It was a complete shock to the system but surprisingly, we slotted into the life here quite easily and quickly. The main thing which, to some, may be the biggest thing to become accustomed to, was the absence of Wi-Fi on the...
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New Zealand
Living on an orchard – the highs and lows of apple picking
So we had chosen the orchard! We arrived on our big old coach into the eastern coastal city of Napier. Having suffered a really bad earthquake in 1931 the city’s architectural landscape is made up of a large number of...
New Zealand
Failed hitchhiking, weird hostels and finally getting a job
Carless and moneyless, weird fish cheek champion Les got us to jump in the back of his van to take us to Kaitaia where we were going to hitchhike to Auckland. Just us and the rucksacks off on an adventure!...
New Zealand
Northland – Loss and gain on 90 Mile Beach
The Welsh guy had a job hiring out canoes along the beach. At first when I heard this I was jealous at both how easy it had been for him to find work as well as the thought that hiring...
New Zealand
Northland – Paihia and attempting to be a real backpacker
Before we got to Paihia, we had a weird confused part of the trip where we had no idea where we were going or what we were doing. It mainly consisted of "oh nice beach, shall we stop there? but there...
New Zealand
Acclimatising to New Zealand – The First Week in Auckland
So, we’d had the fun, relaxed, extended holiday part of the trip where, in a nutshell, we walked around with backpacks behaving like we were about to climb Everest before heading to the 4-star hotel we’d booked on Expedia a...