THE CLARE'S TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD

Te Anau

Another early start for our 3 ½ hour drive today meant we were on the road again by 9am. This

Tailei Gorge Railway and more

This morning was an easy start as our pre booked trip on one of the worlds great scenic railways didn’t

Journey to Dunedin

Today was scheduled to be another long drive with the Sat Nav showing an elapsed time of 4 ½ hours

Christchurch

Today was another day where we just had to get up and go. So we got up and went and

Wellington – Day 2

A relatively lazy start to the day meant we didn’t leave the room until 9.15am. A quick walk took us

Wellington

A long drive today, not helped by a 10 mile detour due to roadworks that took us over some mountains

All around Rotarura

Another early alarm as Karen wanted to take advantage of the free laundry facilities and managed to get 2 loads

Hobbiton + Rotorua + Dinner

We survived the night without air con, by having the window wide open, the fan on full, no covers on

Driving Day

Up early, checked out and on the road by 9am. Just as well. Our first mistake (and subsequent heated discussion)

Bay of the Islands

Another early and frantic start. Feeling as though we need a holiday from this holiday. Off this morning to be

Welcome to Zew Nealand…..

Well the flight to Sydney itself wasn’t too bad, once we got underway 25 minutes late. We had aisle and

Chatuchak Weekend Market

After the exhausting time yesterday today it was a rush to get into breakfast before they closed at 10am. We

River Kwai

Overnight in the battle between Man vs Mosquitoes, the Mosquitoes had definitely won. We were both up in the night

Grand Palace and more

Up bright and early this morning. Well actually I was awake from about 4am and then got up and wrote

Day 1 or is Day 2?

Well we have arrived in Bangkok, after a relatively untroubled journey. Well I say untroubled……. Firstly there was the argument

All checked in…

Well the bags are packed and we’re ready to go……. Had to pay £20 to get a different type of