http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/ Round the world without odour eaters en-us 2005-04-15T18:57:12+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010596.shtml Of course, it's not the end, merely the beginning in looking for a job, finding a place to live and doing all sorts of grown-up things like pay bills and get a mortgage, but from now on, my feet are... Hong Kong Nathalie 2005-04-15T18:57:12+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010593.shtml We dragged our bags to the bus stop and didn't have to wait long. As we came to HK when it was dark, it was interesting to see the views and I was struck again by how Hong Kong is... Hong Kong Nathalie 2005-04-15T18:50:05+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010591.shtml On our last day, we went to the Museum of Art, which has great views of Victoria Harbour and some good works, though it wasn't the best museum we'd ever done.... Hong Kong Nathalie 2005-04-15T18:42:25+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010590.shtml We were planning to go to the Ngo Ping monastery today, but when we got out of the MTR (mass transit rail) it was raining and very grey and we weren't really prepared, so we headed back... The MTR is... Hong Kong Nathalie 2005-04-15T18:35:07+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010589.shtml We had a late breakfast at Oliver's which seems to have become our regular spot. We went on the internet and had a look at the bookshop next door, which stocked quite a lot of English language books.... Hong Kong Nathalie 2005-04-15T18:26:49+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010588.shtml We sort of pottered about in the morning, neither of us ready to face the day and get into sightseeing mode. After nearly seven months of travel, the spark has gone out a bit and both of us are now... Hong Kong Nathalie 2005-04-15T18:20:59+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010587.shtml We headed out for some breakfast, finding a place called Oliver's Super Sandwiches, which has nice toasties and fresh juice. I was having some difficulties with the Hong Kong English of the girl but then, my Cantonese is pretty appalling... Hong Kong Nathalie 2005-04-15T18:06:27+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010420.shtml The final leg of our Round the World adventure kicked off by taking a shuttle to the airport. We checked in with what seemed like a blonde Russian lady who had serious problems with the basics of the English language.... Hong Kong Nathalie 2005-04-11T07:08:13+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010418.shtml We didn't do too much noteworthy today, just had a nice lunch, spent some time on the internet and saw 'Assault on Precinct 13' at the cinema, which was pretty good.... New Zealand/Aotearoa Nathalie 2005-04-11T06:54:39+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010417.shtml We drove to the airport, stopping briefly at a petrol station to make Dougie more presentable, and dropped him off at the Avis office.... New Zealand/Aotearoa Nathalie 2005-04-11T06:52:27+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010416.shtml Most of this day was spent sorting out our stuff, as we are flying to Auckland tomorrow and needed to get rid of some of the camping things. We put out a box and it seemed very popular, as most... New Zealand/Aotearoa Nathalie 2005-04-11T06:45:42+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010415.shtml We set off in the bus for the centre after a windy night, though not quite as windy as Wellington.... New Zealand/Aotearoa Nathalie 2005-04-11T06:40:50+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010284.shtml Our tent was soaked, as it had been raining again, and we were both pretty cold, so we got up quite early. It cleared up beautifully though as we were driving.... New Zealand/Aotearoa Nathalie 2005-04-07T02:55:00+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010283.shtml We got up quite early. It had been very windy all night, but luckily our tent stood in a very secluded spot and we didn't have a Wellington repeat.... New Zealand/Aotearoa Nathalie 2005-04-07T02:46:28+01:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/ndk/archives/010282.shtml We made sure the geology class had left before we got up for breakfast, wondering at the ice which had actually formed on our tent! At about 9, we drove to Mt Cook/Aoraki village and we started walking about 9.35.... New Zealand/Aotearoa Nathalie 2005-04-07T02:37:26+01:00