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Category: World Trip 2009-2010

A 66-day adventure visting seven countries USA, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and New Zealand between 27 November 2009 and 31 January 2010.

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 63 – Queenstown to Fox Glacier, New Zealand

    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…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 62 – Queenstown, New Zealand

    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…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 61 – Milford Sound, New Zealand

    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,…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 60 – Dunedin to Queenstown, New Zealand

    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…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Day 59 – Dunedin, New Zealand

    Sunday 24 January 2010 Highlights: Dunedin Aquarium, New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Speight’s Brewery Tour Unfortunately we woke up to more rain today, I’m still hopeful of better weather in the near future. We started the day with a visit to the local Aquarium which is a working research centre. In order to get…