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Tag Archives: travel
Matangi Trains
I was in Wellington the other week to catch up with friends and family and had the opportunity to catch the new Matangi trains out to Johnsonville – you might remember my previous trip out there featured the pre-WW2 relics, … Continue reading
Tagged johnsonville, trains, travel, wellington
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Early Morning Auckland
My good friend @LGnome was transiting via Auckland and had a day to spend up here to see the sights. Naturally I delivered with one near side-swipe, two cars running a red light right in front of us and congested … Continue reading
Tagged auckland, boats, coffee, devonport, shaky isles, sky tower, travel
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Up Mt Kaukau
When I was in Wellington last month I caught up with my good mate Tom (of #geekflat fame) and we decided to go for a wander up Mt Kaukau with Tom’s friend Nicola. I spent most of my years in … Continue reading
Tagged harbour, johnsonville, khandallah, mt kaukau, outdoors, tom, tower, travel, wellington
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Takapuna to Devonport
Working from home for the past 7+ months has left me with strong urges to get out and about on the weekends, least I go crazy from being coped up inside – whilst my inner geek urges to sit infront … Continue reading
Tagged auckland, britomart, cycle, devonport, ferry, mt victoria, north shore, outdoors, takapuna, travel, walks, WW1, WW2
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Lord of the Fries
As a New Zealander, Australia is always an attractive option to consider as a destination for both holidays and work experiences – better money, better weather (assuming you like heat), more opportunities and a chance to experience living in a … Continue reading
Rangitoto Island Adventures
Due to excessive homesickness for Wellington’s hills lately, I decided that it would be nice to visit the next best thing and go climb the local volcano – Rangitoto Island. Rangitoto makes up part of the Auckland Volcanic Field, erupting … Continue reading
Johnsonville Train
I was in Wellington a week ago for several work projects and ended up on a train out to Johnsonville to help my good friend Tom with his wifi/cable modem issues at his new flat, now that #geekflat is over. … Continue reading
Tagged awesome, geek, johnsonville, matangi, silverstream, trains, travel, wellington
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Makara Walk
Whilst in Wellington for a weekend a few weeks ago, I went on a walk around Makara with my good friend Tom, only I got a little too distracted to blog it until now. Makara is a very small rural … Continue reading
Tagged cliffs, maraka, outdoors, tom, travel, walks, wellington, windmills, WW2
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Wynyard Crossing
As part of my mission to get out and explore Auckland some more, I’ve been down at Wynyard Quarter a bit. It’s quite a neat and relatively recent development in Auckland, with several trendy bars/food places and a pedestrian friendly … Continue reading
Tagged auckland, bridges, geek, travel, waterfront, wynyard
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Wellington Visit
I’ll be heading down to Wellington to escape the Auckland anniversary long weekend and spending a few days catching up with friends and family. I’ll be bringing Lisa down with me too, so we can inflict the poor long-suffering people … Continue reading
Tagged auckland, splathro, travel, wellington
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