So folks...having slept most of the journey from Lake Taupo to Rotorua, Claire and I arrived at Crash Backpackers. The hostel itself was lovely but the arrival to the town was horrendous as the smell of sulphur and rotten eggs totally greeted us! It was enough to make any stomach turn but like most things, when there a while you eventually get used to it - or a bit anyway! Nevertheless, like many we felt it worthy of the name Rotten Rua as opposed to Rotorua! Rotorua was a beautiful town but the main memory which we have from it was [View Full Entry]

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Hey all! So! With 2 weeks done in NZ and another 2 to go...claire and i were delighted to be wakened firstly during the night with the crazy american snorer from h*ll and then secondly by the annoying alarm tone at 6.00am as we boarded the bus from Christchurch to Picton at 6.45am! After a slight mixup with buses, Claire and i ended up being sent on an express shuttle bus to Picton. The bus journey itself was fine, but as it was a route we were on before we were therefore happy that we had a lot less stops...however, there [View Full Entry]

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So! After a fab time in Franz Josef...next stop was Wanaka! This wasnt a compulsory stop on the journey but Claire & i figured we'd break up yet another lonnnnnnnnnnnng bus journey, this time to Queenstown by spending the night at the Purple Cow hostel - and we were so glad we did as it was the nicest to date! On route to Wanaka, we stopped off at Lake Mattheson famous for its near-perfect reflected views of Aoraki/Mount Cook and Mount Tasman, followed by Knights Point and then Thunder Creek Falls. Each of these places were more gorgeous than the previous [View Full Entry]

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So folks...first things first...HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all & i hope you have a great one! Well before we knew it 10 months of the travelling trio's journey had passed & 2009 had started! And if it was to be anything like 2008, then none of the 3 of us were gonna complain!!! We had spent 11 weeks in Asia and almost 8 months in Australia & had one of the best and most memorable Christmas's and New Years Eve's ever! However, although we knew that 2009 was going to be another great one, January 1st didnt get off to [View Full Entry]

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Hey All, Claire here with yet another fun filled entry. After having an excellent Christmas day and Boxing/St.Stephens days at the races we were ready for a nice few relaxing days off..but that wasn't to be the case for the travelling trio..we had a hectic schedule to keep. First off was a BBQ at 42 Bondi Road. Swear the boys in this house must think we never get fed..every time they have a BBQ we're always there..and the boys in this house always put on the best spread so we never leave the house hungry! This time was no different and [View Full Entry]

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G'day all! Claire here again with the fun at Christmas time. It's now a month late but the travelling trio hope you all had a great one..one things for sure we did! We all got up very early on Christmas morning to open our presents..safe to say the travelling trio were all spoilt rotten. Our presents were all so thoughtful and gorgeous, so much so there were a few tears shed! We made a few phonecalls home to wish everyone a 'Happy Christmas' and to thank them all for our pressies. We then had a to queue for the shower as [View Full Entry]

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Hey guys, it's murf here again with a round up of our preparations for Christmas in Oz. Here goes..The girls and I had no idea what to expect with Christmas away from home. In a way we were looking forward to it but had a fear of feeling a little homesick.That said we made the most of our first Christmas away from the emerald isle and needless to say it was amazing. Our Christmas prep started in the first week of December with us posting home our pressies and cards. For those of you who were lucky enough to get something [View Full Entry]

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So! After a manic month up the coast, it was time for the return to Sydney for the welcome back parties & more importantly…get rich quick!!! Safe to say folks, after 4 weeks of living the high life & seeing the sights, it was time to knuckle down & start working again…how on earth were we supposed to adjust eh!? Well not to worry ‘cause it wasn’t gonna be for long…that’s right…because only 10 days later were we filling the rucksacks again & heading off to the mighty Melbourne for the Aussie Rules and Melbourne Cup Races for another action packed [View Full Entry]

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Yippee its me (Claire) again with another fun filled entry! Ang arrived back from Melbourne on the Thursday and after catching up with her and seeing ALL her pics we got ourselves ready for another great weekend! I was heading to a dinner dance courtesy of Durty Nellies on the Saturday night and we were all heading on a the 'Sydney Shamrocks' booze cruise on Sunday! I made my way to the dinner dance and had a great night in Darling Harbour meeting up the rest of my girlies in PJ's later that night. We were all up bright eyed the [View Full Entry]

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So folks…you thought we’d never get around to it & to be honest neither did I! But the travelling trio are determined to keep the blog running…just so we can see who actually does read it!! So…after July came an overwhelming August filled with one exciting event after another!! Who’d of thought it could top fancy dresses & Christmas in July - but it did! First up was the big ski trip to Thredbo! I had often heard of different people heading off to Australia to visit the great barrier reef…the Whit Sundays…the Sydney Opera House & many more of the [View Full Entry]

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