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Vaughan & I have been on a worldwide adventure of gigantic proportions. We had the same idea as everyone else from NZ about venturing around the UK & Europe, but somehow found ourselves trapped in London and working for a while. Typical story! However, all was not lost, and we did actually make an effort to get out of the place when time and money allowed. It was pretty expensive to live in London, but kind of nice to be there with the opportunity to travel to so many other countries that are right there on your doorstep. It was certainly the OE (Overseas Experience) we had been looking for, and we have the opportunity to return for further work (and hopefully, further travel) in the future. In the meantime we have a few other places to visit, in between trying to settle back into life in New Zealand (which is weird, after being gone for so long).

I hope you'll all stop by to look at our pics sometime so we can share what we have seen and done with you. Please excuse the typos.

Take care xxxx

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January 2nd 2009

Los Angeles to Reno - roadtrip! North America » United States

The Hollywood Sign, Griffith Park, Hollywood Hills

Thursday 9th October (Day 45) Orlando - Miami - Los Angeles We got up and managed another breakfast at the Waffle House before heading off back towards Miami. We had to leave fairly early as we had to drive back south, return the rental car and get to the airport for our flight to Los Angeles. The drive back wasn’t quite as picturesque as I had hoped, as we didn’t really have time to travel down the coast road for one last look at all the beaches. We pretty much travelled back on the freeway, and made it back to Miami [View Full Entry]

Griffith Observatory, Griffith Park, Los Angeles

Observatory and Downtown LA, from Griffith Park, Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles from Griffith Park, California

By toni lister
January 1st 2009

Orlando Thunderstorms and Cape Canaveral! North America » United States » Florida » Cape Canaveral

Safari Park Airboat Rides, Everglades National Park, Florida

Miami - Orlando Tuesday 7th October (Day 43) Today we were checking out and heading for Orlando, so we stopped for one last time at Walgreen’s. It had certainly been helpful for cold drinks and decent snacks (and awesome air conditioning) during our stay in South Beach. We picked up some fresh fruit salad and other items for breakfast, and ate them on the way to the Everglades National Park, which we had decided to detour to. We headed west for a while and blasted down freeways and past everglades and swap areas - I felt bad that we were using [View Full Entry]

Airboats, Everglades National Park, Florida

By toni lister
December 24th 2008

Miami and the Keys! North America » United States » Florida » Miami

Counting Crows Concert, West Palm Beach, Florida

New Orleans - Miami Saturday 4th October (Day 40) We got up in the morning and had one last stroll past the restaurants and tourists shops. I bought a few items for people back home and Vaughan bought a white t-shirt, as he was finding it too hot with all the black-coloured shirts he had brought with him. New Orleans was so sunny and really vibrant - it was full of bright colours and action and music. We didn’t want to go, but unfortunately it was time to get sorted out to make it to the airport. Miami was calling, and [View Full Entry]

South Beach Lifeguard Tower (they are all different and quite funky), Miami

By toni lister
December 23rd 2008

New Orleans (aka Nawlins) North America » United States » Louisiana » New Orleans

Bourbon St, New Orleans

Memphis - New Orleans Wednesday 1st October (Day 37) Today we had a little time before leaving Memphis, but didn’t have much time to really go back into the city or any last attractions before needing to get sorted, so we just had a quiet morning at the hotel. We caught a taxi to the airport, bound this time for New Orleans. Of course, as with our last two flights, we could only get there via Atlanta, Georgia, so we were able to see the city for a third time from the air, while catching our connecting flight. We were both [View Full Entry]

Mardi Gras Masks, Decatur St, New Orleans

St Louis Cathedral and Jackson Park, New Orleans

By toni lister
December 22nd 2008

Memphis - Home of the Blues (and Elvis)! North America » United States » Tennessee » Memphis

Memphis Tram!

Davenport, Iowa - Memphis, Tennessee Sunday 28th September (Day 34) Today we were heading for Memphis, but we still had a little time to spend with Kelly and Robbie before we left (and with Bradlee and Dustin, playing on the game cube). We went out for breakfast (somewhere - I forget, sorry) but eventually had to say goodbye, and head off back through Davenport, over to Moline airport in time to take the rental car back and catch our flight to Memphis. Awesome guys - great to stay with you in your home. Thanks for having us! We again had to [View Full Entry]

By toni lister
December 20th 2008

Davenport Mischief! North America » United States » Iowa » Davenport

Kelly & Robbie's house, Davenport, Iowa

Thursday 25th September (Day 31) Boston - Davenport We woke up fairly early in the morning and ventured down to the breakfast room. Our first experience here had been a bit creepy (the host of the place was really formal, and we sat around a large table with some other older guests, just kind of looking at each other, while music similar to the Munster’s theme song was playing in the background - we ended up with the giggles). This breakfast was much more successful and we met an interesting young couple from Louisiana. The guy was clearly an ex-college jock [View Full Entry]

Robbie and Tristan fire up the (smokey and ashy) fire basket!

By toni lister
December 10th 2008

Captivating Cape Cod! North America » United States » Massachusetts

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory, Vermont

Tuesday 23rd September (Day 29) Burlington - Cape Cod We started the day by having another fabulous supermarket breakfast (lots of fresh healthy food combined with all the bad American foods we can’t get back home) before heading for one last drive through the town and back south, through the University areas. We were making good time an on route to the Ben and Jerry’s factory - home of some of the best (and most random) ice cream flavours in the world. Unfortunately, for all the Kiwis reading this, Ben and Jerry’s isn’t available in New Zealand, but make sure you [View Full Entry]

Boats on the Hyannis Seashore, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Mansion near the Kennedy Compound, Hyannis, Cape Cod

By toni lister
December 1st 2008

Vermont Paradise - Brattleboro to Burlington! North America » United States

Covered Bridge, Vermont

Sunday 21st September (Day 27) Brattlebro - Burlington Today we got up and had some breakfast at the hotel, before heading across the Connecticut River into New Hampshire for a bit of a look around the river’s edge. It was a very pretty area, with heaps of people fishing or just generally out in their boats. After a brief stop back in Brattleboro where we had a quick look around some old houses on the hill as well as one of the local covered bridges, before we decided to head north again, for our next destination. We took a scenic route [View Full Entry]

Brattleboro, from the other side of the Connecticut River, VT/NH

By toni lister
November 30th 2008

Moving North - Boston, Harvard and Brattleboro! North America » United States

Halloween Pumpkin Display, Boston

Friday 19th September (Day 25) New York City - Boston We started the day by milling around for a little while and making sure we were sorted out for our bus trip to Boston, without rushing too much. This time we had researched well ahead of time, and booked a bus with one of two companies, operating out of Chinatown for a significantly cheaper fare. We caught the Underground to Chinatown and walked a short distance, where we found the bus company. We were still a bit early so I walked up the road a short way and bought some snack [View Full Entry]

The Charles River (with some Harvard University buildings in the background), Boston

By toni lister
November 27th 2008

Back in the Big Apple! North America » United States » New York » New York

Police Station in Times Square, NYC

Wednesday 17th September (Day 23) It was our last morning in Europe and we managed to make it to the train station on time and without any dramas once again. I bought some breakfast items from a small supermarket there, and we had a munch on that while waiting for our train to the airport. We got to the airport quite early and had to wait for ages in a giant check in queue, because flights going to the USA now have even more check-in procedures than before. This is supposed to be for risk-profiling purposes, but in all honesty (and [View Full Entry]

Feast of San Gennaro (2008), Little Italy, NYC

Police Officers Milling Around at the Festival, NYC

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