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Blog: From Middle Earth to the Khao San Road, via Metropolis
Date: November 29th 2005

Leaving New Zealand

I think the only mistake I made in planning this trip was flying out of Auckland, rather than Christchurch. I’ve ended up on the South Island after a month and was hardly likely to do a “figure of eight” tour, crossing the Cook Straight twice. I’ve now had to buy a plane ticket to take me back to Auckland and effectively have lost a day on the South Island tha ... read more







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