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    • PodróżnikNew Zealand 2017
      Dzień 4

      Napier to Wellington

      6 stycznia 2018, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      We said goodbye to Napier this morning and drove south to Waipukurau, which is where my great grandparents got married. I don't know which church they got married in - Anglican or Presbyterian - so I took a photo of both. We arrived in very windy Wellington at lunchtime and went on the Cable Car ride to the top of the hill overlooking the city and the harbour - beautiful!!! Czytaj więcej

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    • Kim and AlexA semi-serious adventure
      1
      Dzień 60

      Wellington

      18 czerwca 2015, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

      The morning was spent planning out our forthcoming adventures on New Zealand's South Island, to which we depart tomorrow. After this, some lunch and laundry we visited Wellington's Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa.

      Entry is free to the museum, which covers five large floors of exhibits on art, nature, history and culture related to New Zealand that we roamed through. There were exhibits including an enormous whale skeleton and a preserved giant squid; a house that simulated an earthquake and furniture made from the recent earthquake in Christchurch; a preserved Waka (Maori canoe) and Wharemoe (sleeping house), similar to that which we slept in at Tamaki.

      The most emotive exhibit was that to the centenary since Gallipoli. The exhibit included over-sized but incredibly lifelike models of those who were at Gallipoli, accompanied by their stories. The last of these figures waded through a pool of paper poppies left by visitors. There was healthy reference to the Maori, who, following fierce debate to allow them, fought and died alongside European New Zealanders.

      The museum also exhibited the ambiguous Watangi treaty as well as how the famous Haka has been commercialised and imitated without Maori consent and required legal action to rectify.

      The museum stays open until 9:00pm but by 6:00pm hunger and tiredness lead us to the exit. We stopped off at the supermarket for a large portion of cooked chicken and rice (bargain at only $4) before heading back to our hostel. It would be an early night as tomorrow we were back on the road and over the water to the South Island.       Czytaj więcej

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    • Susie BruceAround the World
      Dzień 98

      2nd Test Match

      6 lipca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      The second test match was amazing - mainly due to the fact we won. The boys went to the match while me and Amie watched in a pub. There was an 8m high jump into the wharf which the boys said they would jump off if we won (I dont think any of them believed we actually would!). So after the match they stuck to their word and jumped into the freezing water.
      Activities during this time included horse riding which was very entertaining for me and Amie - especially as the place we went to looked like something out of a horror movie. The boys were put onto the horses with no safety briefing or riding hat, just as we heard gun shots from around the corner. They feared for their lives but thankfully the ride went without a hitch.
      We also visited a natural hot spring which was lovely and relaxing.       Czytaj więcej

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    • Simon and BlakeAround the World
      Dzień 123

      Wellington

      3 sierpnia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

      The weather forecast was pretty pants for the day so we decided to do some indoor activities. Wellington has the nickname 'Windy Welly' and we can certainly see why!

      After breakfast we headed to Weta Cave, the company that did all of the special effects for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies as well as a plethora of other movies including King Kong and District 9. They also have a digital department that worked on a lot of the digital effects for Avatar. They have a small museum there that you can look around for free as well as a short documentary on Weta and what they do. In addition to this there are a couple of tours that you can do. We decided to do the workshop tour which was around 45 minutes long. We are so glad we spent the extra money as the tour was really interesting. Our tour guides parents work for Weta in the special effects and make up department and he now also works there and I honestly don't think there is anything that he doesn't know. We got to see lots of props and costumes from a variety of the movies they work on, from futuristic guns to Elven swords. He also explained a little bit about how they make some of the props using CNC machines and 3D printers. We even got to catch a glimpse of a CNC machine in action which was in the process of making a full size horse.

      Unfortunately we were unable to take photos inside as everything is subject to copyright however outside they have 3 huge models of the trolls in Lord of the Rings so we didn't go away empty handed.

