I’ve always been one of these people who think that travelling is a lot more fun when doing it all on their own: renting a campervan, just cruising around figuring out what to do with out having a fully timed and planned itinerary to follow.
I mean I still think it’s a great way of travelling. [...]

Had the best night in Town the other night at Blend Bar, Wellington. Dressed as a School Head Boy….. you know the Guy that people want to be or be with. Anyway the party that I was going to was themed school kids.
So I’m on my way to the party with my flatmate and we’re [...]

Golf in Wellington can be very expensive. Miramar Links course can charge up to $50-$60 for a casual round.
However! big ups to the Berhampore Golf course who charge only $13.50 for a round and the hire of clubs is only $11.00!

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The course itself is in good condition. The rough might be a wee [...]

10 things to do in Wellington when it’s Windy
This is a hybrid list because it is made up of…
1, Things you should not do in the wind and,
2, Things to do that will let you take advantage of the wee zephyrs that Wellington is famous for.
1, Mount Victoria. If you can stand still without holding [...]

The annual Newtown Festival will fill the streets of one of Wellington city’s most vibrant suburbs with the Newtown Fair Day on Sunday 7 March 2010. Enjoy the smorgasbord of music stages, fairground fun, stalls and international food on the menu in Wellington’s festive suburb.
A free celebration in the heart of Newtown, the Street Fair [...]

After a penalty shoot out in the A-League semi final against the Perth Glory, the Wellington Phoenix have progressed to the next round of the A-League. A massive crowd turnout of 24,278 turned up to see the Wellington Phoenix win in a heart stopping battle that sees them set up their second ever A-League semi final [...]

Backpackers are a great bunch of people, they are worldly and happy because they are on they long awaited holiday, but it is how you conduct yourself and you backpacker hostel etiquette that says a lot about a person. You will always live in a hostel that has dormitories, communal lounges, kitchen and dining, communal bathroom [...]

Summers cranking here now in Wellington and with the sevens weekend about to kick of February I thought I’d fire out my favorite things to do in wellington during February.
The obvivous: International rugby 7’s friday the 5th and 6th. Already sold out unfortunately but last year I went down to the waterfront and hung out [...]

The King to be, Prince William, brought the warm and sunny weather to Wellington with him yesterday. Part of his New Zealand tour required him to open the new multi-millon dollar Supreme Court.
About 2000 people stood outside the court to catch a glimpse of Prince William and were rewarded when he strolled along greeting the crowd and [...]

ACDC are finally coming back to New Zealand since their last tour of 1996. Tickets are still available for the Saturday concert in Wellington so book a bed at Nomads Wellington Backpackers Hostel and get amongst.
To get you in the mood here are some interesting facts I dug up on the band and its singers… [...]