Tag: Trip
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Driving through the Catlins
As I stayed longer in Dunedin the group I was travelling with was new again. (Well apart from a few faces I already knew from the KiwExperience busses.) Our driver came a little bit later because of some misunderstanding at office where they put me into another hostel. – Phew am I lucky that I…
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From the north island to the south island
New driver again and a trip with the ferry from Wellington to Picton in between the bus routes. The first part was just from the hostel down to the ferry where we checked in our big bags and ourselfes onto the boat. The 3.5 hour trip over was windy but the seas calm. And once…
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A village called “Bulls”
Today was more of a move the people from point A to point B kind of trip. Our only memorable stop was in Bulls. A small town that incorporated its name into the unofficial names of the businesses. Like “consta-bull-ary” for the police station. After that it was on to Wellington. The capital of New…
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Flight from Santiago to Auckland
Upon arrival at the airport the self service check in wouldn’t work and I had to go to the regular counter. Once I got to the queuing lines I was told that the flight was overbooked and if I’d be willing to take the flight a day later. As I didn’t have to be anywhere…
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Foz de Iguaçu to Santiago de Chile
This took me a whole day again. This time I took a bus to the airport – not a taxi. The flight this time was with TAM through Rio de Janeiro. And this time they had a whole cart with drinks you could choose from without having to pay extra. Even some alcoholic ones. But…
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Day trip to Argentina
This time I booked a tour to go to the waterfalls. I figured it would be easier and faster to get over the border and back that way and I wouldn’t have to exchange money for the entry fee. I prepurchased a boat trip into the waterfalls as well. More expensive yes. But hassle free…
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Flight from Brasília to Foz de Iguaçu
This time the flight was in daylight and I had a layover in Sao Paulo. It was another GOL flight. So not much in terms of entertainment or snacks. But even though I didn’t book an exit row seat I had enough space. When I arrived in Foz de Iguaçu I took a taxi to…
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Salvador to Brasília
Moving time again. And again I’m getting a lift to the airport by my german friends. The car they rented is absolutely packed. As the drop off point was not at the airport, but the car was rented from and to there we had to get another person in board. Which was just not possible.…
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Trip to Mangue Seco
So for today a trip to Mangue Seco had been planned. This little Peninsula got famous through a book by Jorge Armado whose adaption as a telenovela was shot here in 1996. Even if it’s just 137 km according to Google maps and it thinks you should be there in 1.5 hours you better don’t…
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Flight to Salvador
This time the taxi ride was almost a no brainer as I had to get to the international airport to get my flight. Fortunately there was a taxi waiting at the first taxi stop I knew and I was at the airport way ahead of time. A word of advice for those traveling with GOL:…