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Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waikato » Hamilton March 11th 2016

Drugi dan popotovanja sva izkoristila za ogled Hamiltona, mesteca južno od Aucklanda, ki leži ob reki Waikato. Mesto je sodobno in deluje nekako ameriško. Dopoldne sva si ogledala jezero Hamilton, okoli katerega so speljane številne sprehajalne poti. V bližnji kavarni sva si privoščila jutranjo kavo (kako čudno so naju gledali, ker na kapučinu nisva hotela vanilijevega, cimetovega in še kakšnega posipa). V kavarnah in manjših restavracijah se naroči in plača pri blagajni, nato pa gost k mizi odnese stojalo s številko, glede na katero nato natakar prinese naročeno. Po ogledu jezera sva v trgovini z opremo za kampiranje kupila nekaj nujnih potrebščin, nato pa sva se po poti Riverside Walk, ki poteka tik ob reki, odpravila proti znanenitim hamiltonskim vrtovom. Ker je bilo popoldne toplo in sočno, sva bila kar hvaležna za senco dreves ob reki. ... read more
Riverside Walk
Waikato River
Renesančni vrt

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waikato » Hamilton March 10th 2016

Iz Hongkonga, kamor sva letela 11 ur in 10 minut in kjer so se pri pregledu zelo zabavali ob pogledu na najine sprintane letalske karte, sva pot nadaljevala proti Aucklandu (10 ur in 30 minut). Drugi dolgi let iz Hongkonga v Auckland naju je precej utrudil. Let v Hongkong sva večinoma prebedela v upanju, da bova s spanjem na drugem delu potovanja omilila jet lag, a nama načrtov ni uspelo uresničiti. Preprečilo jih je trmarjenje otrok in nekoliko manj sodobno letalo (v Hongkong sva letela z Lufthanso, v Auckland pa z družbo Cathay Pacific), seveda pa tudi vznemirjenje zaradi bližajoče se pustolovščine. Nova Zelandija naju je pozdravila s čudovitim razgledom na najdaljšo peščeno plažo - Ninety Mile Beach. V Aucklandu naju je najprej čakalo ugibanje, ali je z nama prispela tudi prtljaga (je!), nato pa strogo ... read more
Prvi voznik
Vožnja po levi
Pokrajina proti Hamiltonu

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waikato » Hamilton February 25th 2016

If you live overseas and are planning on doing a bus tour of NZ, stop reading right now. This blog is not for you. If you live overseas and are planning on driving round NZ, you are crazy, you have no idea how windy and narrow our roads are and have you considered doing a tour?? If you live overseas and are planning on driving round NZ and are confident that this is the best way of seeing the real NZ, good on you. Well done. I hope you know which side on the windy and narrow roads we drive on. Many tourists don't. If you live in NZ and are looking for ideas of where to go round Hamilton, keep reading. My advice, if you are visiting Hamilton (or any other city in NZ), is ... read more
Huntly - a sad old house
Matangi
Matangi

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waikato » Hamilton February 14th 2015

Geo: -37.7871, 175.283There wasn't going to be a New Zealand blog because this is our fourth visit and we are staying with Beverley and Richard again for much of the time.I have blogged about it before and I have been lazy here while Richard and Jim go off to chop down trees, dig out thistles or move the cows. I leave such jobs to them! However we managed to find a few new things to do which we wanted to share so I am pulling myself together.Last visit we went to South Island but missed it's most well known area, the Sounds. It is a long drive from Hamilton approximately 1500 kilometres to Te Anau, close to Milford Sound. We had only a week for the whole trip as that was the maximum time Beverley could ... read more
Mount Cook peeping above the clouds
Reflection Lake
Another Reflection Lake

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waikato » Hamilton March 30th 2013

Geo: -37.7871, 175.283Fiji 27th February - 28th MarchBula, as they say in Fiji. (Welcome/hello)Sorry I keep changing from present to past tense in the blog but I passed time when it was raining by writing in situ so was describing what was happening around me. We flew into the capital Nadi (pronounced Nandy) and were collected at the airport by a Bamboo Hostel staff member who put us in a taxi to the hostel with another guest, as a few people had arrived on the same flight, so the journey was quick and easy. Bamboo provided a twin room but only shared bathrooms. The facilities were such that despite being a very friendly and relaxed place, we would only stay there 1 night.It was lovo night, a traditional meal cooked in the ground so we put ... read more
The beach at MacDonalds
The hammock - our favourite place
Jim working hard enjoying himself

