http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , New Zealand , North Island , Manawatu en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:01:15 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:01:15 UTC How i failed to use this classic greenday track as a title is a mystery to me especially as it was the first song i ever learned on bass and i've got something in the region of 170180 hitches since i've been here. AnywaySo Richard myself and his friend Sean spent a few days in Auckland. An otherwise pleasant time was punctuated by rain rain and rain. Auckland is a nice enough place but there http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Levin/blog-292659.html I have just spent an enjoyable hour practicing staff during which i thought i would play some music. The three five week old kittens i live with i'll come back to that however do not like dub at all and cowered under Alex's rather expensive sofa. Affronted by their reaction i tried speed metal but this seemed to go down worse and i was probably at this time that the black and white one evacu http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Levin/blog-236061.html Here's the vague itinerary. The only booking we have is for our first two nights at the 'Vietfun Hotel' in Hanoi The rest is merely a guide.Wed 26 Dec Arrive HanoiThurs 27 Dec HanoiFri 28 Dec Ha Long Bay Sun 30 Dec Hanoi to SapaMon 31 Dec SapaTues 1 Jan Sapa overnight train to HanoiWed 2 Jan Hanoi to Ninh Binh Train TN1dep 10.05Thurs 3 Jan Ninh Bin to Hue Overnight train dep 1811Fri 4 Jan http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Palmerston-North/blog-229670.html I have made a list of people I think may be interested in viewing our travel blog. I think you would be notified by email when the blog is updated. Let me know if you don't wish to receive updates.RegardsTC http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Palmerston-North/blog-228418.html Work finishes at the end of this week then we're off to Auckland on Christmas Eve to catch up with TC's family before flying out on Christmas Day to Singapore and the following day to Hanoi http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Palmerston-North/blog-227894.html Sunday Alex took us to see the local countryside and the school where he works which was very nice and relaxing. It was good to have a day where we did very little life has been so hectic for the last few weeks its was the first day i didn't feel like i had to do things and go places which is especially good because i am coming down with the world's most slow moving cold.Monday ALex went to wor http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Levin/blog-203470.html I passed out real early on thursday night. But before i did i wandered around South Aukland a bit and stumbled upon a zinefest as you do which was nice but i was too fried to make conversation with the wholesomelooking kids there.Friday up at 6.30 I'd been awake since 5 anyway and got the train to Levin where Alex lives. Met an awesome gay girl called Danielle on the way and had a proper http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Levin/blog-202480.html Auckland to Palmerston North April 2429 Having finished up at TVNZ on Friday April 20 and winding up our flat in Balmoral that weekend I headed south for a two week stint around New Zealand visiting friends and family before my OE departure. First stop was Palmerston North where I stayed with Karen Radley and her fiance Lee in their very chic house in Kelvin Grove. Thanks K Had a great http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Palmerston-North/blog-165215.html Erst hie es dass man an der Uni umsonst Fahrrder ausleihen knnte. Nachdem ich jedoch in drei Wochen von dem Fahrradverleih immer wieder zuhren bekam dass keine Fahrrder zum fahren bereit wren bin ich einfach mal in einen Fahrradladen reinspaziert. Hier machte man mir ein Angebot was ich nicht ablehnen konnte. Ein nagelneues Mountainbike fr sage und schreibe umgerechnet 100 Euro. Damit http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Palmerston-North/blog-135397.html An diesem herrlichen Sonnentag haben wir einen kleinen Ausflug in den stadtbekannten Park von Palmerston North meiner ach so geliebten Studienstadt gemacht. Der Park strotzt nur so vor schnen Naturereignissen wie auf den Bilder unschwer zu erkennen ist. Auerdem haben wir es uns nicht nehmen lassen mit der kleinen KinderEisenbahn ich glaube wir waren die einzigen Erwachsenen die keine http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Palmerston-North/blog-135229.html Was fr ein tragischer Abschied Da sa ich nun am Flughafen Frankfurt und sollte bald ganz woanders sein. Obwohl meine Eltern mich nicht zum Flughafen begleiten konnten da sich diese zu dem Zeitpunkt meiner Abreise bei der Hochzeit meiner Cousine in Rom vergngten bin ich doch wrdig verabschiedet wurden. Mein Freund Sebastian sowie seine Schwester Frauke brachten mich zum Flughafen. So ging es http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Palmerston-North/blog-133201.html I've spent a fantastic weekend with my friend Annabel and her fianc here in Palmerston North. I have to admit I was a bit surprised by how much there was to do hereSaturday morning Annabel had to leave early to get to the stadium for work. Her fianc and I headed over just after 11am for the 1200pm Air New Zealand Cup match between Taranaki and Manawatu. Annabel had managed to get us a few http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Palmerston-North/blog-83546.html I can't believe I will be leaving for the south island of New Zealand soon time has gone so fast yet I am so glad that I've done everything I wanted to...oh except for the Tongariro Crossing which I would need alpine and mountaineering experience for I think I will do it when I am over here in summer months... Still we did a nice walk up to a lookout of Tongariro National Park. It was so stran http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Manawatu/Palmerston-North/blog-76821.html