A Trip of a Lifetime!
Up early to join the Kiwi experience bus at 7:30am. The first stop on the route was Paihia, Bay of Islands which was at the top of the north island. The journey was about four hours but on the way we stopped off at a cafe and a waterfall. At the waterfall I got talking to a girl called Marissa and later on I spoke to Ellie and James, all from the UK. We got to Paihia around 1pm and checked into our first Base Hostel which was quite nice and super close to the beach. Marissa, Ellie, James and I shared a room. I didn't expect to have made friends so early on in the trip but it felt nice and a lot less daunting. Our first job was to head to the supermarket as we planned on cooking most our meals in the hostel to keep costs low! The supermarkets here were called Countdown (same as Woolworths in Australia). We had our lunch in the hostel and then headed out on a coastal walk to get familiar with the area. It was a beautiful sunny day but as the sun went down in the evening it was a bit chilly. Had beans on toast for dinner in the hostel, and headed to bed early.
Day 95: Kiwi Experience!
November 14, 2019
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Paihia, Bay of Islands
Up early to join the Kiwi experience bus at 7:30am. The first stop on the route was Paihia, Bay of Islands which was at the top of the north island. The journey was about four hours but on the way we stopped off at a cafe and a waterfall. At the waterfall I got talking to a girl called Marissa and later on I spoke to Ellie and James, all from the UK. We got to Paihia around 1pm and checked into our first Base Hostel which was quite nice and super close to the beach. Marissa, Ellie, James and I shared a room. I didn't expect to have made friends so early on in the trip but it felt nice and a lot less daunting. Our first job was to head to the supermarket as we planned on cooking most our meals in the hostel to keep costs low! The supermarkets here were called Countdown (same as Woolworths in Australia). We had our lunch in the hostel and then headed out on a coastal walk to get familiar with the area. It was a beautiful sunny day but as the sun went down in the evening it was a bit chilly. Had beans on toast for dinner in the hostel, and headed to bed early.
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Day 2: Thailand the Bagnalls have arrived!
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Day 3: Temple Tours!
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Day 4: Thai Cooking Experience
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Day 5: Floating Markets
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Day 6: Island hopping begins!
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Day 7: Koh Samui jeep tour!
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Day 8: Chiller Day
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Day 9: Next Island!
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Day 10: Beach and hike!
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Day 11: Snorkelling!
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Day 12: Boat trip to the little islands
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Day 13: The best day
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Day 14: Drama in Samui
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Day 15: Bye Hermione :(
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Day 16: Chiang Mai intro
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Day 17: Ems birthday!!
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Day 18: Emily's school
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Day 19: Elephants!
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Day 20: New Contiki tour begins!
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Day 21: Bangkok again!
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Day 22: more elephants...
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Day 23: Don't go chasing waterfalls
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Day 24: Back in Chiang Mai
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Day 25: My Dad wrote a porno...
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Day 26: Laos!!!
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Day 27: Luang Prabang!
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Day 28: More waterfalls!
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Day 29: Feeding the monks!
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Day 30: Kayaking and caves!
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Day 31: The capital!
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Day 32: Cambodia!
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Day 33: Pub Street and Amok!
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Day 34: Rainy Angkor Wat
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Day 35: Vietnam!
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Day 36: Homestay local experience!
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Day 37: Cu Chi tunnels
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Day 38: Treat yourself night
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Day 39: Booze Cruise
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Day 40: Bahn Me!
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Day 41: Beach day
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Day 42: Hai Van pass (topgear)
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Day 43: The capital
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Day 44: Ha Long Baes
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Day 45: Back to the city :(
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Day 46: Bye Josh and Rhys :(
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Day 47: Crazy Market
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Day 48: Bye Eve :(
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Day 49: Flying Solo
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Day 50: Sentosa and gardens by the bay!
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Day 51: Singapore Sling!
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Day 52: Australia!
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Day 53: Rain go away
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Day 54: The footie boys have arrived
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Day 55: Cheap dominos
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Day 56: Uncle Brian's!
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Day 57: Topdeck and skydive...
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Day 58: The Great Barrier Reef
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Day 59: Maggie Island and Toad racing
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Day 60: I held a Koala!!
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Day 61: Whitehaven Beach
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Day 62: Farm Stay
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Day 63: Farming duties
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Day 64: Fraser Island
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Day 65: Exploring Fraser
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Day 66: Brisbane we have arrived!
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Day 67: Chilled byron vibes
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Day 68: Beach day
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Day 69: Surf Camp!
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Day 70: Hello Sydney!!
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Day 71: Reunited with Sarah
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Day 72: Fresh Hair!
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Day 73: Blue Mountains!
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Day 74: Bondi to Coogee
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Day 75: Bye Sydney!
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Day 76: Salvatore!!!!
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Day 77: Heaven in Brunetti's
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Day 78: Road Trip Time
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Day 79: Torquay Beach ;)
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Day 80: Four Figs and Shanikas
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Day 81: THE FARM!
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Day 82: Melbourne Star failure
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Day 83: Wifi fun and bath time
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Day 84: Contiki Reunions
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Day 85: Scones, cream + jam
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Day 86: Wine and chocolate
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Day 87: Back to work!
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Day 88: Maccas family box
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Day 89: Lets go shopping!
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Day 90: I love you x
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Day 91: Romantic getaway
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Day 92: Peaky blinders hat
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Day 93: End of PB!
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Day 94: Bye bye Melbourne, hello New Zealand!
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Day 95: Kiwi Experience!
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Day 96: Northernmost point
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Day 97: Day of exploring
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Day 98: Reunited!
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Day 99: Digging!
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Day 100: Reunited with Lucie!
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Day 101: Mount Maunganui
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Day 102: Bye bye Lucie
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Day 103: Tamaki Village
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Day 104: I am sailing!
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Day 105: 19km walk!!
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Day 106: ROAST DINNER!
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Day 107: Rafting and reunited with Ben!!
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Day 108: North to South
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Day 109: More Sailing!
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Day 110: Fancy dress!
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Day 111: Ski Village vibes
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Day 112: Helicopter cancelled :(
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Day 113: My first NZ pie!
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Day 114: Ice bar!
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Day 115: Luging!
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Day 116: A very wet Milford Sounds
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Day 117: Last day in Q-town
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Day 118: Back to Melbs!
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Day 119: Reunited with Eve!
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Day 120: The burger joint
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Day 121: Too much chicken!
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Day 122: Back to Republica!
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Day 123: I have a boyfriend!
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Day 124: Big Truck!
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Day 125: But Sam you hate Indian!
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Day 126: Miss Maples!
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Day 127: 'S' Necklace
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Day 128: Home time :(
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