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February 04, 2005

Where it all began...

I am back in Auckland where I started 3 months ago!...

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Dizzy in Gizzy

The day is slowly getting better. Woke up to noisy backpackers this morning at 7am. I think most of the people at the Flying Nun are fruit pickers and Germans....

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February 02, 2005

Swinging Little Guitar Man

One more song title.....this time an old folk blues song by Isaac Guillory (http://www.isaacguillory.com/). If you have not checked him out I recommend his music. He was Cuban born and moved to the UK when he was young and made...

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January 30, 2005

General Thoughts

It seems funny to look back to the start of my journey and how different I feel now after being iin New Zealand for so long....

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

More pics for your viewing pleasure folks......

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The Art of Living

After receiving a text from JM in the US I now may change my plans once more....

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January 29, 2005

Moving On

Yet again I am moving on. I must head north, perhaps Napier and then to Gisborne. Back on a budget again so we shall see how it goes....

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The Road Trip

Last Monday Robin and her friend Bizzie drove down from Nelson to Queenstown, this is an account of the days after they arrived....the names have been changed to protect the innocent......

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January 24, 2005

Solid Gold

I wandered into town earlier today for two reasons, it is a lovely day and I wanted to get out of the house and also Neal had solid gold on the radio blaring out!...

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January 23, 2005

Sleep...Who Needs It?!

Due to sharing a room with Mr Snore I have had one or two nights of broken sleep. In fact I recorded Neal snoring last night and played it back to him today. He seemed quite amused as it does...

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January 22, 2005

Plug...

Please check out this site. I had the pleasure of hearing Jill and Stewart play in Boulder Colorado and meeting Jill socially on more than one ocassion thanks to my friend Mark (a source of inspiration and a true leveller...

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Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

Old blues title for this blog entry and it partly relates to my current situation....

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January 20, 2005

Leaving Nelson

The day before yesterday (great start to a line) I went to the town centre in Nelson for the last time, or what I thought would be the last time. As it happended on the way back to the hostel...

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Third Time Around

This is the third time I have visited Queenstown. The only other part of New Zealand I have visited as much is Nelson. I made a promise to myself to return to the places I liked the most and sure...

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January 18, 2005

Please stop flushing the toilets...

Trying to sleep in my room last night was next to impossible. You see, it is right next to 3 toilets on the ground floor of the hostel and last night everyone, and I mean everyone in the hostel must...

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Spam

You may notice from time to time that wierd comments appear in the blog. These are automated spam that hit blog comments and the site owners are doing what they can to lessen the impact of these messages....

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January 16, 2005

Time To Go

Due to running low on money and not checking my account regularly I will be changing my plans again, so watch this space......

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Hungover and Broke

What a day! I realize I only have $40 left and have the worst hangover I have had for a long time....

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January 14, 2005

Pics, Pics, Pics...

Ok more pics folks, enjoy......

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January 12, 2005

Robert Frost woz ere

When something inspires you, do you not act in line with that inspiration?...

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January 11, 2005

Guitar Man

Everywhere I go I see buskers playing on the streets. It makes me want to do the same. I need to get hold of a cheap(ish) guitar and get up some chops once more and learn some old songs I...

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January 10, 2005

"Please, please, please...

...Let me get what I want", sang the Dream Academy and sometimes I feel the same way, if only I knew what it was I wanted....

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January 08, 2005

Oh Lordy Lord...

Never, ever, EVER again am I going to do what I did the other day....

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