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September 2008
Janice and David started their travels by motorhome from their Norfolk (England)home in September 2004. After 18 months travelling to the far corners of Europe (Motorhome News from Europe) and 17 months circumnavigating North America, (Motorhome News from North America) they headed via Borneo (The grey-haired-nomads go to Borneo) to New Zealand, for 3 months travelling through The North and South Islands by rental motorhome, (Motorhome News from New Zealand) - returning to the UK via The Cameron Highlands in Malaysia (Return to Malaysia).

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By Grey haired nomads
December 23rd 2008

Return to Malaysia Asia » Malaysia » Selangor

Back in Kuala Lumpur
The Twin Towers - all glass and stainless steel

'Salamat Datang' - 'Welcome', to Malaysia and the Cameron Highlands 8th December 2008 Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur to the Cameron Highlands It's another public holiday in Malaysia. At the last count, there were 14 such 'holidays' for one Religion, National celebration or another, throughout the year. This week it's Raya Aidiladha, or Hari Raya Korban, a Muslim festival marking the end of the hajj pilgrimage period. Perhaps it's all these holidays that keeps this mlticultural society at peace. They're playing Christmas music in all the shopping malls in Ku [View Full Entry]

By Grey haired nomads
December 15th 2008

Motorhome News from New Zealand 8 Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

Kawhia Harbour
along the muddy estuary

Motorhome News from New Zealand 8 4th December 2008 Waitomo Caves - Kawhia - Cambridge - Hamiton - Auckland ........and farewell, New Zealand. Death would come quickly beyond the sealed door beside us, even on an early summer's day in New Zealand. For it is officially summer now with the coming of December. But a bitter wind drifts through the crystal sky here, none-the-less. We are high above the clouds. The sunlight dazzles our eyes as it continues on its uninterrupted journey across the heavens. It is - 52 degreesC out there - a vicious wind howls and whistles on the [View Full Entry]

By Grey haired nomads
December 3rd 2008

Motorhome News from New Zealand 7 Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

Return to Wellington

Motorhome News from New Zealand 7 30th November 2008 Wellington - Wanganui - Taupo - Taumarunui - Stratford - New Plymouth - Hamilton - Auckland Returning to The North Island for more mountains, volcanoes, and old friends. The clock is ticking ever faster now. The rhythm rising a notch each day as we approach the end of our journey through New Zealand. That's how it is with holidays, isn't it?. As spring rain continues to fall along the western reaches, New Zealander's thoughts of summer holidays and barbecues on the beach mingle with the jingle of Christmas, now modestly evid [View Full Entry]

By Grey haired nomads
November 22nd 2008

Motorhome News from New Zealand 6 Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

Ferns in the rainforest

Motorhome News from New Zealand 6 19th November 2008 Farewell to South Island New Zealand's South Island roads have been such a joy to travel: courteous and careful drivers with all the time to get wherever, whenever. Just very occasionally a car appears out of nowhere to overtake on a bend, or a sleepy European visitor pulls out on the wrong side of the road. There are traces of accidents here-and-there however; crosses with flowers in the most unexpected places - drink or speed the most likely causes, or wheelies - Saturday night's twisting tyre marks on the tarmac from hand-brake [View Full Entry]

By Grey haired nomads
November 13th 2008

Motorhome News from New Zealand 5 Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Westport

Signpost at Bluff
It's a long way home!

Motorhome News from New Zealand 5 10th November 2008 Stewart Island - Milford Sound - Wanaka - Franz Josef Glacier - Lake Matheson Beyond South Island and back, out along the Fiords in the west. There's a signpost at Bluff, that small point of land at the very southerly tip of South Island, New Zealand. The sign reads: Bluff. 46 degrees South, 168 degrees East. It is 18,958 Km from here to London as the fly crows - but only 35 km to Stewart Island, our next destination. We're taking a short holiday from motorhoming, an overnight away, to do a [View Full Entry]

By Grey haired nomads
November 5th 2008

Motorhome News from New Zealand 4 Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Invercargill

The River Avon Christchurch
Punting all the way to Cambridge!

Motorhome News from New Zealand 4 31st October 2008 Christchurch to Invercargill - with four Aussies in tow. A Kiwi friend returned from holiday in British Columbia, Canada, a week or two back, a little disappointed and unimpressed by what he saw. 'We have it all here,' Greg said, checking his empty wallet. 'It's just a bit bigger in Canada.' We really can't believe that's true - but let's take a closer look a bit further south to see if we think he might be right. Our last blog left us in Christchurch last week - a City created with Cambridge [View Full Entry]

By Grey haired nomads
October 23rd 2008

motorhome News from New Zealand 3 Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

Leaving North Island

Motorhome News from New Zealand 3 20th October 2008 Across the Cook Strait to South Island That's how it was when Nick Young looked out from the crow's nest of the good ship Endeavour, back in 1769. 'Land Ahoy!' he called, pointing out to the west. When Captain Cook cuffed the telescope to his eye he would have seen a narrow band of grey-brown lifting and broadening on the horizon above the swell, a band of rugged cliffs, ever browner, ever greener, sunlight sharpening the ragged peaks against the Pacific sky. It was our first view of New Zealand from the [View Full Entry]

By Grey haired nomads
October 13th 2008

Motorhome News from New Zealand 2 Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Marlborough

Lizzie, our motorhome

Motorhome News from New Zealand 2 10th October 2008 We didn't expect any frills with our rented motorhome. The price was keen; booked from a UK agent over the internet some months ago, but 'Lizzie' as we affectionately call it, has been good to us since we collected it from Auckland Airport. It's all a bit basic, but solid - as a rental machine needs to be. Weighing in at around 3 tonnes and just 6 metres long, we can achieve speeds of 80 kph or more in downhill mode - which suits our nomadic purpose fine! In order to give [View Full Entry]

By Grey haired nomads
October 2nd 2008

Motorhome News from New Zealand 1 Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga

North Island New Zealand
It's Spring in New Zealand

Motorhome News from New Zealand 1 30th September 2008 Kia-ora. Welcome to New Zealand. They tell us it's been a hard winter here on New Zealand's North Island, with continuous rain throughout July and August; much akin to that for the same months of summer in the UK. But suddenly, as the nights draw in and the prospect of winter approaches back home, we're transported in time - to Spring in New Zealand. Maybe we're just dreaming. Our flight approach into Auckland turned to starboard from the north, drawing us into the city in dazzling sunlight above jigsaw edged green fields [View Full Entry]

By Grey haired nomads
September 23rd 2008

The Grey Haired Nomads go to Borneo Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia
Petronas Towers KL

Heading for the Jungle 9th September 2008 The grey-haired-nomads are on the move once again. In search of new adventures, heading for Kuala Lumpur, a twelve hour flight from London Heathrow, en route to other places you have doubtless never heard of; Sabah, for example. Everyone can travel to Sabah these days. It's possible to organise an itinerary to include: internal flights essential for 'getting around' as the few roads there are are mostly unmettled and potholed, dawn and night river safaris, lodges on the Kinabatangan River, elephant hunting, hiking up to your ears in mud and t [View Full Entry]

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