So I was asked to explain why I'm traveling in New Zealand. Here is a quick breakdown: Who: Just me Where: All around New Zealand. I started in the south island (Christchurch) where my old roommates (James and Julia) just moved to. Currently I'm in the Bay of Islands in a Hostel called the Bay Adventure in Paihia. Next I plan on heading south of Auckland to see some other towns and do some Black Water Rafting (google it) When: I started out May 3 and I'm back June 10 Why: I've never really gone on vacation to another country. There [View Full Entry]

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Landed in Auckland just fine, I was only able to sleep around 4 hours on the international flight, but I was feeling fine. I only had one hour to collect my baggage, pass though customs, then biosecurity, then take a bus to the domestic travel terminal, check my bags in, pass though domestic security and board my flight. Needless to say I was rushed. I was forced to budge the entire baggage check-in line of ~40 people then run to the wrong terminal -> run to the right terminal and budge another line of ~40 people in the security check. While [View Full Entry]

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Landed in San Fran. Everything involving the airport and the flight went well. Border security wasn't an issue and I didn't get the strip-n-gloves treatment so I'm a happy traveler right now. With 6 hours to kill here at the airport I'm really happy that there is free internet, but I really wish there was something else to do here or I had more time so I could leave the airport and see the city. As it stands I know nothing about this place and leaving the airport could be a big mistake. [View Full Entry]

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This is a test [View Full Entry]

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