Category: Travel
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Sunday 31 October 2010 Highlights:Walking around Brisbane Trip Photos (on Facebook) Today was as relaxing as could be with very little to do but walking around Brisbane CBD including around the harbour. Satisfied that I was ready to really begin my Fiji trip I caught the train back to the airport to begin my paid…
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Saturday 30 October 2010 Highlights: Business Class flight, First Status Run Positioning Trip Trip Photos (on Facebook) Today saw a 2 hour positioning flight up to Brisbane from Melbourne. First up a visit to the Business QANTAS Club lounge – the pancakes were especially nice today – it’s very rare for me to get into…
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Another incredible 66 day world trip this time with my nephew Andrew and for the New Zealand leg with my sister Kara, brother-in-law Jason and neice Erin. Facebook Photos: Leg 4 – New Zealand; Leg 3 – USA Los Angeles; Leg 2: Peru Part 3; Leg 2: Peru Part 2; Leg 2: Peru Part 1;…
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Sunday 31 January 2010 Highlights: Business Class flight upgrade. A very early start with a 3.50 am alarm and I was off to drop Erin, Jason and Kara at the Christchurch Airport for their 6.25 am flight direct to Melbourne. We had a small problem getting there due to the map not being very accurate…
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Saturday 30 January 2010 Highlights: Thermal Pools at Hanmer Springs, A-League Wellington Phoenix Vs Adelaide Match Our last day of major driving saw us stop off in Hanmer Springs for their famous Thermal Pools. Basically you get to move between a lot of different pools at varying temperatures. The hottest ones smell due to the…
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Friday 29 January 2010 Highlights: Hiking around Franz Josef Glacier, Shantytown Heritage Park We started today with a small hike to the Franz Josef Glacier which was actually more impressive than Fox Glacier, maybe due to the clearer weather. From here we set off for Shantytown Heritage Park. Now Andrew didn’t really get into the…
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Thursday 28 January 2010 Highlights: Historic town of Arrowhead, Lake Matheson, Fox Glacier With the trip winding down we said goodbye to beautiful Queenstown and left for Fox Glacier but first we stopped off at Arrowhead a historic town set up during a gold rush era with lots of old wooden style house. It was…
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Wednesday 27 January 2010 Highlights: Jet-boating on Lake Wakatipu, Gondola Ride, Queenstown Casino Today it was me and Kara on a jet-boat on Lake Wakatipu and beyond. We just missed the 10 am ride but got onto the 11 am for 1 hour of thrills. Kara bravely sat on the side of the boat and…
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Tuesday 26 January 2010 Highlights: Milford Sound Boat trip Today saw a 5 am alarm and my first day of driving in New Zealand. With a 600 km round trip to Milford it would have been very unfair for Jason to drive the entire distance. I took the first driving shift and before long Andrew,…
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Monday 25 January 2010 Highlights: Dunedin Cadbury Chocolate Factory Tour After a visit to the steepest road in the world, Baldwin Street, we headed off to the Dunedin Cadbury Chocolate Factory. As the tour wasn’t suitable for children Jason and Erin went to a local park after getting breakfast. The happy three; Kara, Andrew and…
