So, wellington. After an early hours pajama fire evacuation, i woke up to the whole bus having left for the south island, and an absolute gale blowing outside. It is notorious for the wind here due to the location and shape of the harbour, but walking head on into the wind made my eyes water! what the hell am i doing here - alone? i was in shorts yesterday getting burnt. This place sucks. After i had had my morning paddy and a very long moaning phone call to brighton, things started to look up. Apart from the fat canadian in [View Full Entry]

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So after a phone call from my long lost stephy asking if i had fallen off the face of the earth, feel kinda guilty! So - yes, joined this infamous backpacker kiwi experience bus tour, which was due to take me through the north island over 5 days, and to be fair was feeling pretty shitty. I had wained thin of the company since arriving in nz and a further two days in a soul destrying hostel in auckland was starting to wonder what on earth i was doing in this country. Travelling alone has so far has been pretty great, [View Full Entry]

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Wow. New Zealand is a bloody long way away! I had no conception until i had completed a near 30 hour door to door trip from ny. The departure lounges are hell, plane food is actually pretty good, i have seen nearly every new release film, and luckily managed to sleep for about 8 hours straight on my final plane ride, dispite the chinese guy next to me who seemed to have adhd and wouldn't sit still! But, after some very cute sniffer dogs and many crying children, i had my visa stamped and then wondered what the hell i was [View Full Entry]

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BACK IN NEW YORK!!! god knows how though after the dodgyest plane ride in the world! Steph you are entirely justified with your fear. it was a 3 seater accross, tiny and felt like it was gonna snap. Any the girl next to me kept puking - and then said she wasn't even travel sick she had a bug. I was not impressed in the slightest. But felt great to be back. Rach and i have decided to go to boston and get hitched so i can move here. One more marriage under my belt wont hurt i'm sure! So - [View Full Entry]

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Before anything is said - oh my god, canada is COLD. I wear everything i own and shiver, the locals are still wearing shorts whilst daring to mention the word 'mild' - and this is still the fall, first snow due 14th then onto -35 degrees! thank god i just landed back in NY! I didn't see a moose, and the handsome mounties must have been on vacation, but i didn't exactly go camping with the bears either (can you imagine!) Landed finally after several cancelled flights due to weather in the apple, the flight was fine, especially with my good [View Full Entry]

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So it took me 5 days to write and post the last blog, and am now trying to play catch up as tomorrow i set sail for Toronto! I am a little wary now as feel so settled here, uprooting in the morning will be wierd i think - but the whole point of travelling. So. i last left you at the beach. Well, following that day, the forecast was due to be beautiful the following day too, and not wanting to tempt fate, i decided to get up at the crack of dawn and go to the observation deck at [View Full Entry]

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Day 14. I cant believe that i have been here 2 weeks today, it has flown by, and already and feeling sad to think that i will be soon leaving NY! So, i last left you on the start of approx 4 days of constant rain. Without a winter jacket or shoes that keep the water out, the temperature drop was not very welcome! But living just off museum mile, i did the first of my museum trips with the Natural History Museum. This was very impressive and just as huge on the dinosaur front as the uk sister. The exhibitions [View Full Entry]

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more photos [View Full Entry]

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So - day 7 already! The difference of staying with a new yorker rather than in a backpackers, is (as i am finding out) a strange feeling of being a 'new' new yorker. Am i making sense? I am certainly following the tourist trail by day, and taking in the sights and sounds as all visitors do. But i am also finding myself doing normal everyday things, like dropping of laundry, watching truly awful morning chat shows, visiting blockbusters, and having to navigate this quite daunting city solo certainly seems to help you cope with it alot quicker - i have [View Full Entry]

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NYC pt 1 [View Full Entry]

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