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Me and my friend studied one semester in Auckland,NZ. Although we were really busy with uni and it rained a lot we love NZ ! NZ rocks but Auckland sucks ;) !

Just posting some random photographs from previous travels

After some much needed sleep a friend and I decided to go to Raglan. It was rainy and cold out so it was not the Raglan I remembered. The drive is beautiful from Hamilton to Raglan but the winding road is the last thing you want when hungover! I had to ask my friend to stop a few times for "fresh air" in what I played off as a good photo opportunity. Raglan on any other day is wonderful and a great spot to surf. There were a few surfers out but with the rain and COLD air, it di...

Finding Victoria. Many countries across the globe have honoured Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Commonwealth. On my travels I will keep my eye out for various namesakes.

Hostelling began for us in New Zealand with South America next on our agenda. From here we will spend 3 weeks in Jamaica where I hope to get my fill of reggae music and celebrate a birthday. To North America's west coast and using a 30 day Amtrak pass get to the east coast. Europe next and buy a vehicle to travel and sleep in making it back to the UK in time for the summer folk festival season. Our return trip will be via Egypt, UAE, India and Hong Kong.

Woke again to a rainy morning, warm but rainy.  Breakfast was quite a traumatic start to the day.  After packing everything up we were sat in the car enjoying a peaceful breakfast in perfect surroundings.  We sat in the car watching the ducks waddling around the site, including one which had 6 ducklings around her, very cute.  We were just looking and admiring, noticing how one had got left behind but was doing a little duckling run to catch up when ...SWOOOOSH... a seagul...

My trip with Adi and Uols around the world. We booked our flights and left without a plan what to do and where to go. See also: http://www.ballofdirt.com/journeys/11721.html

David and Wendy picked us up at the Novotel and drove us out to Raglan on the west coast of the North Island.  It was a busy day in Raglan, as we found out later there was a reggae concert there that day.  Raglan is sort of a hippie beach community, fairly artsy and lots of fun.  There were lots of folks in dreadlocks, obviously there for the reggae fest.  We enjoyed a huge breakfast at the Tongue and Groove, a funky restaurant reviewed below. We walked around the town a ...

Last time round we were unable to go to Hot Water Beach because the tides were wrong, but this time round we could catch it as long as we were at the beach for 7.30am so it was an early start! Don't be fooled into thinking that while traveling I get lots of lie-ins, I don't! I get up earlier most days than I would at home for work and we are active all day! Down at the beach we started digging a hole with our spades which filled with hot water. We had to fight against the incoming tide and fo...

New Zealand is definitely a place to visit - and if you love sheep it's heaven