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Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch September 22nd 2012

After arriving at Foley Towers BBH (pictures of John Cleese everywhere) I collapsed into my room with 2 irish guys over for the rebuild and had been in Christchurch for about 18 months! Not surprisingly they were sick of the place. Was awake all night due to jetlag and the irish snoring and had a hellish time trying to confirm my place on a tour the next day. In the morning I was picked up by the minibus and taken out to Mt Sunday (Edoras) and took about 200 photos while trying to keep my eyes open the whole time, even if you weren't a massive LOTR nerd this trip would have been well worth it, the scenery was absolutely stunning with the snow capped mountains and vast shallow valleys it looked like something straight out ... read more
It's not nerdy!

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Dorking September 18th 2012

I have an afternoon on my hands so I thought I would take the time to write up my travels from the last 6 months or so (that sounds like such a long time!). It may be a bit patchy but I have kept a fairly accurate journal of my time up until arriving in Kalgoorlie to work so should all be there. I'll start with the planning, packing and day if the flight, to reassure anyone who thinks they've left everything to the last minute. I finished packing as I walked out the door to catch the plane at Gatwick, not unusual but I did have a slight panic that morning when i work up on a friends sofa and praying that the buses where running on time! Having only booked my flights a few ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Dorking August 19th 2012

4 Weeks to go until leaving for Christchurch... read more




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