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Month: January 2010

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 56 – Auckland to Christchurch, New Zealand

    Thursday 21 January 2010 Highlights: Erin’s delight in seeing us after so long away We cleared Customs very quickly. New Zealand treats Australians as residents for Custom purposes so it almost felt like being at home. After clearing Customs we heard ‘Andrew, Andrew’ which was Erin shouting for joy seeing her older brother again after…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 55 – Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand

    Wednesday 20 January 2010 Highlights: Spare seat on the long flight to New Zealand The flight was mostly uneventful; we did end up with a seat free between us as I had planned. Even better we were just in front of the entry door meaning we would get off the plane very early. Andrew started…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 54 – Los Angeles, USA

    Tuesday 19 January 2010 Highlights: Rodeo Drive Shopping After a great night sleeping in a king bed with my own room I reluctantly got up as we had planned to pick up our new friend Karen for a day of shopping. I enjoyed the provided hotel breakfast but Andrew only found time for the free…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 53 – Los Angeles, USA

    Monday 18 January 2010 Highlights: Universal Studios in the Rain, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Mann’s Chinese Theatre The LAN flight turned out to be very good; they have a large selection of music which I enjoyed listening too. On arrival into LA we saw heavily rain and I was concerned about our planned trip to…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 52 – Pisco to Lima, Peru

    Sunday 17 January 2010 Highlights: Ballestas Islands (penguins & sea lions) After a hot night in which I slept above the covers with barely anything on, we got up early to visit the Ballestas Islands home of penguins and sea lions. This 3 hour boat trip was enjoyable especially when a sea lion swam very…