South America 1: Brazil and Bolivia
South America 2: Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina
New Zealand
Australia
South-East Asia: Bali, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong
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View over Auckland centre from the opposite side of Hobson Bay. |
Looking down from the Sky Tower - the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere. |
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Auntie Rae, Uncle Paul and our faithful hire-car. |
Omapere in the Bay of Islands, where we spent Christmas day kayaking and throwing shrimps on the barbie. |
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Traditional Mouri carvings on a waka (war ship). |
Mouri intimidation gestures. |
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Sulphorous and malodorous thermal pools... |
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...and Pohutu, New Zealand's largest geyser, in Rotorua. |
Waitomo Caves. (Long exposure, lit entirely by glow worms on the stalactites) |
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Chris and Iona rolling down a hill in a zorb... |
...and arriving drenched at the bottom. |
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One of NZ's many geothermal power stations, in Taupo. | |
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Driving through the Southern Alps. |
Franz Josef Glacier. |
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Hiking on Franz Josef... |
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Sky diving plane. |
Our last view (over Lake Wanaka) before taking the plunge... |
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Chris. |
Iona. |
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Views on the way down over Mount Aspiring National Park... |
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...and a safe landing. |
View over the Remarkables and luge track, after a knackering climb to the top of Queenstown Hill. |
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Milford Sound... |
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