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waikato » Hamilton February 20th 2013

Geo: -37.7871, 175.283Sydney 31st Jan to 27th Feb Hamilton, New Zealand Our last couple of days in Sydney passed quickly. We spent one day sightseeing before cleaning the van ready for returning it to Travellers Autobarn. When we arrived there I gave a list of things that didn't work or needed replacing in the van. The guy checking the van was very pleasant and when I gave him the list he said, "My girlfriend is always writing lists too" so I thought he would just bin it but later we had to go to the HQ along the road and the list was already with the man there. He did say he would arrange the refund for time off the road.We went to the HQ to see if we could amend our booking for the next trip, ... read more
Contrast of old and new in Sydney
Opera House from Ferry
Manly Beach across the Harbour

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waikato » Hamilton February 2nd 2013

Geo: -37.7871, 175.2839th January Mallacoota, via Canberra to Blackheath in the Blue Mountains, 22nd January.We fell in love with Mallacoota and stayed a week. I don't know why but for some reason once we reached Mallacoota and on our journey since, everyone has been very friendly. It was the scenery and setting of Mallacoota which we loved as well as the variety of trails and walks we could amble along. Although it was still busy with the sites full, most people don't venture further than a nearby beach. When we went walking we rarely saw more than one other couple or a family for the duration of our expedition. At the end of the last blog I said we were going in search of a Superb Lyre Bird. We hunted for a couple of days but ... read more
Camps come in all shapes and sizes
Bats at dusk in Bateman's  Bay
Moving house

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waikato » Hamilton January 17th 2013

Gescheiden door een berg en een flink stuk ongeasfalteerde weg liggen twee dorpjes. De één, Raglan, is zeer bekend, zowel bij toeristen als bij de Kiwi's zelf. Van een slaperig winterdorpje verandert het in de zomer ( december t/m februari) in een drukbevolkt stadje. De hevig gepromote 'relaxte' sfeer en het surfen zijn de voornaamste redenen om er heen te gaan. De ander, Kawhia, groeit ook in de zomer maar niet zo uitbundig als Raglan. Het is niet een van de 101 must do's (als je in een provincie bent, het is 1001 op landelijke niveau. Geen idee waarom ze voor die getallen hebben gekozen maar je ziet ze overal terug) voor toeristen en/ of Kiwi's. Raglan viel ons een beetje tegen, maar Kawhia: we loved it! Niet alleen schitterende uitzichten over de baai, maar ook ... read more
Het schattigste huisje ooit!
Uitzicht op de baai van Kawhia
de kleinste bieb ooit

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waikato » Hamilton May 16th 2011

Well after a months of worken with footy and a shit load done its time to hit the road again. Left at 9am and by last night weather report im in for the strongest head wind yet. Wasnt bag up to Taurangra then it hit hard. I was on my way to Hamition witch was bound to be a 2 day trip. Even after 30ks my body was feeling the signs of not rideing for a months. The ride over all wasnt to bad but the weather didnt know what it wanted to do rain one min then clear blue sky the nexted. The worst part of the ride was into the Kaimai forest its a long drag to the top. But then after 80k i was hurting and a nother large frong was not far ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waikato » Hamilton February 10th 2011

Geo: -37.7871, 175.283From Puerto Vallarta we flew to Los Angeles with Alaska Air to take the Air New Zealand flight to Auckland. We only had one full day in LA and so we wandered down to the nearest beach, Redondo Beach and Marina. As it is out of season everything was very quiet but we had a tasty fish and chip lunch on the pier. We realised that in LA without a car and phone (ours doesn't work in the US) it was difficult to function. The bus took us to the beach and back with one change each way but they were infrequent, although very cheap. Nearly everyone using the buses was black or hispanic, so it seems that only poorer people use them. The boardwalk by the marina is interesting with huge numbers of ... read more
Off to catch the wild ducks
Success!
Astronaut?




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