Hola!!! As much as I was dreading Christmas as I thought id be in the way a bit at Esthers family and thought id be homesick, it was actually really nice and we had a really good time together! Esthers dad picked Steve, Esther, Esthers sister Ria and me up on the morning of the 23rd - the drive took about 4 hours and was really lovely as the scenery was really pretty but unfortunately it started pouring after an hour or so and we couldn’t see anything anymore! Esthers parents live up north in Mangonui, near Doubtless bay and the [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone!! My blog for Auckland really wont be very long… mainly because I haven’t done very much here apart from work! I started work the very first day I got to Auckland after my Canadian roommate Jen told me to come along and worked everyday apart from maybe 2 or 3 days where I finally got around do doing some sightseeing….or just sleeping etc.! :o) Work was hard work - on our feet all day (days were usually 11 hours long!) unpacking boxes (which were very heavy!), putting up tables, selling all the dvds, cds and books etc, but im [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone!! Towards the end of South America i started thinking about my general impressions of South America, best times, worst etc etc and thought maybe i should make these thoughts into a blog... so i have!!! :o) SOUTH AMERICA: - Drivers ALWAYS leave the engine running (especially on buses), they start the engine at least 30 mins before we are due to leave, leave engine running if we stop for breaks and also leave engine running when we arrive so you choke on the fumes while waiting for them to take your luggage out of the boot - They play [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone!! Here are some of the photos from BA!! :o) xxxxxxxxxxx [View Full Entry]

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Hello again!! Arrived in Santiago to find that the American boys i was going to meet at the amazing Casa Roja hostel there had reserved too late for me and there was no more space so i checked into the Hostelling International hostel around the corner and then managed to get a bed in Casa Roja for the last 2 nights the next day! That evening I met up with an American girl i met in BA and a couple of her friends which was nice! The next day i just wandered around Santiago with one of the American guys, Brian, [View Full Entry]

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Hello.... I though id already published these 3 blogs but apparantly i just saved them.... maybe i was waiting to be able to add some photos... OK well here they are..... Hey everyone!! Im up stupidly early in the morning because of the jet lag so thought i would make the most of it and finish up my blogs for South America!! Finally left BA and got the overnight bus to Mendoza - was sooo tired from a lack of sleep that i slept like a baby.... i had 2 seats to myself for most of the way but vaguely remember [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone!!! Sorry i havent written a blog in such a long time..... the last month has been really hectic!! Although... every cloud has a silver lining and theres a good chance this blog wont be as long because i wont be able to remember everything i did! ;o) Stayed at Palermo House hostel in BA which was really cool - some American friends ive met a few times along the way were staying there so i went to join them! The first 10 days there (before taking a break in Tigres and Uruguay) were spent doing lots of socialising and [View Full Entry]

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Hola again!! Im stuck in Mendozas bus terminal for another few hours as i wasnt allowed on the earlier bus so i thought i might as well carry on with my blogs while im on a roll and have time..... although these ones will be shorter because im starting to get square eyes! ;o) Tigre is a popular river-front town an hour north of BA! The boats to Uruguay are cheaper from Tigre than from BA so Aubrey and I decided to spend a few days in Tigre on the way to Uruguay! There was only one hostel we could find [View Full Entry]

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Heylo again!! Right last one.... im supposed to do seperate blogs for the different cities/towns in Uruguay but because i dont have any photos right now and we only spent a day or 2 in each place there isnt really much point! We got into Carmello in the evening, went out for a yummy cheap dinner and had an early night! The next morning we went to the beach (which is still actually on the River Plata) which was nice - but swimming in the water isnt that appealing as its almost purple!! We had a little picnic there, fed a [View Full Entry]

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Hello again!! This computer is really good and the photos upload in record time (although I dont have many for Sucre anyway) so I thought i might as well do a quick blog for Sucre while Im here! :o) We got to Sucre, capital of Bolivia, early evening and stayed at the cheapest hostel recommended by the Lonely Planet but was more expensive than we had paid anywhere else in Bolivia but breakfast was included so decided to stay there! Things started typically well...... i manged to electrocute myself within 5 minutes of being in the room (its always me!).. all [View Full Entry]

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