- Arrived in Singapore. Tired (unsurprising, it's midnight in NZ) but looking forward to meeting Amy before flying on to Zurich in 7 hours… 00:22:49, 2013-12-23
- My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: J.R.R. Tolkien (14), Florence + the Machine (4) & Tamora Pierce (3) #music http://t.co/Hlu0WPFnrd 02:53:38, 2013-12-23
- Feeling mostly human again after a lovely shower which cost barely more than a bottle of coke… Thanks for the tip – and the company, Amy! 04:52:30, 2013-12-23
- Sunrise at the horizon… Just landed in Zurich – hello, Switzerland! But oh, staying up until tonight is not going to be fun… 19:44:33, 2013-12-23
Tweets from 2013-12-22
- Travel blog – Goodbye, New Zealand…: Wow, those 4 weeks seriously flew by! http://t.co/e8Yl0KMoVo 09:34:25, 2013-12-22
- 30 minutes free wifi – thanks, Auckland Airport. π Having porridge & feijoa juice for breakfast, yum! 11:12:57, 2013-12-22
- On the plane to Singapore now – pretty full flight, oh joy… Goodbye, New Zealand, I'll miss you something fierce! <3 13:12:42, 2013-12-22
Tweets from 2013-12-21
- Just arrived in Auckland & met up with Kirstine (from National Park) to kill time until we can check into our respective hostels at 2pm. 12:40:02, 2013-12-21
- So I had the great idea to ship some summer stuff home – but on Saturdays even in big Auckland post offices are closed completely or early! 15:49:29, 2013-12-21
- Hee – the hostel messed up my booking, so instead of sharing a 5-bed dorm I seem to have a 2-bed room for myself. Lovely! 18:40:50, 2013-12-21
Tweets from 2013-12-20
- Just came back from my visit to the Shire – it was glorious, just too short… Uploading photos now. π http://t.co/Amw8GXkil8 #hobbiton 13:28:18, 2013-12-20
- Just wrote all the postcards I promised from Hobbiton – they'll be late for Christmas but they're from HOBBITON! *g* 15:28:47, 2013-12-20
- Amusing thing I heard? Apparently @DomsWildThingsΒ & @OfficialBeecakeΒ came here the day after I met them in Welly… NZ is *such* a village! 17:07:04, 2013-12-20
- Apparently they even served drinks at the Green Dragon… Yes, the locals are gossips, they love sharing these tidbits. π 17:09:39, 2013-12-20
- It feels like proper summer here – lovely! Just enjoyed a smoothie & ambled around town. 17:17:13, 2013-12-20
- Travel blog – Hobbiton!: It's been an amazing day – truly a worthy end to my trip… http://t.co/jgxsEBAEBc 20:32:24, 2013-12-20
- Have I mentioned that the inn I'm staying at is above a pub? A nice pub – but they have live music & my bus leaves tomorrow at 8am… Yay? 21:17:26, 2013-12-20
Tweets from 2013-12-19
- A short hike from the village to a pretty lookout towards Taranaki this morning. Now just killing time until the bus. Hobbiton tomorrow! π 11:31:06, 2013-12-19
- Arrived in Matamata – they're taking the Hobbiton thing seriously here! π This was the 1st thing I saw, the iSite: http://t.co/ZUoFunCu3a 21:01:30, 2013-12-19
Tweets from 2013-12-18
- Getting ready to head up into the national park. Plan on doing some shorter hikes (appropriate for sneakers) & just enjoying the landscape. 08:31:45, 2013-12-18
- Travel blog – National Park: http://t.co/CTS3XRW2xE 17:45:11, 2013-12-18
Tweets from 2013-12-17
- Not used to getting up with an alarm clock anymore – but now no one's around to check my room & take my key (did tell them yesterday)… 06:59:57, 2013-12-17
- On the train now,nice 5hrs to National Park.Good bye Wellington, I'll definitely see you again! Btw,my NZ mob & internet prob won't work. π 07:45:08, 2013-12-17
- Arrived in National Park YHA after a beautiful & relaxing train trip. Only one walk from the village itself, will take a shuttle tomorrow. 14:30:30, 2013-12-17
- Unbelievable – half an hour into a short hike my newly fixed hiking boots fell apart again! Good thing I brought my proper sneakers… Grr! 16:57:53, 2013-12-17
- It really is beautiful here in National Park: http://t.co/xUBQ38rBNS 17:09:53, 2013-12-17
Tweets from 2013-12-16
- Travel blog – Almost time to leave…: http://t.co/BICrcAhqOq 10:46:42, 2013-12-16
- My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Ed Sheeran (9), Hugh Laurie (4) & Fall Out Boy (3) #music http://t.co/Hlu0WPFnrd 12:44:48, 2013-12-16
- Wellington http://t.co/btyk6Vd013 14:35:27, 2013-12-16
- Wellington – and Hobbitse… http://t.co/Or2YCI8Ruw 17:14:28, 2013-12-16
- Still very embarrassed about asking Billy & Dom for a photo on the street. But still, what a thing to happen on my last stroll through town! 17:29:34, 2013-12-16
Tweets from 2013-12-15
- Church in the morning, then got to spend some lovely time with Rachel, Nathan & their family. Now I'm really getting sad about leaving… π 17:00:06, 2013-12-15
Tweets from 2013-12-14
- Good thing I wore my hiking boots yesterday because they've started to come apart. Having them fixed until Monday. Now off to Scorching Bay! 10:51:06, 2013-12-14
- Lovely coastal walk to the sandy beach of Scorching Bay. The Chocolate Fish Cafe is now Scorch-o-rama, but the pretty mural is still there.. 13:41:00, 2013-12-14
- Back from the sea – couldn't have been a better day for it! Now trying to get my photos up on Flickr before seeing the 2nd Hobbit again. π 17:49:06, 2013-12-14