AucklandBlogs we like

  1. Happy Campers Touring North NZ by RV

    Blog: Away Together - 8 December 2009

    wenty years ago, on a college road trip to Oregon, Morgan and I stopped by a Winnebago dealership so I could tour some models. I told him then that nothing would make me happier than being on the road with him in a Minnie Winnie.

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  2. Auckland: Far Away But A Bit Too Close To Home

    Blog: Away Together - 5 December 2009

    We woke up in Auckland and watched Auckland wake itself up at around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday after an all-night flight from Santiago.

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  3. New Zealand round-up

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 16 November 2009

    New Zealand was never part of my plan originally – but when I realised I had to fly via there to get from Chile to Asia, I figured I might as well stop there for a few days to get a little taster of the place. Whenever I mentioned my plans to spend just six days [...]

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  4. Lady in the Land of the Long White Cloud

    Blog: A Lady in London - 7 November 2009

    I arrived in New Zealand on January 2 and Rob and I drove straight from Auckland to the Coromandel Peninsula. The scenery was spectacular. We saw beautiful coastline, rolling hills, farmland, and lots of small towns along the way. We even got chased down a hill by a gigantic sheep!We stopped in Thames and Coromandel before taking the 309 road, a one-lane gravel shortcut, to Hahei. On the way we came across two adorable hedgehogs and a possum, all of whom I was tempted to bring along with us.

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  5. New Zealand

    Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 14 September 2009

    After a fourteen-hour flight from Santiago, a layover in Auckland, and another short flight to the South Island, we arrived with bleary eyes in Christchurch, New Zealand. We were pretty excited about getting to a place where English is the first language, but we soon realized that Kiwis have their own variety of English; the accent and vocabulary are so different we often found ourselves scratching our heads. It took us a bit of time to figure out not to be insulted when asked if we were planning to "do some tramping" while on the island (meaning hiking).

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  6. Auckland_Intro

    Blog: ·:: New Zealand/Aotearoa ::· - 2 February 2009

    ..............................AUCKLAND, City of sails

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  7. Auckland_Where to stay

    Blog: ·:: New Zealand/Aotearoa ::· - 2 February 2009

    The Great Ponsonby Arthotel. $200/$400.

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