After a 20 minute ferry ride over the Shannon River and a quick stop for petrol we headed into the small town of Kilkee – a seaside resort popular with locals and tourist alike that retains a great deal of its 18th Century Victorian charm. It was the perfect spot to start our Sunday. The Read More »
First stop Rotorua… Waitomo Cave Tubing Put on a wet suit and a hard hat, grab an innertube and descend into the caves. The tour was pretty cool and you get see plenty of glow worms. They are worms that live in the caves and their ass glow blue. In total darkness it looks like Read More »
Well we decided to head off early, so I met Bobby down at this hostel around 10am, and after packing up the car, which is only just big enough to get one bag in the boot, we headed off. We had an addition to our posse, Phil from essex, who was getting a lift down Read More »
This thing is going to time out in a minute so the writing might just stop and you’ll have to hold on with baited breath for the installment about the eggy city…. Anyway we arrived in Rotorua on Friday afternoon after spending a lovely night in Waitomo at an absolutely fantastic YHA lodge there – Read More »
This place absolutely whiffs of rotten eggs – you could fart to your heart’s content here and no one would know (of course I don’t do things like that). People come here to visit areas of thermal activity (hence the sulphur-rich air). Even in the heart of town there are lakes covered in smoke – Read More »
We’ve been in Rotorua now for a couple of days. We called Stray (the tour company) to book our bus out of here, but unfortunately we can’t get out until the 7th. No worries though. I actually really like it here. You do get used to the smell, though sometimes you’ll get a whiff and Read More »
Today began with an 8am departure south via the Southern Motorway through the sprawling suburbs of South Auckland and Manukau City. We crossed the Bombay Hills, an area known for its light volcanic soil and market gardening. Then, we headed east towards Ngatea and Paeroa. A quick stop at the Wilderness Gems factory, River Road, Read More »
Friday, September 21st, 2007 Good day ladies and gents! The Jewel Tower is a medieval tower (so cool, I know!!) built c. 1365 to house Edward III’s treasures. It’s our third day in England and I’m already so in love with the country! The British phrases are super cute. Here’s some of my newly acquired Read More »
We hit rain before we reached Bedford on the 17th, we got soaked to say the least. A good sized break under a Highway overpass, partially due to a flat on the cart Nate was pulling, convinced the sun to come out and dry our dripping outfit. We set up tent at dusk on an Read More »
Day One Arrived at Heathrow Airport at 4.30pm on Monday and then caught a bus to Luton which is half an hour from London on the train. However the bus seemed to take ages! I could hardly keep my eyes open and we didn’t get to Luton until after 8pm so by then we had Read More »
