19th 23rd Dec 2008 19th Dec 08 Woke up early so we could say goodbye to Niall and Suz wanted to catch them before they went to work...Awww going to miss those two, weve become really good friends! We made a Christmas card out of paper and letf it onthe table for them when they return from work, hehe!! Left Blenhiem at 9.45 to get the bus to Picton then the boat to Wellington. Was on the boat at the bar and there was this old guy talking to this couple about his life, he kept saying Bloody every other word [View Full Entry]

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14th Dec 2008 Wine tasting tour today, we thought we'd all book and go on one and see the good side of the wine industry...haaa!!! We are goin with a company called Bubbley grape Tours The man picked us up at 12, it was us 6 and an Old English couple called John and Jan, there were from Kent,lol! Went to an award winning winery called Hunters one of the other winerys we visited supplys Gordon Ramsays Resturants with wine, we bought a bottle of wine from this one, each place you visit you try between 5 and 9 different wines, [View Full Entry]

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28th Nov 19th Dec 2008 28th Nov 08 Dec 08We were goning to spend another night in the car but when we got to Blenhium we found a Hostel called Honi B's booked in and the guy from the reception gave us some numbers to call about some Vineyard Work We are staying in a little house across the road from the Hostel, seems a nice little place to stay as its quite quiet, thats what we want if were going to be working. Theres a couple called Niall and Zuz and 2 sisters called Amy and Eithna, who seem really [View Full Entry]

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26th-29th Nov 08 26th Nov 08 Arrived in Picton, hired a car for a few days going to explore abit of the South Island before we check into out working hostel!! Check into a place called Anakiwa Lodge yha oh my god its such a lush place, amazing views, were in a vally so were surrounded by loads of green hilly mountains, a lovely lake, its soo peacefull, omg its the nicest place weve ever stayed, the lodge is soo lovely,we have a 4bed dorm, its really spacious, its just like abit of luxury for us,hehe! we watched finding nemo in [View Full Entry]

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22nd-25th Nov 08 22nd Nov 08 Got the airport shuttle at 8.30am, good job we got it early as it went on a right detour picking different people up from hostels/hotels. Boarded our Quantas flight at 11.30am, really nice plane,nice food and gave u lots of free drinks. Got to Auckland at 4.40pm, thought we would just get a taxi because we didnt think it would be that far away, it ended up being miles away and cost us $80....Waaat a ripe off!! Staying at Nomads Fushion right in the center of Auckland. Really nice hostel, with a bar/club,resturant, lounge,tv ro [View Full Entry]

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14th-22nd Nov 2008 14th Nov 08 Happy Birthday Dad!!! We havent wrote about Coffs Harbour as we only stayed for 1 day, so didnt see the point. Had a 10hr Bus ride from Coffs to Sydney, arrived about 1am, whist waiting for a taxi Kirsty rang home to wish Dad Happy Birthday but there was no answer!! :( Finally got into a taxi, the driver was shut off from the rest of the car by this big plastic sheild that went right around his seat, incase someone wanted to shoot him or stab him, lol we were like what the hell! [View Full Entry]

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1st Nov - 12 Nov 2008 1st Nov 08 Arrived at Maroochydore after a 17hr coach ride, we slept alot of the way so it wasnt to bad and we had 2 seats to our selfs so we could lie down, we got there about 11am, the coach dropped us off at the information center and we didnt have a clue where we were going so we went inside the info center and asked the women if she could direct us to Cotton Tree Backpackers she said how about i drive you there, we were like 'well if you dont mind' [View Full Entry]

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26th - 31st Oct 2008 26th Oct 2008 Got the Greyhound from Townsville at 13:30 for a 5 hour journey to Airlie Beach We checked into our hostel called Magnums It was really central... We walked to our 8 bed dorm which was a Cabin type hut... It was in the middle of a Jungle area... The hostel was very big with a Bar, Club and places to eat... We sat out on our porch but wasnt really sure who was in our dorm as there were loads of people hanging out on it... Alot of the people were German and [View Full Entry]

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21st-25th Oct 2008 21st Oct 2008 Happy Birthday Lisa!! Got the Greyhound to Townsville, we had a 6 hour bus ride. The girl in front of us stank of BO it was making us urge...Yuk! We arrived at townsville then had a 20minute ferry ride to Magnetic Island aka Maggy. When we got on the island we herd there was a crocodile on the loose.... Ahhhh, abit sceary!! Checked in to Travellers Hideaway at Picnic Beach really nice little hostel, with a swimming pool, with hammacks by it, bbq area, tv+internet room. We are in a 4 bed [View Full Entry]

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12th-21st Oct 2008 Cairns City Checked out from our hostel in singapore and travelled to the airport via Tube... Once there we had to wait around for 9 hours being bored... We decided it would be best to get there early lol... turned out not such a good idea in the end. After a 'Long weight' we were aloud to check in... Finally... Our flight was changed from Quantas to a company called Jetstar... which we've never heard of before... We put our bags on the conveyor belt ready for it to go off to the plane when the women behind [View Full Entry]

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