking dead sexy so you [View Full Entry]

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16/12/07 We checked out at 9am to get our bus to Townsville from where we got the ferry accross to Magnetic Island. Once again we left Danie behind as he was catching the Premier bus that departed later than ours. We were not suprised to find out that he slept in and had to jump in front of the bus as he was late. Once we got to our hostel Base we met up with the three Leicester lads and decided to try and organise a fishing trip for the next day. We hopped on the bus and headed to the [View Full Entry]

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3/12/07 We checked out at 10am and said goodbye to friends we made there at breakfast. Our bus to Rainbow beach was at 11am and at 10.59am we were rushing to the bus stop with Garry phoning up the bus company trying to book a ticket for that very bus. Nothing like leaving things to the last minute! We arrived after an easy bus journey around 1.30pm and got our selves checked in to a six person dorm. There was only us in it which is always a bonus (unless your sharing with Blonds Swedish ladies!ha). We spent the afternoon playing [View Full Entry]

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