In just under 2 weeks time I'll (hopefully) be on a plane, on my way to New Zealand via Hong Kong. Only that 'via' is a 3 day stopover with many a guided tour to keep me occupied (I should mention I fly out with a group of other backpackers - I'm not that much of a loser to get a guided tour of Hong Kong on my lonesome). Once the tours are up the destination is Auckland on New Zealand's North Island. From there the world or rather the islands are my 'oysters'. I'm not feeling nervous or scared... not yet, but give it a few more days and I can guarantee I will be. At least I should be, I'm leaving everything behind - so why am I so damn excited!? Planwise, I have
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