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1st Road Trip in New Zealand – Day 1

     Posted on Wed ,28/07/2010 by yeohcm

   
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Road Map

This was my 1st road trip in New Zealand. It started from Christchurch (A), 2 nights in Queenstown (D) and 1 night in Franz Josef (G). We tried to squeeze in as many places as possible in 4 days and i will provide as much information as I could which was requested by some of my visitors.

Preparation: *important

  • Map of cause NZ’s Map
  • Book your accommodations
  • Plan your route, so that you don’t miss any exciting place.
  • Car
  • Check your car’s conditions (Oil, Water, Air, registration, WoF (Warrant of Fitness), wipers & etc.)
  • Prepare your food. (drinks, bread, fruits, junk food & etc.)
  • Warm clothes
  • BBQ kits (if you’re planning for BBQ)
As early as 6am, we departed from Christchurch with empty stomach and heading to motorway (highway). Then, we had a light breakfast at the rest area.
 
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That was our main transportation of this trip. Emm….I’m talking about this cute little white car instead of that luxurious campervan. :p
 
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It’s no harm to bring any travel guide book with you in case you plan to change your route.
 
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the view on the way to Lake Tekapo
 
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Panorama View – Click to enlarge

 
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Lake Tekapo(B) – one of the must-visit place
 
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It was spring season. Thus, there were heaps of colorful flowers along Lake Tekapo.
 
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Church of the God Shepherd
Situated on the shores of Lake Tekapo is the Church of the Good Shepherd, which, in 1935, was the first church built in the Mackenzie Basin. The church at Burkes Pass, St Patrick’s built in 1872 was the first church built by pioneers as a joint community effort, by Anglicans Presbyterian and Catholic settlers. Also a joint venture between Presbyterians and Anglicans, St Columba in Fairlie was built in 1879. The church at Lake Tekapo was designed by Christchurch architect R.S.D. Harman, based on sketches by a local artist, Esther Hope. The church is arguably one of the most photographed in New Zealand, and features an altar window that frames stunning views of the lake and mountains.    [source]
 
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Lake Tekapo with snow capped mountains as background

 
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After we left Lake Tekapo, we proceed to Salmon Fish Farm somewhere near Twizel. We bought 1Kg of Salmon for our barbecue. It was relatively cheap compared to fish market.
 
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Extremely Fresh Salmon

Then, we continued our journey to Queenstown which took about 4-5 hours.

 
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On our way, we visited AJ Hackett Bungy, The pioneers and inventors of modern day bungy jumping and extreme personal challenges. We didn’t try bungy jumping as we were planning to try something more extreme and more exciting…… stay tuned next post. ;-)
 
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This is our accommodation in Queenstown – The Black Sheep Queenstown. The room rate was quite reasonable and situated just two minutes walk from downtown which was extremely convenience. It was quite clean and equipped with various facilities.
 
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Hooray, BBQ Time !! We’ve prepared Chicken wings, sausages, bread, drinks, fresh salmon that we bought and so on. All BBQ facilities were provided by The Black  Sheep Queenstown.
 
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After our dinner, we visited down town of Queenstown.
 
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Private Hotel??
 
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Casino, Bar, Pub ……
 
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Vintage Steamship which carrying tourists across Lake Wakatipu to the Walter Peak High Country Farm.
 
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Happening Pub
 
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Along quayside

::::::::To Be Continued::::::::

……stay tuned for my next post…………What’s neXt ?? eXtreme ChallenGe~~~~ ;-)

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Farewell here and there

     Posted on Sat ,10/10/2009 by yeohcm

   
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Time really flies. I still can clearly recall the day when I put my first step on South Korea. Landing on a place where everything seems very strange to me. I couldn’t  read Korean, I couldn’t speak Korean at ALL. That was pretty Difficult. How I gone through all these difficult times ? Unbelievable !!! I was so lucky to have a bunch of friends who helped me throughout the years in Korea. Thank you Guys and Gals~~~~

I did write an entry in this blog when I reached Korea on the 1st day. Thus, I decided to write an entry for my farewell as well. As Chinese saying “Got head, Got tail”. There are plenty of Farewell Parties or dinners for us who were graduating.

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2009 Haeundae Sea Festival

     Posted on Mon ,03/08/2009 by yeohcm

   
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I can’t believe how time flies. I can still clearly recall how much fun we had at the Haeundae Sea Festival last year.

Last Saturday, we went to Haundae Sea Festival again which is held annually at Haeundae [해운대] Beach, Busan.

Sadly, This would be my last opportunity to join a bunch of friends to this exciting festival as I’m leaving Korea very soon. :cry:

This year, the number of ‘gang members’ to Sea Festival has increased compared to last year. And, we were more well-prepared with picnic foods such as JapChae [잡채] (Korean fried noodle), Malaysian-style Curry Chicken, sausages, drinks and so on.

 
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Group Photo before making ourselves dirty

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