Blogs from Wellington, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 8

After an adventurous morning of jumping out of planes we headed to Wai-O-Tapu thermal area - a much calmer environment! Here we saw lots of craters and mud pools that were a variety of different colours due to the minerals in the rocks; there were green, red, orange, blue and black, all were very impressive if not a little smelly! The following day we drove down to the coast stopping at Himatangi beach. There was not a lot to do here, so we walked along the beach and then chilled in the sun in the caravan park....a hard life. Next stop was Paekirikiri (or something like that) on the Kapiti coast. We had bought some grub to do a BBQ but unfortunately everything was in place but the gas in the gas bottle - so instead ... read more

Well i arrived after what was probably at least a 30 hour journey from heathrow (2.35pm 5th jan) to wellington airport (11.30am 7th jan)! Stopped at LA, then Auckland then on to Wellington. Was met by Ann-Louise and Josh at the airport who drove me back to their place. We then had a stroll round some parts of Wellington as i was quite awake! The City is so amazing, and staying on Oriental Parade which is literally 5-10 minute walk into the centre and just over the road from the sea and a little manmade beach just like 100m away!! its all so fooking ace! Havent actually been in the sea yet though as its been quite overcast most days! have had a couple of real hot days though, was taken on a tour up to ... read more

Halli Hallo meine Lieben, so ich weiss im Moment gar nicht wo ich anfangen soll, da sich in den letzten Wochen soviel getan hat.... Ich fang einfach mal an Bin Mitte Oktober aus dem Chateau abgehauen, im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes, bin aufgewacht und hab mir gedacht, nee nee hier muss ich weg... Hab die 2 Jungs (Richy und Tom) angerufen, die ich im Chateau kennengelernt habe (die sind eine Woche vorher geflüchtet) und man glaubt es kaum, aber es gibt echt noch Gentleman die einen wirklich holen. Also hab ich die Höhle des Löwen verlassen und bin mit den beiden Jungs (die beide ein Auto haben JIPPIE) herumgereist. Wir waren in Napier, eine sehr schöne Stadt mit ihrem ART DECO, d.h. alles oder fast alles ist im 20iger Jahre Stil. Wir haben immer irgendwo am ... read more

We arrived in the North Island around 5PM, a little later than expected due to the ‘challenging’ conditions on the ferry. Windy Wellington as it is commonly called is the little known capital of New Zealand (no it’s not Auckland) and a surprisingly cultured, happening place - particularly when you have just spent 6 weeks in the south island!! With plans to meet our friends Andre and Bianca who we met at the Nishtha project in India and were now living in NZ, we battled with a few dodgy phones, eventually made contact and met up with them at their flat for a chat and some tea. Andre who is studying at the university had just got himself a new job as a night security guard, so I took him to work for his first shift ... read more

Well, yesterday i started my bartending course. Made black russians (both varieties), nothing special, but lots of bar professionalisms talked about and how to keep up with rushes, and what days are like. A bit more than i typically expected went on behind the bar, but i think it will be easy to do. It goes on until wenesday next week when have to do an exam and a practical. Also, have been hitting the gym lately, and i am super sore, overworked the arms and have been paying for it for the last week as the backs are so sore i cant get my arms to bend enough so that i can wash my face without a bit of an effort. Either way, same old same old here. Finally got a bottom bunk.*shrug* Its the ... read more