Nathan's Insights
World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas
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Tag: Auckland
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Thursday 25 November 1999 Highlights: Miscalculating taxi ride resulting in walking 6 kilometres to hostel. We got up early at 5.30 am and went to the Christchurch Airport to try and score a standby ticket. We eventually got one but it costs about $195 NZD which was move then then we originally planned. At 10.40…
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Sunday 14 November 1999 Highlights: Waitomo Caves Glow Worms We left Auckland today, will be back hopefully by the 26th to fly to Honolulu for the next stage of the trip. First stop today was at Cambridge for lunch with John & Shirley Stormont (a friends of Kevin Dagg, Jon’s dad). Very nice people. The…
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Saturday 13 November 1999 Highlights: Russell and Maiki (Flagstaff Hill) Today we hired a car and went up to the Bay of Islands. Also we decided that we will ditch the car in Wellington and instead of driving catch from Picton to Kaikoura to Christchurch only costing $35 NZ which seems like a bargain. Unfortunately…
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Friday 12 November 1999 Highlights: America’s Cup yachts, Ferry ride, Looking 50 floors straight down from a Sky Tower glass floor, Auckland Museum. First full day of the trip after a unexpected very hot night! I could barely sleep because my sleeping bag generates so much warmth. USA and UK winter weather later in the…
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Thursday 11 November 1999 Highlights: Start of a 117 world trip covering New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom and Ireland. Shadow animals. While attempting to leave Sunbury Kara’s dog Matty unfortunately got out luckily it only took 15 minutes to find him. The first leg in New Zealand is with my best friend Jon and sister…
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