Christchurch Trips

A factoid about Quantas (besides the fact that per Rainman, it's the world's safest airline) is this: When Cyclone Tracy devastated the town of Darwin at Christmas 1974, Qantas established a world record for the most people ever embarked on …

This trip journal documents our 3 week honeymoon, where we RV’ed through New Zealand and stayed at RV parks (called “holiday parks” by the Kiwis a.k.a. New Zealanders). Then we went to Australia for five days. We used Kea Campers for renting our …

Looking for a photo log instead? Dec 27th: After finally enduring our last flight leg of the day, we catch the shuttle into town and check in at Backpacker's Downtown Lodge (what a dump). That's what we get for booking a hostel online. Ah well …

So now we are back home in Melbourne., having seen heaps. My advice: * Do sky tower (auckland) at night, and ask about dinner in the rotating resturant. It is not a cheap menu, but what you pay for dinner entitles you to amazing views, even …

Yay! I won a car on Trade Me! Nissan Sentra 1994 Cost more $1500 and less than $2000 Pick up is Tuesday Packed our bags today. No water cause of council problems with supply so limited doing other stuff. V & E need more days to pack for their …

DAY 1 actually just flight day 3pm flight departs HK unable to sleep much onboard full flight!!! the 3 of us need to be in separate seats 0 DAY2 arriving in auckland early morning for connecting flight to queenstown, our real first stop get …

Come March-08, and this buddy of mine graduates to become an MBA from a premier institute in India (IIM Lucknow). Congrats again Bhandu... Like so many of his likes he dreams of a good vacation, and to fuel his toughts into reality our mutual …

We're off to see the wide world before settling back into life in chilly England, donations welcome

Adventures of one quarterlife crisis and a year-long trip around the world.