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Livin' it up in the Hellhole of the Pacific

Kia Ora, everyone! After 30+ hours of travel, I finally made it out of the Land of the Morning Calm and into Auckland, New Zealand. After a few days in Auckland to shake the jet lag and get my feet on the ground again, I headed north to Paihia in the beautiful Bay of Islands. A little...

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alli_ockinga on February 8 from Paihia, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand!

Out in the sticks!

Today I catch my flight to Christchurch to begin my backpacking adventures! (though, as my aunt has pointed out, most people 'backpacking' only carry their backpack's between bus/train/airport and their hostel/hotel/campsite --- we're not talking climbing mountains here). I'm really excited to...

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LizIsHere on February 7 from Manukau City, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010

chilling out in Auckland

I've been in Auckland a week now, and it's been pretty nice to chill out, get my bearings, hang out with my family (and my aunt's two cats), and sift through the hundreds of leaflets I've collected from the Auckland I-Site centre (basically tourist-info centres that are all over NZ). Oh, and get...

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LizIsHere on February 5 from Auckland, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010

Auckland - being a beach bum for a few days...

So I'm finally on 'the other side of world'! My aunt picked me up at the airport after what turned out to be very long-seeming journey from HK - complete with a late connection at Sydney and a lot of turbulence! Still, I'm feeling pretty blase about flying now - at one point on the...

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LizIsHere on February 1 from Auckland, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010

Auckland Day II

AUCKLAND DAY II (2km, 1458km total) - I woke up early this morning with hopes of getting so much accomplished, but at the end of the day I don't feel like I've done much at all. I spent the night in my hammock in the backyard, which got its first real rain test, holding up fairly well I might...

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aeonhunterinnz on January 11 from Auckland, New Zealand