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Mar 2, 2010

Wanaka And Queenstown, New Zealand

Wanaka is a small town (large in New Zealand terms) surrounded by several lakes. It is a smaller version of the famous Queenstown which is only 110KM down the road. There is a lot to do, but we used our time here to relax before we headed on to the extreme sports capital of New Zealand - Queenstown. We did, however, take a long walk up a …

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New blog entry posted

Mar 2, 2010

Wanaka and Queenstown, New Zealand

Wanaka is a small town (large in New Zealand terms) surrounded by several lakes. It is a smaller version of the famous Queenstown which is only 110KM down the road. There is a lot to do, but …

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Feb 27, 2010

Glacier Country, New Zealand

Further down the west coast of the south island is glacier country, home to Franz Josef and Fox glaciers. At the base of each glacier is a small township, set up the influx of tourists and cl…

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Feb 27, 2010

West Coast, New Zealand

Westport is the start of the south island's west coast road, apparently a rival to Oz's Great Ocean Road! The town itself is small, with very little to do! Becky and I had a date organised, b…

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Feb 27, 2010

Kaikoura and Abel Tasman N. P., New Zealand

Our first port of call after the ferry crossing was a town called Kaikoura, renowned for its abundant marine wild life off the coast. Different times of the year see sperm, humpback and south…

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Feb 27, 2010

Napier and Wellington, New Zealand

We arrived into Napier with the sun shining out over the long beach. Enjoying the good weather we took a stroll round the town centre to see all the Art-Deco buildings. The town and a lot of …

Fiona (Library) Spent Christmas 2004 at Lake Wanaka, then did a jet boat trip on the 26th. Great place. We too saw the original bunjy at Hackett bridge, completely freaked my kids. Really enjoying all your adventures.

Mar 3, 2010 on the message board

Heather Sounds like an awesome trip! Thanks for sharing the info! http://www.dirty-hippies.blogspot.com

Mar 3, 2010 on the message board

ma & pa barton glad to see blogs updated!! interesting reading!!

Dec 8, 2009 on the message board

Dena looks like your having a great time! Wish I were there too!!! Raining and miserable here in Ireland.

Nov 12, 2009 on the message board

ma & pa barton love the blog but think we would go for the 5 star lodge and forgo the serenade!!

Nov 11, 2009 on the message board

hannah and stu Hello - thanks for the cabbage and condom postcard hope the food was still amazing!! Glad you are still having fun take care xxx

Nov 11, 2009 on the message board

ma & pa barton thanks for the blog!! good to know what you are up to, scary monkeys and all!! xx

Oct 27, 2009 on the message board

Mel and Craig Hey peeps, everything still sounds so wonderful, can't believe some of the things you are seeing... it's unreal!!! Keep sending us all the blogs. Speak soon x x

Oct 27, 2009 on the message board

ma & pa barton good to hear you are still having a great time!! take care!! xxxx

Oct 25, 2009 on the message board

ma & pa barton James, listen to your wife in future, you know it makes sense!!

Oct 18, 2009 on the message board

ma & pa barton leaving Laos and back to Thailand!! Have fun and keep us posted!! xxxx

Oct 4, 2009 on the message board

James Thanks for all your cool messages! We are having a great time and miss you all. Thanks, James & Bex xxxx

Sep 23, 2009 on the message board

James Thanks for all your cool messages! We are having a great time and miss you all. Thanks, James & Bex xxxx

Sep 23, 2009 on the message board

Darren Bell Very Jealous! Hope you got my message about your pics... save them on-line at FLICKR... love darrenxx

Sep 22, 2009 on the message board

Hadyn James : How come they let you out of jail ! How come you are allowed into these countries ? How much are you paying for visas/ get through customs etc. Becky : I reckon it's you who presents the passports and the passport controllers are so taken by you they overlook that degenerate you are travlelling with ! Really, guys, all the best to you both. Looks like you're having a cool time and you both deserve that. Still drinking at usual watering holes here in Shanghai - not worth putting that on a blog ! Hadyn

Sep 21, 2009 on the message board

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London, UK 15-Aug-2009
South Africa 16-Aug-2009
Zambia 31-Aug-2009
Botswana 02-Sep-2009
South Africa 07-Sep-2009
Thailand 15-Sep-2009
Laos 25-Sep-2009
Thailand 04-Oct-2009
Malaysia 28-Oct-2009
Borneo, Malaysia 05-Nov-2009
Singapore 13-Nov-2009
Bali, Indonesia 14-Nov-2009
Western Australia 23-Nov-2009