Monthly Archives: October 2006

Magic Bus reduced fares for next 6 days

Posted on October 25, 2006 by admin

Magic Bus have fares that look pretty good – but only for the next 6 days. They go up on Novemeber 1st as the new high season approaches. Personally I am going to book the North and South trip – … Continue reading →

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Travel Bloggers #2 – ScottWoz

Posted on October 23, 2006 by admin

Another Travel Pod Fouding Member, ScottWoz has written an excellent blog so far. Hes been in New Zealand for over 2 years now, and is about to move onto Oz… Highlights inlcude many excellent tramping posts, wonderfull photos and more. … Continue reading →

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Travel Bloggers #1 – Life is Short and the World is Wide

Posted on October 14, 2006 by admin

Life is Short and the World is Wide is written by a regular poster to the backpackerboard.co.nz site – Rich. Rich was in New Zealand from Feb 17, 2005 to Feb 27, 2006, with some trips to Oz along the … Continue reading →

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Great Sites #2: www.backpackerboard.co.nz

Posted on October 13, 2006 by admin

Backpacker Board is the best forum I have found for Backpacking in New Zealand. It is fairly big and packed with travellers that have either been there an done that, are out there right now or locals who are involved … Continue reading →

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Nokia Phone Chargers

Posted on October 11, 2006 by admin

Following on from yesterdays posts about keeping that iPod charged while you are away, I thought I would mention keeping your Nokia phone charged. Not everyone seems to realise that there are 3 Nokia Chargers available for the vast majority … Continue reading →

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Review: Gear4 Firepower World Tour iPod Charger

Posted on October 10, 2006 by admin

The Gear4 Firepower World Tour iPod Charger (Formerly made by PodGear) is a worldwide mains charger for all dock connector iPods and and device that chages from USB. It comes with plugs for The UK, Europe, The US and Austrailia … Continue reading →

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Great Sites #1 – Travel Independent

Posted on October 9, 2006 by admin

This is a series of posts that will highlight great resources for travelling / backpacking and also for resources on places to go. Travel Independent is a site which provides a guide to travelling – with sections on what to … Continue reading →

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Big Day Out 2007

Posted on October 6, 2006 by admin

The Big Day Out 2007 is to be held on 19th January 2007 at Aucklands Mount Smart Stadium. Tickets go on sale October 19th. Theres also 5 dates in Austrailia after the Auckland gig, so no need to miss anything … Continue reading →

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Matthew Fergusson Has Left The UK

Posted on October 5, 2006 by admin

My mate, Matthew Fergusson just flew out of Heathrow – hes doing exactly the sam thing as me, just 4 weeks earlier. He’s got a site here – www.matthewfergusson.me.uk which should be all wordpressed up soon and serve as his … Continue reading →

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28 Days To Go

Posted on October 5, 2006 by admin

Well, I fly out to NZ in exactly 4 weeks. I am getting slightly more prepared than I was, I now have my Rucksack (Karrimor Global 70-90l, review to follow), and my flight info. I am flying out with on … Continue reading →

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