PLACES I have VISITED
Goodbye Queenstown…..
As the hostel was full for tonight we decided to move on. It will be very hard to leave as it is a fantastic hostel and the staff are very friendly and helpful in making your stay memorable. After breakfast Ruth, Sangeet and I decided to walk up the gondola...
Lake Wakatipu…..
After breakfast we headed over to the city centre to have a look at the underwater observatory, the guide book said it was free, they actually charged NZ$5.00, being true backpackers we decided not to part with our money so had a wander around the lakeside. We saw...
Queenstown…..
As we were taking Marlene to Queenstown, we also asked Ruth if she would like to come, she said yes as she wants to spend a couple of weeks there. Checkout at the hostel, like many others is 10am. We packed the bags but decided to relax in the common area until about...
Long goodbye…..
This morning we said goodbye to Manjot and Kulyjot as they rushed off to school. Puaji, paji and phenji were home, it was nice that we got to catch up with paji and phenji. Puaji and Phenji made lunch which we all ate together. After lunch paji went to work. Indian...
My thoughts on the Cook Islands…..
Takes me a while to process my thoughts, must be old age! The Cook Islands is nice but just not for me. Perfect if you want a hosteling or WWOOFing holidays, just when it comes to these locations you really need to spend good money and stay in luxury. Whilst there are...
Relaxing with Puaji…..
Fantastic views from the house Today we were home with Puaji. She is an amazing lady, she is in her late seventies, very active and very up to date with technology and world affairs. The other day she was telling ME what the current exchange rates were! Paji was home...
Hamilton Gurdwara…..A 4 hour round trip
Today, Puaji (Puaji = means dad's sister), Sangeet and I went to the Gurdwara in Hamilton, the sangat here are so welcoming and warm. The round trip from Rotorua is 4 hours, crazy when we are used to a 20 minute round trip. After the programme we had lungar where we...
Rotorua here we come…..!
Hostels usually have an early check out time, this hostel it is 10am, you have to take the pillow cover and room key to reception to get your key deposit, I took the cover off my pillow and, well lets say insects would not use that pillow! The joys of hostelling! We...
Goodbye Rarotonga…..
Well today is our last day in Rarotonga and the Cook Islands. We spent a little time admiring the view from our balcony and Sangeet wrote a couple of postcards. As we still had the car we then decided to drive around the island. Whilst walking out of the hostel we...
Are we still in Rarotonga…..?
Today we decided to walk the cross island walk, an amazing walk which starts in the north of the island and finishes in the south. One can do the walk from south to north but best starting it in the north, as you can see the marked route more clearly so there is a...
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