Blogs from Waitakere Ranges, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania


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AnetaT
January 5th 2012

Hi guys, I have safely survived the longest flight of my life. It wasn't actually so bad and thanks to Korean Air I was well looked after. I struggled to fall asleep during the first flight as I watched 3 films (Puss in boots which is so funny, Driver and Killer Elite). I was also able to listen to a new releases and found out about Marketa Irglova who sings in English but is Czech and actually brought me to sleep - the first time I have heard about her but can recommend, she is awesome! (Link here http://youtu.be/anIaAcPugzo). You can try lots of Korean food and you get plenty of water. I noticed that Korean women are smiling all the time and have beautiful complexion. I decided to get some fresh air after arrival and ... read more




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travelmad99
October 5th 2011

Working holiday New Zealand I'm planning going to new zealand before this end of year 2011. If anyone going to join me please feel free to contact me. I've apply the visa the get everything in pack. Once we got around 3-5 people join the scheme. We can arrange the departures time. I found some information here, anyone can visit the related website at : Working holiday New Zealand ... read more




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Ferdi and Talita
April 15th 2010

Tuesday, April 13th We've decided to go have an adventure for the rest of the week and the weekend. Mel's cousin was coming to stay with them for a few weeks and even though we're staying in the Boesman on the driveway we felt it would get a little crowded. Besides, we've been yearning to go do something, so it suits us just fine. We tried to go for a jog, but Talita's knee was acting up, so we just had a brisk walk. Then Ferdi gave the Boesman a thorough cleaning, both inside and out. With the Boesman sparkling (as much as it's possible for a rough road warrior like him to sparkle) we got the new and improved Birdsy out the garage for a photo shoot in the autumn leaves before loading her on ... read more




Hillary Trail

Published: March 29th 2010Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Waitakere Ranges
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Me Too
March 29th 2010

Following in Ed's Footsteps! As I was given a hard time by a few of you lately by the blog being dominated by overseas trips I'm adding this local walk... if you count a four day slog over the hilly Waitakere Ranges named after Kiwi mountaineering hero -Ed Hillary - a walk. Did I mention Fran was carrying a tent? This 70km trail is a collection of walking tracks, service tracks, and roads and was opened in January of this year. We were very lucky with the weather on our trip and this made the going a lot easier (this is a relative term). The track is described as steep, rutted, rooty and slippery - you may be up to your ankles in mud So we packed everything but the kitchen sink and carried our own ... read more




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Inspirado
February 27th 2010

Having immensely enjoyed our day on Waiheke Island, I was keen to get out and about this weekend and make the most of the lovely summery weather while it still lasts. In the last 2 years, we've managed to explore an awful lot of Auckland's beautiful landscapes so it's getting harder to find new places to go. Looking on the map though, we noticed that we haven't really spent much time out west and so today we made our way to the Waitakere Ranges, a mountainous region covered in dense bush and rainforest. We've been there once before with Liz and Allard when we went to the Arataki Visitor's Centre and then down to Piha Beach. It was a reasonably good drive out considering the time of day we left home - traffic heading into the ... read more






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Eric L
February 18th 2010

Well, I'm on my way and on my own. Two days ago I left the Boggs' house and struck out on my adventure. After a stop in Takapuna to get some maps and information (and a tape adapter so Carrie, my new car, would have some tunes) I headed back to Piha Beach where I knew there was a campsite where I could stay @ a gorgeous place. The drive was fine. I had to stop a couple of times to look at a map and once to ask for directions, but I got here. When I arrived the view was hazy but still beautiful. I parked the car and went down to the beach and started up Lion Rock. I had gotten up as far as one can go, had taken several pictures and was ... read more




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Bribird
January 4th 2010

So seriously come all the way to New Zealand at first opportunity head to the beach! I mean it is the stuff you see on TV right. How many programmes have I watched of families from the UK wanting to come to NZ and seeing them on these beautiful beaches never imagining I could one day be there...well here I am! We wake up relatively early and pack our version of a picnic and off we go.... Our first stop is the Arataki Visitor Centre for a quick introduction to the park, starting with a man made huge wooden photo-frame with an amazing view in the background, well that is the best way I can describe it anyway. It was interesting to get a bit of history of the area and there were some small walks ... read more




week 4

Published: October 18th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Waitakere Ranges
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LCinNZ
October 18th 2008

cant believe already had a month here!!!!!!!!!!!! SUN - went to rangitoto island with fellow vols :) was brilliant, tis the most recent erupted volocano of them all in North Island. Was beautiful, massive Pohutakawa forest on the lava fields (some bits a lil like iceland), stunning weather aswell - little hellish though as we marched full speed to the summit (did an hours advised walk in 40 mins!!) dripping with sweat...lurvly :) worth it when we got to the top though :) amazing views of auckland and surrounding areas. knackered my hip doing this though...not so good, hardcore limping now :( ill put up the pics, hopfully today...but you know me, could be anytime!! team this week was me, kate, mike, katy, charlotte 18 belgium, nice but a tad odd, linda, philippa, peter, wanda and ... read more




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JackLindsay
June 9th 2008

JACK HAD FUN!!! He just threw on his tight jeans and t-shirt, grabbed his glow sticks and danced the night away... kind of. No, he did dance, though. It was great! There is this style of dancing from Australia that is all this fancy footwork like they are walking in place. It's hard to describe, but it was really cool. Some of the people at the club were really talented. It was nice to see Auckland on a Saturday night, too. Sunday morning I volunteered to play on Steff's soccer team since they were short players. Jessica, I thought of you the whole time! And Tiff and Caitlin, because you guys would have been making fun of me from the sidelines. Remember gymnastics in Colombia? Anyway, it was the most fun I have ever had running. ... read more




Day Nineteen

Published: June 7th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Waitakere Ranges
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JackLindsay
June 7th 2008

I have to appologize for the list we made! That must have been a fun post to read, right Bobbi? When we had typed it up it was in columns and A LOT easier to understand. So, we had a column for the item, then a column for NZ and a column for the USA. So in the States a "fanny" is a butt, while here it means a female reproductive organ in more slang terms. Older generations here would be offended if I were talking about fanny packs. Haha, so no more lists until we can get the formatting right. We have even more pictures to add and probably won't be able to do it until we get to Waihi. Christoffel and Alison, the owners of the Burrowing Bullie, have invited us to tea (dinner) ... read more









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