Blogs from Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 351

We got here at lunch time yesterday and were met at the airport by Graeme's cousin Kenny. We went out for lunch, then Kenny took us to our hostel. We spent the afternoon getting our bearings, buying a sim card for the mobile, then Graeme decided to ring some of his Kiwi friends. Just by luck, Scotty happened to be in the area, so we met him and his girlfriend Crystal for a beer and the boys were able to catch up. In the evening, we went out for dinner (lovely Thai) with Kenny and his boyfriend Luke, and Lindsay and David, (Lindsay is another cousin of Kenny's) who are here from the UK, and are working in Auckland. A good night was had by all! We ended it in a weird Japanese Karaoke bar - ... read more

Hiya folks, I arrived in Auckland around lunchtime and not feeling too tired despite only having an hours sleep between Dubai and Auckland. The journey was in three parts Dubai --- Singapore --- Brisbane --- Auckland. The first two flights were about 7hrs or so. Quite a cool part of the flight was getting to stay on the plane in Singapore while the plane was refueled and passangers got on and off. The cleaners came onboard and gave the plane a not so thorough going over. Quite a serious point was put across the flight intercom as we arrived in Singapore, we were reminded that drug smugglers could be punished using the death penalty, that gave me quite a shiver even although I would never dream of doing that, but you do hear stories of 'innocent' ... read more

Today is, umm, hmmm, i think it's wednesday 30th, or it could still be tuesday, then again it could be thursday, pheweee, that 20+ hour flight really buggered up our body clocks. We arrived in Auckland at 11am on Tuesday and we had had about 5 hours sleep over the 2 days of travel as neither of us can sleep on a plane, so we were a bit messed up to say the least! We arrived at our temporary hostel called The Fat Camel in downtown Auckland, it's in a great location, pretty much easy access to everything Auckland has to offer, the staff are really friendly and helpful and the place is pretty much empty as it is winter here, so we have all the puta's for internet access and the big screen tv to ... read more

Hicran Çiğdem Yorgancıoğlu ‘nun Yeni Zelanda /New Zealnd devr-i Alem Hicri Alem Hicran Çiğdem Seyahatnamesi’nden ..seyahat notlarından alıntılardır . Her hakkı saklıdır .. / Eserin tüm telif hakları H.Çiğdem Yorgancıoğlu’na aittir . Eserin izinsiz kopyalanması çoğaltımı ,yayını ,dağıtımı halinde 5846 sayılı Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Kanunun hükümleri geçerli olacaktır. Uçağa binip ayağını yerden kesince daha mı bağlanıyor hayallerine insan Pasifik üzerinde 17.03.2003 Tarım ve hayvancılık Yeni Zelanda ekonomisinde önemli bir yeri olduğu için yiyecek vb girişi yasak , izinsiz içeri almanın cezası 100,000 NZDoları ve ödeyemezsende hapis yolu gözüküyor .O nedenle bu etrafımda dönüp duruyor . Auckland Gümrük 17.03.2003 İşte geldim kivilerin kakopelerin ve çin ejderinin yeryüzüne boşalttığı tohumların donmuş hali olan yeşim taşının ülkesine .Zaman GMT+12... read more

I arrived in Auckland. I might have well arrived home, in the airport even before the baggage claim a lovely lady behind a stand offers you a free cup of tea or coffee. First thing in the morning after a long nights flight this is just what is needed. So I wandered through immigration and baggage reclaim sloshing my near scolding tea across my hands, baggage and pristine clean floor. I caught a bus down town to the Auckland Central Backpackers. Met a couple from Cardiff/Isle of Wight as I got off the bus they were on their way to the ACB as well. The ACB is the largest and most commercial hostel I have ever seen, over 600 beds, a huge Internet cafe and a kitchen that is a strange cross between a busy restaurant ... read more