Blogs from Oceania - page 6571

WaitangiAfter landing in Auckland, we took a shuttle bus from the airport to the ferry terminal in the city centre and took a boat over to Devonport on the North Shore. As Auckland has now grown so big, there are now 5 separate cities within it, so we were technically staying in 'North Shore City'. We started our 2 month stay here in style, staying with our friends Sid and Christine, whose holiday apartment turned out to be a luxurious house in the very pretty town of Devonport. From their breakfast table, we enjoyed the views of Auckland City across the water and soon joined the locals in their favourite pastime of watching the various ships coming and going into the harbour. Unfortunately we mis-timed our stay and failed to see the arrival of the Queen ... read more

After unexpectedly bumping into an old friend in the supermarket yesterday, Glynn and I felt like things might have started looking up for us again. Today we had something equally as wonderful to look forward to with the arrival in Wellington of more friends we had met on our travels in Asia. We met a lovely German couple called Steffen and Susi in Melaka a couple of months ago and when we got onto the subject of onward travel, they told us they would be in New Zealand at around the same time as us. We agreed back then to keep in touch and try and meet up again as and when our paths crossed. Well, today was the day they were due to come to Wellington after touring South Island so at 11am, we ambled ... read more

After a three-hour flight from Sydney, we arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand’s third largest city, eager to begin our New Zealand adventure. Christchurch seemed like an alright city, but the weather was fairly crummy (high of 56 degrees and grey clouds), and since I’m seasonal affective, I think the poor weather may have clouded my judgment on the town. It was also a public holiday on our day of arrival, so not everything was open, and the streets were uncrowded. The grey skies and the uncrowded streets made things seem kind of bleak. Due to the weather, we thought we’d try an indoor attraction, so we visited the International Antarctic Centre. Not the best place to get out of the cold as the pictures exhibit. It's okay, it wasn't cold everywhere, only in the Antarctic simulation ... read more

שוב קבעתי עם השוצרי לטרק לטרק שנקרא ריס דארט , טרק של 5 ימים השוצרי והגרמני קנו את האוכל בן זה הגרמני - הוא מטיל בכל ניו זילנד על אופנים , פשוט מטורף יצאנו עם תיקים כבדים לאללה, מלאים באוכל יומים ראשנים קשים לאללה בגלל המשקל יום שלישי עליה לקאסקיד, שזה הפייק של הטרק היה לנו יום מדהים פליקס השוצרי החליט שהוא קם בשתים לפנות בוקר לצלם את הזריחה מזל שהיה ירח מלא הבחור הלך במסלול רוג'ומים עם פנס ,חצה נחלים, והכל בלילה זה לוקח בערך שלוש עד 4 שעות אני ובן יצאנו בשש בפאנן, עם תיק קל, כי חוזרים לאותה ביקתה. הגענו לקסקייד, זה המקום כי מדהים שהיתי בו התמונות לא מראות את היופי האמיתי התחלתי לחפס את ההוביטים אי אפשר להסביר את היופי הזה יום רביעי , יום הליכה על הפס עם מזג אויר ... read more

Today did not have the energy to do a lot in the morning. Went for a walk and dinner with Sampsa in the newly redeveloped Docklands area, that was only about 15-20mins walk away. Had an amazing seafood platter that was way too big for us to possibly eat. After dinner we went to the Sofitel in the center of town and went to the bar for a quick drink on the 35th floor. Tänään mulla ei ollut kovin paljon energiaa tehdä juurikaan mitään aamupäivällä. Menimme Sampsan kanssa kävelylle vanhalle Docklands satamalueelle missä söimme päivällistä. Päivällisen jälkeen menimme keskustaan Sofiteliin jossa istuimme näköalabaarissa 35nessä kerroksessa.... read more