Kiwi Crossings: Mystery Article # 2

We had a costume/beach party on one of the last nights I was still at the backpackers. Guess who won the costume contest?

The winner will get a souvenir from New Zealand. Previous winners cannot win again.

Sorry, gotta draw the line somewhere!

Lydia

Andy and Pedro (wearing my bikini top!)

Vanessa

Jiri

Oliver

Matthias

Places Ive Stayed at in New Zealand (recommendations in capitals:cleanliness, ambience &/or cha

TOMBSTONE BACKPACKERS - Picton (great hosts, clean and very comfortable;pickup & drop-off service; 2 cats)
TRIPINN - Westport (great hosts, warm & historical house, have cats)
THE BUG - Nelson (amazingly clean and homey, young and energetic hosts, pick-up/drop-of service, free internet)
BIRDSONG - Hokitika (great host and very comfortable rooms;pick-up/drop-off service)
MIMIHA COTTAGE- Bay of Plenty (luxurious self-contained cottage; pick-up/drop-off service)
CITY LODGE - Auckland (clean singles with ensuite, more hotel than backpackers)
CAT'S PYJAMAS BACKPACKERS - Whitianga (awesome host & great ambiance, had a house bbq, have a cat)
Albatross Backpacker Inn - Kaikoura (not bad, nothing special)
Bluff Lodge - Bluff (very cold, a bit like a factory but nice owners)
The Brown Kiwi - Auckland (nice courtyard garden)
Scallywags - Queenstown (amazing view!, eccentric host; pick-up service)
Hat Trick Lodge Backpackers - Motueka (nice owners, cold rooms)
Southern Comfort - Invercargill (nice old home with pretty garden)
Ivory Towers - Fox Glacier (nice host, nothing special)
Hogwartz - Dunedin (nice old house, a bit too big for me, have dogs)
Central Backpackers - Dunedin (nice hosts, clean, cat in house)
Lloyd's Lodge - Whakatane (nice young hosts, cold rooms)
World Wide Backpackers - Wellington (grotty, party place, close to town)
Harbourside City Backpackers - Tauranga (great view, in need of repairs in bathrooms)
Rainbow Lodge- Taupo (creaky floorboards and doors, pick-up/drop-off service, great doubles with ensuite)
Rotorua Central Backpackers - Rotorua (nice, helpful hosts)
Mayfair Lodge Backpackers - Paihia (clean, far from town but close to Waitangi)
Criterion Art Deco Backpackers- Napier (nothing special, have a cat)
The Rotten Apple - Hastings (grotty,tempermental host)

My Thanks to the People of Aotearoa

- Nadine Wakim and Darren King
- Rangi Kipa and friends
- Huia and Peter Borell
- Katrina Rukuwai and family
- Wera Borell
- Sonny Chin
- Sonya from Marama
- Graham Clarke and Giselle
- Jack the fishermen, Abel and the people of Stewart Island
- Owner of Bluff Lodge
- Mika Mason and Mawhera Incorporation
- Jo and Bob Tootle and friends
- Jack Devine
- The people of Motueka
- Carolyn and Barbara from Saarsha House
- Tim James
- Monika and Adam Manterys
- Craig McDougall
- Sue from Cat's Pyjamas
- Mihi and Moana Henare & friends
- Shani Te Aho and Te Aho Family
- Kainga and Alix Ropiha
- Bev and Hilton Fothergill

Kiwi Crossings

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Mystery Article # 2

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