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I have set my blog up so all you guys back home can follow me on my travels...and hopefully get very jealous!!!
My fellow travellers are:
Jonathon Lees Jonny's Blog
Richard Huntington Rick's Blog
James Caroll Caz's Blog
Ross Macfarlane Mucs Blog

The route is:
Manchester to London - London to Beijing - Beijing overland to Hong Kong - Hong Kong to Bangkok - Bangkok overland to Singapore - Singapore to Cairns - Cairns overland to Sydney - Sydney to Christchurch - Christchurch overland to Auckland - Auckland to Nadi - Nadi to Los Angeles - Los Angeles overland to San Francisco

'The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.'

This is just the start....

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The Journey 08

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By Leezy
June 24th 2008

Farewell Fiji! Oceania » Fiji » Yasawa Islands

Backflip off the boat
The first night on the Wanna Taki cruise

19th - 21st June - The Wanna Taki Cruise It was time to board the Wanna Taki Cruise which many people picked as the highlight of their trip. We hoped it would live up to expectations! Having only had fairly basic rice dishes for the last week or so we were definitely looking forward to the BBQ buffets promised! On board we joined the crowd as we were shown our beds in the 24 person dorm. This was going to be fun! After a few introductions we moored up and were taken to an offshore reef for some snorkelling. Unfortunately my [View Full Entry]

By Leezy
June 18th 2008

Time With The Queen! Oceania » Fiji » Yasawa Islands

Sunset Fiji Style!
Me hanging on for dear life up a cocunut tree!

15th - 17th June - Long Beach Two hours further North we arrived at Long Beach and were taken in by a small boat. The shallow waters extended way beyond the beach, hence the name, and allowed us to walk into the beach from a long way out. We were given a warm welcome yet again and were shown to our most remote accommodation yet...a wood hut with a sandy floor and no electricity. This was basic! After spending some time on the beach we readied ourselves for a mass game of volleyball with most of the village. We were teamed [View Full Entry]

By Leezy
June 15th 2008

'Fiji Time'..........A Slow Introduction to the Fijian Way of Life Oceania » Fiji » Yasawa Islands

Lifes a beach!

12th - 13th - Nadi Arriving at Aukland airport we discovered our flight had been brought forward by an hour so it was a rush to get through...but we just made it! On landing in Nadi we were taken by bus towards our accommodation for the night. It was a wet day in Nadi and the humidity was unbelievable. We passed locals selling fruit by the sides of the streets and the driving was chaoctic...it was just like being back in Asia! At our hostel we were greeted with a friendly welcome by the people working there. 'Bula!' which translates as [View Full Entry]

By Leezy
June 12th 2008

We go North! Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

Back up the Coast

7th - 8th June - Wellington Having spent the night in Christchurch we were on a flight to Wellington early the next morning. Crossing the Cook Strait between the two islands on a windy day is not a pleasant experience, especially when on landing the pilot asks you to remind yourself where your nearest emergency exit is! Putting the flight behind us we checked into our hostel and then set off round Wellington on foot. First stop was the waterfront where we visited the Te Papa Museum which has many exhibitions on the Maori culture. We watched a performance by Tama [View Full Entry]

By Leezy
June 6th 2008

Probably The Best Place On Earth! Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

Queenstown
The adrenaline capital in the evening

30th May - 6th June - Queenstown Queenstown was recommended to us as 'the best place on earth' and having spent a week there I can say it definitely comes close! We arrived on the Friday evening with everyone on our bus thrilled to finally be here. After a group picture at the lake what better way to celebrate our arrival than party on in Queenstown on Friday night. With 100's of free drinks coming complementary of the Kiwi Experience the whole bus had a great night partying in Altitude and World Bar, sampling some of the traditional drinks served in [View Full Entry]

By Leezy
May 30th 2008

Hiking The Glacier Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

Guard Goat
I was sure this one was a lamb but he was apparently a guard goat at the Bushman Centre

27th May - 30th May - Franz Josef - Wanaka Having woken up covered in bin bags at the Poo Pub we all managed to stumble onto the bus to continue our journey down the West Coast to Franz Josef. Our first pit stop has got to be the most interesting yet...the Bushman centre. Just outside Lake Mahinapua, the Bushman Centre is dedicated to showing people how people hunted traditionally and has to be one of the quirkiest museums I have been to. Bushman Pete, the owner, referred to the old days of hunting as 'When men were men, and sheep [View Full Entry]

By Leezy
May 27th 2008

Bin Bag Madness Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Mahinapuha

Cape Foulwind
Don't ask why it had that name...I don't know

26th - 27th May - Lake Mahinapua Our journey down the West Coast had begun and according to Pam, our driver, the weather was the best she had ever seen (Or in her words it was 'Primo!') We set off from Westport early on in the morning and arrived at Cape Foulwind and Touranga Bay shortly after for a quick walk around the headland, passing by one of the largest seal colonies in New Zealand. Back on the bus we continued on our journey towards Punakaiki. It was here we had another brief stop to walk around the strange rock formations [View Full Entry]

By Leezy
May 25th 2008

Better Late Than Never... Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

Dolphin kiss

22nd - 25th May - Christchurch - Kaikoura - Nelson - Westport On arrival in Christchurch I had been up for 48 hours straight, so I went to bed! The next morning our Kiwi Experience began and the first destination was Kaikoura, further North up the coast. Leaving a drizzly Christchurch we set off on the spectacular scenic drive up the East coast to Kaikoura. Evertime I looked out of the window I was met with a scene straight from a postcard. It was amazing! Whereas in Australia we had passed the time on buses by putting on movie, our driver [View Full Entry]

By Leezy
May 22nd 2008

The Final Leg Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

The Harbour Bridge

18th - 22nd May - Sydney, Byron Bay (Again!), Sydney (Again!) The final leg of our journey, Surf Camp to Sydney, and it didn't pass without drama! Originally we were scheduled to leave Surf Camp at 7 in the morning, however, the Sydney Swans were playing in an AFL game at 2pm in Sydney and we were determined to get there! Having done a survey of the bus on the previous day everyone, after a little persuasion, was prepared to set their alarms for 3.30 in the morning! We made the decision not to bother going to bed and had an [View Full Entry]

By Leezy
May 17th 2008

Flower Power in Byron Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay

Surfs up!

14th May - 16th May - Byron Bay & Nimbin Continuing our journey down the east coast we arrived in Byron Bay in the early evening. Having checked into our hostel, Holiday Village, we crossed the street to the reknowned backpacker bar, Cheeky Monkeys for some well deserved drinks! Next morning it was an early rise in order to pick up some surf boards and 'hit the surf!' Walking down to the beach we were a little disapointed to find the sea was relatively calm. However, further down the long stretch of beach the surf seemed a little better. Once in [View Full Entry]

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