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We have landed in Auckland, NZ! After a very tiring thirteen hour flight (with surprisingly delicous food) we landed at our final destination. A shuttle with an agressive driver swooped us off to our hostel where we piled into our ten person dorm and then wandered about downtown. Our first stop was the harbour where we saw lots of cool boats an VERY green water next to some very pretty buildings! I'll have to get the pictures on here at a later date but it was a very pretty spot. The first couple of thingsI noticed about Auckland were, there are A LOT of birds, everything is standing wide open often having no doors at all, and there are lots and lots of beautiful clothes!! It's all a little confusing trying to adjust to accents and ... read more

After a year and a bit of saving like mad things, our trip is just two sleeps away! Buried somewhere beneath the thoughts of "What the holy shizznit are we doing?!", there is a lot of excitment. I've packed my bag countless times, done waaaay too much banking, and read confusing but apparently important documents constantly for the past few months in preparation. We will be travelling for a total of 30 hours with an eight hour layover in Vancouver and a five hour layover in L.A. I'm hoping as payment for all the gruelling waiting we'll at least spot a celebrity :P Once we land in Auckland, NZ, we will be piling into our pre-booked shuttle and going to our hostel where we have booked a three night stay in a ten person dorm (there ... read more