According to Blogger, this is my 100th posting.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, here's another video I managed to upload to Youtube. You will note I developed minor delusions of being some kind of 'Holiday' TV presenter. Hahaha! But it was so beautiful I just wanted to try and 'capture' the awe I felt towards this little spot on the east coast of New Zealand, about 1.5 hours or so north of Auckland.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Moving Images of New Zealand
One of the true highlights of my trip in New Zealand was the Tongariro Crossing - an 8 hour trek over and alongside mountains and volcanoes.
The following videos show some of the magnificent scenery and experience which I was lucky to have. I managed to upload them YouTube!
Happy watching....
1) This is a view standing atop of the Red Volcano - names as such because it is red in colour. The ground was warm/hot to touch. The 'cloud' you see is actually sulphur coming off the ground. You can hear me panting from the steep uphill climb which preceded the making of this oscar-winning film! ;)
2) This video shows the descent down towards the Emerald Lakes. It was very steep and very shale-y and unstable. I hope the video gives some impression of what it was like - very precarious with steep falls on either side!
The following videos show some of the magnificent scenery and experience which I was lucky to have. I managed to upload them YouTube!
Happy watching....
1) This is a view standing atop of the Red Volcano - names as such because it is red in colour. The ground was warm/hot to touch. The 'cloud' you see is actually sulphur coming off the ground. You can hear me panting from the steep uphill climb which preceded the making of this oscar-winning film! ;)
2) This video shows the descent down towards the Emerald Lakes. It was very steep and very shale-y and unstable. I hope the video gives some impression of what it was like - very precarious with steep falls on either side!
Saturday, June 07, 2008
The Final Leg
After a long 12 hour flight from Auckland to LA, I dumped my stuff at my hotel in Santa Monica (the Hotel California - for the record, I have checked out and as far as I can tell I have left as well!)
I wandered around the shops/promenade areas and the beaches of Santa Monica, including Muscle Beach where apparently lots of posers hang around working out and showing off their pecks....but I didn't really see much action!
After a meal of crabcakes in a restaurant on the pier, I returned to my hotel was lucky enough to find a TV channel showing my favourite TV programme 'Sex and the City'.
Next day I did an organised LA tour. We went to Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Universal Studios and Mulholland Drive. I really enjoyed it.
I then caught a shuttle back to LAX to endure another 10 hour flight back to London. Then it was back to work the next day....
I wandered around the shops/promenade areas and the beaches of Santa Monica, including Muscle Beach where apparently lots of posers hang around working out and showing off their pecks....but I didn't really see much action!
After a meal of crabcakes in a restaurant on the pier, I returned to my hotel was lucky enough to find a TV channel showing my favourite TV programme 'Sex and the City'.
Next day I did an organised LA tour. We went to Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Universal Studios and Mulholland Drive. I really enjoyed it.
I then caught a shuttle back to LAX to endure another 10 hour flight back to London. Then it was back to work the next day....
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