We landed in Auckland yesterday and immediately got hit with the realities of trying to leave behind free minded travel, free wifi, cheap food and drinks…..and hitting a western country that has similar prices! Not much has seemed to change much since I was here 4 years ago – internet still isn’t free in many [...]
Jul 202010
I’ve uploaded some diving pictures from the Poor Knights Islands to my wanderingscotsman picture gallery. If you don’t dive and have been reading my blog, AND you have a broadband connections, check out this video from the Similan Islands on Google Video. You’ll get an idea of what it can be like. I saw most [...]
I sent off my final (hmmm…Japan?) box home today bringing my total shipped back from my trip to around 100kg. God knows what! Actually a lot has been gear I had but wasn’t going to use anymore, and the tent I bought here just slipped in the box too, along with my underwater camera stuff, [...]
May 172007
The holiday park in Tutukaka was mobbed last night – I mean there were FOUR campervans in it! After dinner and my bottle of Feijoa wine I had sitting in the fridge (now that I just remembered that, not wonder I was so bad this morning as that was after my post dive pint!) I [...]
I got back to the Tutukaka and had another day’s diving during my last full day in New Zealand. As soon as I had it in my head I knew it was the right thing to do and I was eager to get back. There was a new crew on the boat, but again they [...]
May 172007
I left Tutukaka yesterday morning already wondering why I hadn’t just stayed to dive. I knew I wanted to see the North, but I had kindof already decided I wouldn’t head to Cape Reinga as it would be too much driving, and I got fed up of that recently. Immediately I felt like I had [...]
May 172007
I’ve lasted pretty well so far lugging all my gizmos around but it’s a bit of a hassle as well. I’ve got compact camera, digital SLR with a few lenses, laptop, MP3 player and I’ve acquired a few external hard drives for holding music, pictures and the odd video. (PIcture : Chargers and leads galore) [...]
To be fair it this sign probably had nothing to do with a Kiwi. I saw this scribbled on the back of a toilet door in a holiday park yesterday….
May 172007
Writing my Hi Tech blog made me think about cellphones (or mobiles) in New Zealand. It’s obvious from the start it is a monopoly country, and I guess it may stay that way due to the population. You have Telecom, who have some stupid old system that doesn’t use SIM cards, and Vodafone who has [...]
May 142007
Just a quickie as my time on the net is running out and my accommodation in Japan has fallen through…I’m heading back to Tutukaka for another days dive probably as I’ve turned into a ‘tick off tourist’ again and don’t like it. And I’ve always been thinking of diving…. More soon.
