World Trip Pics

Mmmmmmmm good old kiwiland there! My parents have a holiday home on the west coast, not too far from the pancake rocks (punakaikai) so the west coast is very familiar to us! Great pics Alexa, I loved them! Ahhhh its good to be back home!

Sam, you really have to take a trip around the south island, there is so much to see and do here, its wonderful!!!!! Let me know if you ever take a trip down south and maybe we will meet up!

I really enjoyed your pictures, if you have anymore I'd love to see them!

Originally Posted by Miss Mew

I really enjoyed your pictures, if you have anymore I'd love to see them!

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What incredible photos! This must have been such an amazing experience for you, wow! Thank you so much for sharing your these with us! My favorite so far is your gorgeous picture in Hawaii, truly paradise!
You must have taken so many pictures. I would absolutely enjoy seeing more of your photos! If you have any particular events that stand out for you, please do tell us all about them!

Wow, Alexa, that's one fantastic trip!

Your photographs are fantastic, I'd love to see more and tell us more about the things you saw! I'm so interested!

Are there other places that you would have liked to stop off at? (given more time!)

Originally Posted by Kiwideus

Sam, you really have to take a trip around the south island, there is so much to see and do here, its wonderful!!!!!

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I have a load more photos - I probably took about 300 with my SLR alone, plus bf had his digital camera. I'll try to pick a few more good ones out and get them posted soon - promise

People keep asking me "What was the best part?" - that's SO hard to answer. We saw so many different things and went to so many diverse places that it's hard to pick just one experience.... so here are a few highlights from each of the places we went...

Singapore - I LOVED it there. The place is so culturally diverse. We stayed in Chinatown, eating for pennies at the hawker stalls. We spent a crazy evening in Little India, where I think I was the only Western and female person And we drank Singapore Slings in Raffles Hotel. The night safari was absolutely wonderful - it was just amazing to be that close to rhinos and HUGE fruit bats

Australia - we went there mainly to visit friends you just can't do Australia in a week. I would definitely like to go back and spend some more time there. The weather in Sydney was stunning and the wine tasting in the Yarra Valley was fab

New Zealand - where do I start? We hired a campervan for the entire month we were there - it was great! The wildlife was fantastic - whales, seals, dolphins, penguins, albatross..... you just don't see that stuff every day. The penguins are just so cute - you could watch them all day!

We loved the East Coast of the South Island - it just had a nice feel to it. The Northland area is SO REMOTE! We decided one night to walk 2km into town to the pub, only to find the pub was shut - at 8pm!!! We sang karaoke with the locals in Opononi We went glacier walking in Fox Glacier. We went skiing in Whakapapa. Bf did a sky dive in Wanaka. At the end of the trip we finished up in Takapuna on Auckland's north shore - great beach, small town feel - could definitely live there.

Hawaii - now this is a place I had always want to go... I was HUGELY disappointed that there wasn't someone at arrivals presenting everyone with a lei - my dreams were just shattered. We visited Pearl Harbour, plus toured O'ahu's North Shore - Waimea, Bonzai Pipeline - all the big surf places, even if it was the wrong time of year for big waves I took a surf lesson in Waikiki from an aging surf dude! It was great except I kept losing my bikini bottoms - no pictures of that for you

LA - we spent a day at Universal Studios which was great fun, plus it wasn't busy at all. I got absolutely soaked on the Jurassic Park ride - I mean I was dripping wet and my clothes were just soaked right through. Managed to catch up with my cousin who lives in San Diego, plus we toured Hollywood Blvd - usual tourist stuff. It was a fun way to end a great trip.

We were SO lucky to have been able to take this time out to do the trip - it was a wonderful experience and hey, bf and I survived 7 weeks, 24/7 together!!

All of your picture are just truly wonderful!! Can't wait to see more if you post them!!
Seeing all of them makes me want to go on a beautiful vacation!!
Thanks for sharing!!

Hi ... I just caught up with your vacation thread. It looks like you had the trip of a lifetime.
I live in the San Diego area, so you probably have an idea about what it is like here because of your cousin. Do you have photos of the area where you live now? I would love to see some pictures.
Lei

Wow! What a fabulous trip! I'm especially glad that you spent so much time in NZ! And that you and your BF got along so well...that's a pretty good sign for things to come!
WellingtonCats: Shame on you Sam! You're missing out on the best part!

Those are excellent photos! Sounds like you had a great time...I am so jealous!!!

Oh WOW Alexa, your pictures are awesome! What an amazing trip that must have been!

The Pictures are beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

Those are beautiful pictures, thank you so much for sharing them!!

Originally Posted by Kiwideus

Mmmmmmmm good old kiwiland there! My parents have a holiday home on the west coast, not too far from the pancake rocks (punakaikai) so the west coast is very familiar to us! Great pics Alexa, I loved them! Ahhhh its good to be back home!

Sam, you really have to take a trip around the south island, there is so much to see and do here, its wonderful!!!!!

Let me know if you ever take a trip down south and maybe we will meet up!

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Definitly, Kellye! I've been a promised a trip down to Christchurch(for a show of course!) and we'll drive all through the South in March, so I hope it happens - if so I'll let you know!

Sounds like you had an excellent time, it must have been wonderful to be off work for so long!

I'll add my vote in to see some more photos too