Tag: Auckland
Travel Routes for New Zealand
by TravelingWebGuy on Jun.30, 2009, under Places, Travels
North Island, NZ
A few weeks ago I went to FedEx Kinkos and had them laminate maps of both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. I then ordered some alcohol based pens so I could write on the Map and not have to worry about smudging the ink. The cool thing about these pens is that I can write on the map, while it’s raining, wet, hot, w/e and the ink dries immediately and will not smudge. So when I got the pens I ordered off Ebay, I busted out the map and started to look at the best routes for my trip. The first side I was exploring was the North Island.
Too Much, Too Much – You took Too Much man??
by TravelingWebGuy on Jun.07, 2009, under Misc, Travels
Crazy, Crazy Scene
If you’ve seen “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas“, then you know exactly where this quote is from. It’s after he takes that, what was it, human adrenaline or something like that. He starts to trip out really bad and his buddy just goes and feeds the hysteria by repeating this. That whole scene was just too much chaos for myself, let alone that whole movie. I’ve seen it once, and that was once enough for me.
But that quote coms to mind after I just got finished inventoring my gear for the trip. I’ve got all my gear, it’s sitting in the other room so I can easily distinguish what is what. When I first started, my pile of gear was pretty small, so I started buying up what I needed. Made a list of stuff and all. But now that I look at the gear, I’m beginning to wonder if maybe I have too much, too much. (continue reading…)
New Zealand
by TravelingWebGuy on May.15, 2009, under Places, Travels
Basic map of New Zealand
New Zealand
Alright, so my first stop of many will be 12-16 weeks of nothing but camping and enjoying the scenery and wilderness around me. I was talking to a friend of mine who lives in the Christchurch area and he was telling me (and kinda of warning at the same time) that he spends a lot time trekking through the mountains looking for lost hikers and backpackers who have gone unprepared. I’m sure he has by the looks of some of their mountains.
Regardless, I’m gonna be spending a lot my time camping out by the beaches and looking for those really cool scenery shots, doing some hiking and enjoying the storms that come my way. About 99% of us have all seen Lord of the Rings and I’m sure 90% of them know a lot of the scenic shots were shot in New Zealand. So I will be checking some of those areas as well.
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