Blogs from South Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 5

Reise zum anderen Ende der Welt Am 05. Februar war es dann endlich so weit - der Flug nach Auckland. Ich dachte ich wär groß, stark und erwachsen *g* ... doch dann kamen trotzdem ein paar Tränen als ich Mami, Papa und Peta verabschiedet habe. In Frankfurt war ich dann immer noch ein wenig emotional, doch nach dem ernüchternden Lesen des Business Harald Newspaper, hatte ich mich wieder einigermaßen auf der Reihe. Von Frankfurt ging es nach Sydney mit einem Zwischenstop in Singapur (insg. 18 h). Schwül warm, Internet für lau und diese super BigFoot Maschine (s. Foto) waren meine ersten Eindrücke. Erst wollte ich nicht so recht meine nackten Füße da rein stecken, wegen Hygiene und allem, aber wann ist man schon in Singapur um seine Füße massieren zu lassen!? Munter durchgeknetet konnte ich dann ... read more

And after 24 hours of traveling...I finally made it to Auckland- hooray!! Actually the 11 hour flight from LA to Fiji wasn't as bad as I expected...the benedryl pills helped a lot- thanks mom! I slept for about 6 1/2 hours! It was awesome...and thanks to some good advice from my baby I requested the emergency aisle seat so I had tons of leg room for both flights and could even put my legs up! I was super stoked...you can see the luxurous leg room from the pictures. It defiently started to hit me that I was leaving when I was dropped off at the airport by my parents and rich...and probably cried for a good 2 hours...but as the flight continued I started to get more excited about the experiences that lie ahead. I met ... read more

Once we were all moved in to our flat, Christmas started happening very fast. There was lots to do and we were also busy setting up house. We had been finding it a little hard to get into the Christmas spirit that we are used to. We actually missed the cold and snow...and the feeling you get from being warm and cosy inside. As well as the lack of Christmas lights compared to what we have at home. Of course even the houses that have them, you don't see until after 9 PM when the sun sets because it is summer here. Also, spiced rum and egg nog (egg nog doesn't exist here, and try explaining it to someone that has never heard of it, exactly what it is really) Just little things like that. ... read more

Arrive to New Zealand. Very cold, very tired so just slept all day.... read more

Hi everybody, Sorry its been a while, bet you've all been waiting with baited breath for our next installment - not! Well, things in New Zealand have certainly been different to South America, what with it being part of the developing world and all that. No longer is there a need to carry a constant supply of toilet roll with you as remarkably you actually get it provided for you in bars, restaurants and public services out here...! But unfortunately the down part is that everything is much more expensive (cheapish compared to England). But having got used to the high life in SA, whilst spending practically nothing at all, we have found the money has been slipping through our fingers in this part of the world. But that might have something to do with the ... read more