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July 30, 2005Fox GlacierCaught the early morning bus out of Queenstown through the mist, frosty fields and orchards. We stopped a ludicrous number of times, pretty much every 20 minutes or so, either for photos or "comfort stops." The latter would be at...Read this update July 28, 2005Bye Bye BubbaBill Clinton and I have been travelling together for ten months. Or more specifically, that's how long I've been lugging a hardback copy of his autobiography - "My Life" - around Australia, Russia and now New Zealand. I bought it...Read this update Milford SoundWell, it just shows that good things come to those who wait. It was worth hanging around in Te Anau for another day because Milford Sound was breathtaking and the weather was perfect - gloriously sunny with barely a cloud...Read this update July 27, 2005Te AnauI arrived in Te Anau in the evening, one of only two passengers rattling around on a big bus with a jovial driver who had the kind of walrus moustache you don't see enough these days, in my opinion. I...Read this update July 25, 2005WhingeWhen I'm tapping away at a keyboard in a cubicle at work, counting the hours until it's time to leave, I picture travelling as a perfect way of living. I think about how fantastic it is to be peripatetic and...Read this update July 24, 2005DunedinI left the Queenstown YHA early in the morning and packed my stuff in the dark while the 7 boys in my room slept-talked and burped and snored. It didn't get light until well after 8.00, and the full moon...Read this update July 21, 2005Adrenalin QueenQueenstown is a lively town on the shores of beautiful Lake Wakatipu, surrounded by snow-covered mountains. It is the home of modern bungy jumping (which was first done with vines by the people of Vanuatu) and plays host to all...Read this update July 18, 2005Mount CookThe persistent rain turned into snow as the bus drove south towards Queenstown. The driver was an irate type who had no patience for anyone who came back late when we had "comfort breaks" - though to his credit, he...Read this update July 17, 2005BooksBooks I've Read Recently While Travelling: 1. "The Joy Luck Club" - Amy Tan 2. "The Autograph Man" - Zadie Smith 3. "Sunday by the Pool in Kigali" - Gil Courtemanche 4. "The Heart of Darkness" - Joseph Conrad 5....Read this update LostThings I've Lost Since Being Away: I'm a real hoarder and I hate getting rid of stuff, let alone losing it, but I don't think I've done too badly on this trip in that I've managed to hang on to...Read this update ChristchurchCold. Miserable. Wet. Dreary. Mary and Kerry-Ann had offered me a hat that said "I Love New Zealand" on the front, but I couldn't fit it in my backpack as it is chockers already and I've got two extra bags...Read this update July 14, 2005Sydney: Come in, Your Time is UpIt felt great driving over the Harbour Bridge in the pre-dawn with the Opera House lit up and all the skyscrapers looming above us. It was good to be back in Sydney, a city I like and know. I called...Read this update July 11, 2005ForsterI arrived in Forster after a long bus journey. Overnight trips always seem like a good idea - saving on accommodation, not wasting days on a bus - until you actually do them, and find yourself scrunched up on the...Read this update July 07, 2005Byron Bay'Overrated' would be one word to describe Byron Bay. 'Shabby hole of a town' would be some others. There's not much here and it's full of pretentious people trying to be 'alternative' by wearing stupid hats and not washing. No....Read this update July 06, 2005New ItineraryMy original Round-the-World ticket expired after a year, on 13th June. The company I worked for agreed to reimburse me and since I'd made some extra cashola while I was in Russia, I decided to add on South America. As...Read this update July 04, 2005BrisbaneSteve and Jane, who I worked for in Sydney and Russia, came up the night before I left Noosa, and it was good to see them again - this time without the warm weather gear and vodka, but with their...Read this update July 02, 2005NoosaI abdicated from the skanky backpacker lifestyle for a couple of wonderful days when I stayed at Carolyn and David's house in Noosa. Carolyn is the Finance Manager at the company I worked for in Sydney, and I last saw...Read this update |
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