http://www.thewoz.co.uk Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:50:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On the flight from Christchurch to Auckland which preceded the flight to Fiji, I was sitting next to an old couple. I was tired and didn’t feel much like talking, but nonetheless decided it would be rude not to make polite conversation with them. I was engaged ... http://www.thewoz.co.uk/?p=34 Here is a little video montage of my time in New Zealand, which was mostly spent falling down in various ways. See you soon. Love "the woz" http://www.thewoz.co.uk/?p=33 It was a very scenic ferry crossing but it was overcast and bitterly cold so being out on the front deck wasn’t all that fun. We drove off the ferry at Picton and headed south to Kaikoura which is pretty much equidistant from Picton and Christchurch (where we would be picking ... http://www.thewoz.co.uk/?p=32 For what felt like the first time in New Zealand, we did have some good fortune. We woke up to beautiful clear skies over the Lake Taupo. Perfect conditions for skydiving. From New Zealand We were picked up by a white limo which was a nice touch. We’d booked to do the ... http://www.thewoz.co.uk/?p=31 As we drove back through Auckland, I was annoyed to be seeing the city again, having achieved nothing in the 2 days since we left. Oli had a friend that lived in Hamilton, 1.5hours south of Auckland so he called to see if he was around and ask if we ... http://www.thewoz.co.uk/?p=30 The Northlands - Auckland and everything after Auckland was wet and rainy. We went in search of a beer and maybe a burger joint, but at 8pm on a Sunday night, it’s fair to say the city was pretty lifeless and finding a decent looking pub was much harder than you ... http://www.thewoz.co.uk/?p=29 What a horrible horrible way to start my New Zealand travels… arriving at Auckland international airport at 2.30a.m. with a chest infection and stinking cold. I always knew I’d be arriving late, but had the flight not been delayed by 4 hours, I would have at least been able to say ... http://www.thewoz.co.uk/?p=28 OK i'm finally catching up with by blogging. Now it’s time for a very different kind of adventure; exploring New Zealand and going to extremes in a camper van with Oli and Gayle. I been trying hard to get the blog up to date and I’m finally getting ... http://www.thewoz.co.uk/?p=27 Just one more stop before I would hit my final destination in Australia; Mission beach. I stopped off at Mission Beach for one reason. It was the best place to do extreme white water rafting. Mission beach is arguable also the best place in Australia to ... http://www.thewoz.co.uk/?p=26 The name of the island came about because of the apparent "magnetic" effect it had on the ship's compass of Captain Cook as he passed the island when sailing up the east coast of Australia in 1770. People have since explored the general area of Magnetic Island with various instruments ... http://www.thewoz.co.uk/?p=25