New Zealand - (mostly) The North Island  (Jan 31 '07)
"'It's a good job the sheep aren't violent otherwise we'd all be in trouble'"
Well, I'm pleased to report that we did get to see some whales on our trip in Kaikoura. Braving the sea sickness warnings and ...
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And now, may I present.....New Zealand.  (Feb 10 '06)
"Tal and I both loved this place."
When I arrived in Auckland around 7:30am on the 10th, I took my first breath of New Zealand air, and decided to move here. Or at least, decided that I could be quite ...
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Numbed by New Zealand  (Nov 18 '07)
Numbed by New Zealand: again. We won the Netball! Does anything else matter? NZ newspapers are lamenting the failure to win the Rugby, the Americas Cup, and the Netball. They ...
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Day 51  (Mar 11 '07)
"They have huge trunks but do not have branches on until you reach the top"
Sunday 11th March After a late morning start and we got ourselves sorted out from last night we headed off to Titirangi to ...
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Orekei Korako Thermal Park  (Jun 07 '07)
"Indira accidentally stepped in it."
We spent the day a little north of Taupo exploring Orakei Korako (Place of Adorning) Cave & Thermal Park, found right on the banks of the Waikato River at Lake ...
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22.00 – Another good day today. I woke up at 11.00 due to the awful night’s sleep I had. I wasted no time in getting out though. I was on the bus for 12.00, the only problem being that it had ...
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Rotorua  (Jul  '05)
"Lots of free things to do in Rotorua"
Rotorua is about three hours travel from Auckland travelling on Route 27 over the blue grass country of the Hauraki Plains and through Matamata. It's quite boring ...
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Queenstown - Auckland (6)  (Jan 03 '07)
"Blwyddyn Newydd Dda/ Happy New Year"
ENGLISH VERSION BELOW WELSH VERSION: Blwyddyn Newydd Dda i chi gyd! Ar ol y ddyddiadur diwethaf yn Queenstown, fe ddarganfyddes i 'Radlers' - yr unig cwrw'n y ...
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Day 33 - Albert Park  (Mar 06 '04)
14.07 – Not a bad day so far. I got up reasonably early. I am trying to get back in to my old routine of going to bed early and getting up early but so far work has stopped that from happening. ...
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Auckland for Christmas  (Dec 22 '06)
We stayed in Auckland for Christmas with Marc's mum. Christmas eve we went for a drive up to Goat Island, north of Auckland. It was a bit to cold to go snorkeling as everyone else did, so we went for ...
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