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Post by dixinormus on Jan 22, 2018 21:56:09 GMT
Pack light, Tyred, we're having a hot summer here in NZ!
And don't forget that Monday 29 January is a public holiday for the upper north island, & Tuesday 6 Feb is a national public holiday. Effectively 2 long weekends coming up, with the inevitable extra traffic out and about..!
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Post by tyrednexited on Jan 22, 2018 22:03:43 GMT
...We arrive in Auckland on the 29th, and I believe the city is going to be a bit manic on that day - give us something to see, though! We will have packed both light and heavy - I've seen the weather patterns of the West Coast  |
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Post by dixinormus on Jan 23, 2018 5:14:57 GMT
The roads back in to Auckland will probably get manic in the afternoon as people return home from the long weekend..!
Keep an eye on the weather in the South Island. Chances are if it's forecast wet on the coast just cross over the mountain range to the dry side for the day!
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Post by tyrednexited on Mar 8, 2018 22:33:01 GMT
........so (I know that winds somebody up ), having enjoyed our trip to NZ immensely, we've decided to have another trip to the Southern Hemisphere, this time in the(ir) late Spring. And, either boringly or adventurously, depending on your point of view, it's going to be to NZ again, this time via Singapore in order to take in somewhere else. Booked today, and that's all this November (and a bit of December and a whole wodge of cash) gone! TBH, we did most of the 'iconic' sights we wanted to this last time, but have already mapped out an itinerary of secondary unvisited things/areas we want to see, along with only a small amount of re-visiting (weather permitting) the odd area we would have liked a little more time in. No problems exhausting another month without much retracing of steps. Just hoping for weather like this......  |
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Post by Rob on Mar 9, 2018 0:05:10 GMT
>> Just hoping for weather like this......
That tree suggests flooding ;-)
I hope you have something else booked between now and November - that's a long time to wait.
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Post by tyrednexited on Mar 9, 2018 7:20:53 GMT
...the level of the lake varies, but no, it isn't flooded. A notable "picture opportunity" known as "That Wanaka Tree". We did get three sessions of biblical rain whilst we were there, all of them causing significant damage to infrastructure, the effects of which we largely avoided. In fact, on average, we had very good weather. We shall have at least two long outings in the motorhome motorcaravan campervan in the interim (Austria, Northern Italy and Slovenia are currently favoured for one of them), and a series of shorter breaks. Retirement's a sh*t job, but someone has to do it.......  |
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Post by Humph on Mar 9, 2018 8:03:25 GMT
Pleased for you of course.
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Post by Humph on Dec 6, 2018 17:11:41 GMT
Well T&E, I'm guessing you're either home now or soon about to be? Hope NZ went well?
I'm off to HK tomorrow and on into China on Saturday for a few days. Work trip, so not likely to be all that exciting, but I suppose it'll be better than working in a cheese factory. Not that I've ever worked in a cheese factory, but you'd think HK would have the edge I suppose.
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Post by tyrednexited on Dec 6, 2018 17:23:48 GMT
Currently in Changi at an ungodly local hour (01:17) with 50 mins to go before a 14 hour flight to Manchester.
NZ was yet again brilliant; we worked the weather forecasts and had a great time.
Singapore is/was interesting, but less so than HK, and I couldn't take much more of it. (I don't think I've ever been anywhere that is more dedicated to the art of retail, and it gets a bit wearing)
...and it's bl**dy hot and humid!
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Post by Humph on Dec 6, 2018 17:27:02 GMT
Wear looser pants in the tropics, it's an epiphany.
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Post by WDB on Dec 6, 2018 17:40:08 GMT
Singapore is/was interesting, but less so than HK, and I couldn't take much more of it. (I don't think I've ever been anywhere that is more dedicated to the art of retail, and it gets a bit wearing) Not even Dubai? Or perhaps you’ve not been there. Of the two I much prefer Singapore but it’s more likely I’ll be in Dubai again sooner. |
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Post by dixinormus on Dec 6, 2018 20:36:53 GMT
I like Singapore but it's a bit boring, sterile. Hong Kong somehow feels more vibrant, a bit more fun. And arguably more spectacular, with the water and the mountains.
There are worse places than Dubai, too..!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 21:23:47 GMT
Dubai is one of those places that I have no desire to visit and don't understand why people want to go there. I understand its the weather and beaches etc, but I get the impression everything and I mean everything is artifical and imported. There is nothing local or authentic?
Surely there are more interesting places to go to and still get a tan? And presumably those interesting places are less concerned about young women wearing scraps of material as 'swim' wear.
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Post by dixinormus on Dec 7, 2018 7:22:02 GMT
Dubai certainly does have an old quarter down near the mouth of the creek.
But I'm pretty sure that most tourists like to visit the emirate precisely because of the new shiny bling bling hotels and malls however! Five star innit!
Outside the city, the, ahem, countryside ain't much to look at though.
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Post by tyrednexited on Dec 7, 2018 9:24:46 GMT
I like Singapore but it's a bit boring, sterile. Hong Kong somehow feels more vibrant, a bit more fun. And arguably more spectacular, with the water and the mountains ...rather how I felt. Mind you, I'm now back in Manchester. :-( |
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