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

Ferry to South Island & Kiakoura
Another early start as we had to check in for our Ferry Crossing by 8am. Fortunately the terminal was only

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

Aritiatia Rapids, Lake Tapuo and Napier
Another early start as today we had a ‘date’ with a Dam at 10am! We were packed up, checked out

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

Sky Auckland – A Day of Ups and Downs
Today I was awake from 3.30 am worrying about our cases. Crossing another 6 timezones also didn’t help my body
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

Baiyoke Sky Tower before next leg.
As our flight wasn’t until 7.30pm I arranged a late check out of 4pm. This enabled us to almost have

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