Wellington: Day 1

Nov 24

Wellington: Day 1

Our current batch is not actually in Wellington City, but in Porirua which is a part of Greater Wellington, that means that we are not in the CBD but very near, just 15 min away. Our first day was not so great because Raquel got sick in the middle of the nigh, we think she ate something that didn’t quite agree with her stomach, this made us stay at home to let...

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The Overlander

Nov 24

The Overlander

We decided to travel from Auckland to Wellington using the Overlander. The Overlander is a scneic train, it takes you through an amazing path full of sceneries of New Zealand. The trip itselt is a rather long one, about 12 hours, Wellington is about 600km away from Auckland but the reason the train takes so long is that it slows down when going through landmarks and...

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Auckland: Day 5-6

Nov 24

Hello family! It’s been a while since we updated the blog, but we are ready to catch you all up with our current events. The last two days at Auckland were quite uneventful, we did some walking down to the Village, took the girls to the park, and we actually went to see Harry Potter! Since the girls are to small to watch the movie, Sol and I took turns to watch...

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Auckland: Day 4

Nov 19

Auckland: Day 4

Maureen told us about an island called Tiritiri Matangi which is an open reservation island. Since it’s a reservation it only allows 125 persons to visit the island each day, so bookings must be done in advanced. We were lucky enough to get places so we took Maureen with us for the day. The island is quite amazing, since it’s a reservation you are not...

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Auckland: Day 3

Nov 19

Auckland: Day 3

Today we went to SheepWorld, this place gives you a real insight on farming in New Zealand, the girls had a blast in this place as they were able to feed some lambs and other farm animals, they all got turns to sheer a sheep and Sarai went out with a new favourite stuff animal, a sheep she now calls Rosy. The place is a good 45 minutes up north Auckland, which gaves...

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Auckland: Day 2

Nov 19

Auckland: Day 2

On this second day at Auckland we decided to stay at the apartment resting, the long trip is finally taking a toll on us. The morning was quite uneventful, we had some breakfast and took a shower late in the morning. We are staying at a place called Devonport which is a suburb of Auckland. So you know Auckland is much like San Francisco in the way that the city is...

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Auckland: Day 1

Nov 16

Auckland: Day 1

After a 12 hour flight we have arrived at Auckland! The flight was actually really good, the seats are really confortable and each of us was able to choose what to see on their TV, so the girls went with movies like Toy Story and Despicable Me. The place they are letting us stay at is on Davenport which is at the other side of the bay on Auckland, the city just like...

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San Francisco: Day 3

Nov 16

San Francisco: Day 3

The last day at San Francisco. Today we spent the morning sorting out our luggage and do some shopping at Best Buy (heapdhone, webcam and yet another gift for my brothers). At 12pm we did our checkout from the hotel and headed out to meet Marco at his home, we didn’t have to be at the airport until 5pm so we were going to keep our bags at his home. Marco told...

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San Francisco: Day 2

Nov 14

San Francisco: Day 2

Ok, second day at San Francisco, and a really eventful day. For starters our bodies are still on central time so we woke up at 5am local time. We decided to eat breakfast out of the hotel so we could try a different thing. Main problem is that there we were at 7:30am looking for a place to eat when everything comes to life until 10-11 am, so after walking around...

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San Francisco: Day 1

Nov 13

San Francisco: Day 1

After a long day of travel which included a 2 hour bus drive from the house to the airport, a three hour layover and finally a 5 hour flight from MEX to SFO, we arrived at San Francisco! We are currently staying at the Stratford hotel, which is located right in the middle of downtown San Francisco. We arrived tired and hungry, because United just offers you sodas...

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