Nathan's Insights

World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas

Pages:
About | Countries | Tours | Trips | Bucket List – Done | Bucket List – To Do | Airport Lounges | Flight History

Travel Categories:
Flight Reviews | Lounge Reviews | Destinations | Short Breaks | World Trip 1986 | World Trip 1998 | World Trip 1999-2000 | World Trip 2006 | World Trip 2009 | World Trip 2009-10 | World Trip 2010 | World Trip 2011 | World Trip 2012-13 | World Trip 2015 | World Trip 2016 | World Trip 2017 | World Trip 2017-18 | World Trip 2018 | World Trip 2019 | Australia 2022 | World Trip 2023 | World Trip 2024 | World Trip 2024-25 | World Trip 2026-27

Tag: NewZealand

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 9 – Turangi to Wellington, New Zealand

    Friday 19 November 1999 Highlights: Snow capped mountains. We spent about about 4 hours travelling to the windy city that is the New Zealand capital of Wellington. A good part of this journey was seeing snow on a couple of mountains, I really want a white Christmas this year when we are in New York…

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 8 – Turangi, New Zealand

    Thursday 18 November 1999 Highlights: Rescued by retirees in the Tongario National Park. We got up around 6.30 am in order to catch the early bus to Tongario National Park. We were forewarned that it might rain but ignored that little piece of advise. In the end it did rain and I’m sure a cold…

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 7 – Rotorua to Turangi, New Zealand

    Wednesday 17 November 1999 Highlights: Hot bubbling mud. After waking up very late at 9.50 am we had to rush to check out by 10 am and not get charged for an extra night, I think an alarm clock is needed. I haven’t received any replies to the email I send on 13 November from…

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 6 – Rotorua, New Zealand

    Tuesday 16 November 1999 Highlights: White water rafting, Kiwi Paka Spa Today was the first wash day, something that will become a regular task on this world tour from this point onwards 😦 We went white water rafting today on a grade 4 river. The grade 5 rapids was unfortunately (fortunately??) shut because of recent…

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 5 – Rotorua, New Zealand

    Monday 15 November 1999 Highlights: Hot springs, Tamaki Maori Village, the Buried Village of Te Wairoa Had three beers in the pool last night, two Lion Reds and one Export Gold Ice, later watching Billy Connelly ‘live in Auckland’. Kara matched to get drunk off 3 glasses of wine. These NZ beers aren’t bad. Saw…