Blogs from Wellington, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
Kia Ora! NEW ZEALAND.
Published: April 24th 2012Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington
April 24th 2012
Kia Ora! Nå er me i New Zealand, eller Aotearoa, om du vil. Nærmere bestemt på Nordøya. Her lever me det glade backpackerliv – opplever og ser nye ting hver dag. New Zealand har så mykje å by på. Og det er ikkje for ingenting det blir kalt ekstremsportens hjemland. Naturen her er også fantastisk fin, og den er så varierende. Du kan stå på ein plass og se rundt deg. På den eine sida har du norsk natur, på den andre sida tropisk regnskog, og andre plasser ørken, sydenstrender eller høye Alpe-lignende fjellkjeder. Her fins alt! Me starta oppholdet vårt i NZs største by, Auckland. Der utforska me byen, gjekk på gåtur med sikring over Auckland Harbour Bridge, og Christina prøvde Fish n’ Chips som visstnok skal være så populært her. Og på kvelden reiste ... read more
NZ......briefly
Published: March 3rd 2012Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington
February 5th 2012
Our trip from Sydney to Wellington began with some of the uncomfortable conditions that I have seen on this boat. As we headed East, we had to deal with the strong current coming from the North and strong winds coming from the South, which meant big beam on seas for our little boat. I basically didn't go outside for 2 days because it was too rough. The trip was only about 6 days long, and after the first few days, it wasn't too bad. Our original plan was to go from Sydney to Tonga, to refuel, and then Tonga to Tahiti, but because of Cyclone Jasmine that was moving towards Tonga, we took a more southern route passing through New Zealand to get to Tahiti. My most important priority throughout this whole trip was to get ... read more
Return to the North
Published: January 1st 2012Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington
January 1st 2012
Welcome back to Wellington. Got a bit of a shock as I'd only been in the hostel for about an hour when we had an earthquake. The epicentre was actually 60km down just south of Picton on the south Island, so quite a way away but the building definitely rocked! Te Papa, the museum in Wellington has 'quake-proof' foundations and they have a display where you can see how they work. It's pretty cool actually. I wonder if they intend to rebuild Christchurch on them, or perhaps they should just move the city a few kilometres? I thought about going to the theatre but got confused with the dates of when the show I fancied seeing was on. Ah well. Wellington is a bit of a sprawling city so just kept to the waterfront, as usual ... read more
Wellington (Noordereiland Nieuw-Zeeland)
Published: December 31st 2011Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington
December 31st 2011
Sinds deze late namiddag zijn we aangekomen in Wellington. Wellington is de hoofdstad van Nieuw-Zeeland en ligt op het Noordereiland. We hadden eigenlijk gisterenavond geboekt. Er zijn 2 ferrymaatschappijen vanuit Picton naar Wellington en Bluebridge is de goedkoopste. Het is wel een roestige ferry en totaal niet modern maar voor die 3 uurtjes hadden we er geen probleem mee om in een muffe zetel te zitten. En toch mochten we deze namiddag al mee met de ferry. We hadden gezien op ons ticket dat we dit moesten uitprinten. Een klein probleempje want we hadden geen printer. Deze morgen kon de campingbaas het niet afprinten want hij vertrouwde geen pdf formulieren (hij wist niet wat dit was en wij konden het niet omzetten naar iets anders). We besloten dus naar de ferrymaatschappij zelf te rijden en te ... read more
Going South on the North Island
Published: November 10th 2011Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington
November 4th 2011
Same Shit - Different Topic I drove into Raglan, settled down at the bar at a hotel and soon after Katka and her surfer friend Noah joined me. They gave me a quick update on the town. It is about SURFING. Apparently I had stumbled into one of the premier surf spots in the world. A Swedish guy I met at the backpacker place I stayed at, told me that he had been dreaming about that place for 15 years and it seemed like he was almost offended when I told him that I don't surf. I understand him a bit. When I had just started diving on Pulau Weh a group of young Danes showed up. They had no intention (or not enough money) to dive and I couldn't help asking why the hell they ... read more
Auckland to Brandywine Bridge (AKA Wellington)
Published: October 21st 2011Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington
October 21st 2011
So the first week of the Kiwi Experience Funky Chicken bus tour has been awesome!! We've travelled all down the North Island and I feel like I'm finally seeing the real New Zealand, hills & sheep lol! Ok so our journey has been as follows: Auckland - Hot Water Beach - Waitomo - Rotorua - Lake Taupo - River Valley - Wellington Hot Water Beach: Well this place was was fun, it's just an average beach with a bit of a twist! At low tide if you dig in the sand at the right place you can dig yourself a hot pool! There's a hot spring that sits underneath the beach, and it's called Hot Water Beach for a reason as the spring water is boiling!! We also woke up at 5:30am the next morning as ... read more
New Zealand Part 1 : Rugby Fun on the North Island
Published: October 18th 2011Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington
October 18th 2011
Flying into Auckland on the 15th September feels like a lifetime ago right now, but I know I'll love remembering all the fun we've had since then for this blog, so here goes... We were thrilled to arrive in Auckland where they had DRINKING WATER in taps and HOT showers and SHOPS that sell stuff. Even the cold and wet weather couldn't dampen that kind of excitement. We swiftly met Kate Jeffery (the fourth member of our team) and hit the town in search of Irish paraphernalia for the big match on Saturday (Ireland v Australia obvs...). To get us in the mood we watched the All Blacks beat Japan at the Auckland 'Fanzone' - a huge area set up on a wharf with big screens and bars and fun all round. The day of the ... read more
U S A ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Published: September 25th 2011Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington
September 25th 2011
No I am not coming home yet but a slice of home came here this past weekend for the Rugby World Cup. Thats right the United States Eagles, our very own Rugby team (which I did not know we had until this trip) came to Wellington to take on the Australians. Of course being Americans in New Zealand we had to support our country no matter how bad our team is, if your unfamiliar with rugby we are awful. The match was on Friday at 830pm. In true American style there was a pre-match BBQ at one of the flats on our street. We had everything from hot dogs and hamburgers to flip cup and dizzy izzy. Around 7ish me and my three friends headed down to the stadium by running and signing through the streets ... read more
BLACKED OUT
Published: September 14th 2011Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington
September 14th 2011
Hey Everybody! While ya'll probably clicked on this blog thinking that you were going to read about a crazy night I had this past weekend where I drink to much alcohol maybe climbed a light pole to steal a official world cup flag and then blacked out and did not remember... I am sorry to inform you that is not what the title means. As some of you might know but most of you won't this past weekend was the opening of the Rugby World Cup here in New Zealand. Rugby World Cup to New Zealanders is like the Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup, March Madness, and the Olympics rolled into one. Here in New Zealand there Rugby team is called the All Blacks. Now the All Blacks here are almost as important as god ... read more