      With the weather still pants we went to the Te Papa museum in the afternoon. The museum is absolutely massive and spans over 6 floors. You could probably spend a week here and still not see everything. Best of all though it is completely free so we spent a good few hours there checking out a couple of exhibits. The best exhibit was a temporary one they had on Gallipoli, which many New Zealanders invaded alongside the British in the First World War. As part of the exhibit they had huge models of soldiers and then you learnt about their story. The soldiers had been made by Weta and they were absolutely amazing. We learnt on the tour that the hair on their head is real human hair and someone had to painstakingly insert every single hair. The other hair on their face and arms was yak hair. They were so realistic. The exhibit was very interactive and really interesting. A harrowing, yet incredible experience.       Czytaj więcej

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    • Simon and BlakeAround the World
      Dzień 124

      Day 2 - Wellington

      4 sierpnia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      Our day started with a tour of New Zealand's parliament building which was actually very interesting. We got to learn a little about New Zealand politics as well as learn about the building itself including how they have made the building earthquake proof (which is incredibly clever). Unsurprisingly we weren't allowed to take any pictures inside but the building was absolutely gorgeous. There is a mixture of architecture as it has burnt down a couple of times, but it has a very British feel about it.

      We got to go in the main chambers which has the same green carpet as the House of Commons as well as red in the upper house. New Zealand however doesn't actually use its upper house anymore (like our House of Lords) so it is now only used for events and for the Queen or her representative to welcome in the new party after an election.

      In the afternoon, we had a mooch around the town centre including the famous Cuba Street. Cuba Street is full of amazing quirky shops so we did some window shopping and fantasied about buying all the things we can't afford. We did however have a couple of things that we did need to buy. After wearing the same small selection of clothes for 4 months straight we are starting to look a little trampy. We are going with this however there are a couple of bits that we just couldn't cope with anymore. One of which is Simons jeans which had a HUGE hole in so we got him some new jeans. The second was some trainers for me as mine now have massive holes in each of them. After spending lots of money that we didn't really want to spend, we went back to the van and played some cards, before watching some more Netflix.       Czytaj więcej

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    • Kim and AlexA semi-serious adventure
      Dzień 58

      Kiwi Exp. - River Valley to Wellington

      16 czerwca 2015, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      It was a cold wet morning in River Valley as we got up to meet the day. We shared a dorm with Pierrick and a South Korean, Chang, who is not on our bus but also happened to be staying at the lodge. Chang was very pleasant but snored like a buzz saw, so much so that it even woke Alex.

      After last night's drinking game antics our bodies were marked with bumps and bruises where gravity had got the better of us when trying to get matchboxes from chairs and get under tables without touching the floor. Alcohol had dulled any injury at the time letting us believe we should have another go...

      After breakfast we took a walk with Gali and Abi in the crisp morning air. We were given a lift out of the valley on the floor of a staff van that threw us around as the chassis bounced over unmade track. Let out at the top of the valley we walked back to the lodge. Sheep grazed on the green hillsides around us whilst in the distance the white cold of mountains and grey frost on alpine forests reminded us how cold it was. Here the road was tarmac and the decline gentle but on the final 2-300m it turned to gravel and became much steeper. The decline pushed our feet forward so we felt as if we were tip-toeing down the track. When we all left the lodge to get back on the bus at the top of this track we were panting for air by the time we reached the top.

      Even by the admittance of our driver, Jared, the day was an uneventful drive to Wellington, although to lighten this we did stop at a large adventure playground with equipment for all ages. We swarmed into the park like children; running on giant hamster wheels and through swing bridges; screaming down tube slides and zip lines; swinging from monkey bars and ropes. It was a great way to burn off some energy built up from a long bus ride.

      That wasn't the end of our exercise however as when we made our way to our hostel it included an unexpected steep climb, this time with the full weight of our rucksacks. The fresh air and the exercise still coursed through us as we sank into our bed and a deep sleep.       Czytaj więcej

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    • travelismytherapyWeltreise
      Dzień 183

      Halbzeit

      5 kwietnia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 🌧 14 °C

      Inzwischen bin ich schon in Wellington und somit auf der Nordinsel angekommen und es schüttet aus Eimern, so oft war ich auf der ganzen Reise glaub noch nicht nass, aber ich fang gar nicht erst an mich zu beschweren, das Wetter kann ich eh nicht ändern. Dafür treffe ich Rebecca wieder (wir hatten und in Malaysia kennen gelernt und sie ist inzwischen nach Wellington gezogen). Da es nur geregnet hat, gibts auch fast keine Fotos. Bei schönem Wetter wär Wellington definitiv ein nettes Städtchen, ein bisschen wie ein Mini-Melbourne...

