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33 places I want to go   50 places I've been
  1. 1. Gisborne
    New ZealandNorth Island
    1 cheer
    4 people
  2. 2. Napier
    New ZealandNorth IslandHawkes Bay
    23 people
  3. 3. Great Barrier Island
    New ZealandNorth IslandAuckland
    10 people
  4. 4. Peru
    South America
    3,897 people
  5. 5. Croatia
    Europe
    2,033 people
  6. 6. Thailand
    Asia
    1 cheer
    6,100 people
  7. 7. Venezia
    ItalyVeneto
    2,777 people
  8. 8. Vietnam
    Asia
    2,535 people
  9. 9. Japan
    Asia
    12,257 people
  10. 10. New York City
    United StatesNew York State
    1 cheer
    8,011 people
  11. 11. Chamonix
    FranceRhône-AlpesHaute Savoie
    44 people
  12. 12. Morocco
    Africa
    5,039 people
  13. 13. India
    Asia
    8,293 people
  14. 14. Nepal
    Asia
    2,958 people
  15. 15. Cuba
    Central America And The Caribbean
    3,584 people
  16. 16. Samoa
    Australia/Oceania
    326 people
  17. 17. South Africa
    Africa
    5,463 people
  18. 18. Israel
    Middle East
    2,499 people
  19. 19. Sankt-Peterburg
    RussiaNorthwestern Federal District
    1,396 people
  20. 20. Moskva
    RussiaCentral Federal District
    1,928 people
  21. 21. Chile
    South America
    1 cheer
    3,407 people

Recent entries

Kawhia, Waikato

A Father's Day Adventure

My Dad’s father lived in Kawhia as a child and went to school there, between about 1906 and 1914. His father was also the local chemist at that time. So, since my Dad had never really been there, we decided to suprise him with a day trip to Kawhia, complete with picnic (we aren’t really a picnic kind of family — it was the first time the picnic set had been used EVER) for Father’s Day.

We even enlisted the help of my Aunt, the family genealogist, to provide some info about the town and when they had been there. We were lucky enough that the museum was open, and there were photos and newspaper articles that referred to the family (although no photos of the people themselves that we could make out)

All in all it was a great day. It’s a beautiful, rugged, isolated place although much bigger than we expected. I can also recommend the fish and chip shop, the hot chips were FANTASTIC. Crunchy on the outside and lovely and fluffy inside.

On the other hand, I wouldn’t recommend the road to Raglan though unless you are into rally driving. It was very rough and there were lots of slips and some car repairs were needed along the way!

over 6 years ago

Ecuador, South America

Amazing

Just got back so still spinning a bit from the adventure…. I had an amazing time. Two weeks wasn’t nearly long enough, there is still so much I want to see…

Went to Quito, Cuyabeno for a 4-day jungle tour (highly recommended), back to Quito, Mindo (also highly recommended, a 2 hour bus trip from Quito) then to the coast before flying out of Guayaquil.

I’ll be back – one day.

over 6 years ago

Ecuador, South America

Short notice

Well, it’s totally out of character but I’ve just made a “spur of the moment” decision to go to Ecuador in a month. Booked the tickets and everything just an hour ago.

Why do I want to go? Well, I like the sound of the diverse geography and the culture sounds pretty interesting. It will be an opportunity to use my spanish skills, and I’m going to be meeting up with friends there who have been adventuring around South America for the last 3 months… Very excited right now!

over 7 years ago