TravellingTrio
Joanne, Angela & Claire Joined: November 26th 2007
Logged in: April 28th 2009
Logged in: April 28th 2009
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Lots of love,
Joanne, Angela & Claire
Travel Blog Posts
The Hangi Pit
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 the Maori Night - which was absolutely brilliant! By spending an evening at Mitai, it gave us an idea and history on the Maori culture and the world of Mitai. We were shown the natural ... read more
Lake Tekapo
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 was one unexpected one - ie, the one were a poor little girl was sick all over the bus!! But to be honest we were surprised that none of us were sick along with her ... read more
Lake Mattheson
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 & although we tried, the pictures still dont do it justice. The evening was none too stressful nor the morning after it as claire & I took a walk around wanaka looking at all the ... read more
Bye Bye Joanne
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 the greatest start as Claire & I had to bid a sad farewell to Joanne who unfortunately decided to escape home to the green fields that bit earlier than planned. So after having spent the ... read more
The fireworks
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 the boys even cooked for us in the rain..burgers, kebabs, sausages you name it they had it cooking! Again a great days craic was had here and there were a few new faces making an ... read more
Our baubbles
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 we had a full house..we had a two bedroom flat and there were us 5 girls, Siobhan Mc Kenna, Mairead Teanor, Damien Fox, Rory Molloy, Aileen Donaghy so it was all go on Christmas morning. ... read more
The travelling trio in Martin's Place
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 we hope you liked it and for those of you who didn't get a thing..we're sorry but my God the postal service in Oz is scandalous..i.e so dam expensive. Anyhow not meaning to be a ... read more
Aussie Rules
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 adventure!!! Whoever said this travelling melarkey was easy?! So! On October 30th, Joanne, Claire Cathy & I boarded the 2.30pm flight to Tullamarine airport in Melbourne. Our impressions of it so far were great! As ... read more
The Bennett Street Girlies!
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 next morning to go on the booze cruise. We all got ready an met the rest of the crew down at the Double Bay for the boat..boarded the boat and got ourselves a nice comfy ... read more
On the bus to Thredbo
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 highlights this country has to offer but only did I ever laugh when I was told - ‘if you’re going to oz then you’ll have to go skiing!!’ So you know me folks, not one ... read more