      In Wellington kommt der Tag dann auch...HALBZEIT... 😳

      Es sind schon wieder 6 Monate rum und irgendwie kommt es mir vor, als hätte ich gestern erst in Frederiks altem Zimmer verzweifelt versucht meine Sachen in dem Rucksack zu quetschen. Wo ist die Zeit nur hin? Aber gleichzeitig bin ich auch etwas über mich selbst überrascht oder besser ein bisschen stolz auf mich - wow, ich bin tatsächlich schon 6 Monate unterwegs. Bevor ich los geflogen bin, wusste ich glaube nicht so ganz, auf was ich mich hier einlasse bzw. was auf mich zu kommt. Und es ist einfach zu sagen, ich bin dann mal ein Jahr weg... aber es ist dann doch etwas ganz anders, wenn man es tatsächlich macht und für 365 Tage aus dem Rucksack, ohne viel Privatsphäre, etc lebt. Aber es gibt einem auch irgendwie eine ganz neue Perspektive auf viele Dinge....

      ...Into the wild I go: losing my way, finding my soul..       Czytaj więcej

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    • Jake and Isi in Middle-Earth

      Mid-Year Christmas Dinner

      19 lipca 2020, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

      We had a mid-year christmas dinner with our hostel family. Everybody made some food and shared it with the others. Lucy and Isi, the Germans, made Käsespätzle and Jake made really good roast potatoes. We also had roast pork, stuffing, lots of roast vegetables, pumpkin mash, deviled eggs, salad, mulled wine and lots of great desserts. Czytaj więcej

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    • PodróżnikWork&Travel
      Dzień 63

      Zealandia

      27 grudnia 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      Zealandia ist ein Naturschutzgebiet in Wellington, das sich als Ziel gesetzt hat, für deren Gebiet das ursprüngliche Ökosystem wiederherzustellen, bevor Neuseeland von fremden Arten "überrannt" wurde. Denn Neuseeland wurde vor der Bevölkerung derr Europäer von der Entwicklung der anderen Kontinente weitgehend isoliert, sodass die neuen Arten entweder fortgeschrittener waren oder in Neuseeland keine natürlichen Fressfeinde haben. Im schlechten Licht stehen daher besonders das Possum, welches keinen natürlichen Fressfeind hat und die Bäume zerstört, und die Katze, die die Eier der Vögel kaputtmacht und Vogelbabys frisst. Daher sind die einheimischen Arten wie die Blue Duck weitgehend zurückgedrängt wurden und einige sind sogar gefährdet, weshalb Zealandia um das Gebiet einen Zaun gegen unter anderem Katzen, Ratten und Possi aufgestellt hat und die altbekannten Traps von Blue Duck dort auch rumstehen.
      Beim Rundgang durch das Areal (ca. 1.5 Stunden!) hat man schöne Eindrücke von den verschiedenen Vogelarten bekommen, die zwischen den Bäumen hin und her flogen oder auch gefüttert wurden, weshalb man sich gar nicht vorstellen konnte, dass man sich in einer Großstadt befindet. Nach unserem Zealandia Besuch haben wir uns noch das Regierungsgebäude und eine schicke Kirche angeschaut.       Czytaj więcej

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    • Jake and Isi in Middle-Earth

      Last Week in Wellington

      14 listopada 2020, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      All good things come to an end. It's time to leave our hostel Trek and Wellington. Here are a few pictures from our last week. We went for brunch with Jakes work mates, had another dinner with our friends from the free food store and went bouldering. On Friday night we had a pot luck and goodbye dinner with all our hostel friends.
      We'll see you later Wellington 👋🏼       Czytaj więcej

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