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Quote from: Nick on May 05, 2018, 06:17:52 AM going to be even more if she now signs up here
Quote from: Steve on May 05, 2018, 08:58:16 AMQuote from: Barman on May 05, 2018, 06:19:57 AMNZ Day 33Collected LL’s ickle sister and partner from the airport first thing then back to Queenstown, checked out of the hotel walked around the town then lunch.Then off to Arrowtown where we booked into the amazing Millbrook golf resort, explored Arrowtown itself and then returned for dinner…Attempted to capture some of the beautiful autumnal colours in the trees but technology (and crap photographer) just doesn’t really do it justice... Didn't they feed LL's sister when she was a kid or something?Didn't know the Chinese gold diggers got that far. They did Oz too (Ballarat - home of Dr Blake, Uncle will know what I'm prattling about)Yes, an amazing story - place was a bit shit tho...
Quote from: Barman on May 05, 2018, 06:19:57 AMNZ Day 33Collected LL’s ickle sister and partner from the airport first thing then back to Queenstown, checked out of the hotel walked around the town then lunch.Then off to Arrowtown where we booked into the amazing Millbrook golf resort, explored Arrowtown itself and then returned for dinner…Attempted to capture some of the beautiful autumnal colours in the trees but technology (and crap photographer) just doesn’t really do it justice... Didn't they feed LL's sister when she was a kid or something?Didn't know the Chinese gold diggers got that far. They did Oz too (Ballarat - home of Dr Blake, Uncle will know what I'm prattling about)
NZ Day 33Collected LL’s ickle sister and partner from the airport first thing then back to Queenstown, checked out of the hotel walked around the town then lunch.Then off to Arrowtown where we booked into the amazing Millbrook golf resort, explored Arrowtown itself and then returned for dinner…Attempted to capture some of the beautiful autumnal colours in the trees but technology (and crap photographer) just doesn’t really do it justice...
Quote from: Barman on May 05, 2018, 09:03:16 AMQuote from: Steve on May 05, 2018, 08:58:16 AMQuote from: Barman on May 05, 2018, 06:19:57 AMNZ Day 33Collected LL’s ickle sister and partner from the airport first thing then back to Queenstown, checked out of the hotel walked around the town then lunch.Then off to Arrowtown where we booked into the amazing Millbrook golf resort, explored Arrowtown itself and then returned for dinner…Attempted to capture some of the beautiful autumnal colours in the trees but technology (and crap photographer) just doesn’t really do it justice... Didn't they feed LL's sister when she was a kid or something?Didn't know the Chinese gold diggers got that far. They did Oz too (Ballarat - home of Dr Blake, Uncle will know what I'm prattling about)Yes, an amazing story - place was a bit shit tho...Old gold mining areas often are a bit grim. When they're active only one thing matters and when the gold runs out they go downhill from that for decades. Not sure modern gold mining is much betterTwas interesting in your pics though
Quote from: Steve on May 05, 2018, 08:44:46 AMQuote from: Barman on May 05, 2018, 05:36:44 AMNZ Day 32Today is the day!Early breakfast in town and then off to the Nevis Swing ride! Organisation was (as we have found at all the events here) superb and the ride sensational…Then, filled with adrenaline back to Queenstown a few beers by the harbour then dinner out – an exhausting and memorable day! How strange that you found a gin palaceVery odd...
Quote from: Barman on May 05, 2018, 05:36:44 AMNZ Day 32Today is the day!Early breakfast in town and then off to the Nevis Swing ride! Organisation was (as we have found at all the events here) superb and the ride sensational…Then, filled with adrenaline back to Queenstown a few beers by the harbour then dinner out – an exhausting and memorable day! How strange that you found a gin palace
NZ Day 32Today is the day!Early breakfast in town and then off to the Nevis Swing ride! Organisation was (as we have found at all the events here) superb and the ride sensational…Then, filled with adrenaline back to Queenstown a few beers by the harbour then dinner out – an exhausting and memorable day!
Quote from: Barman on May 05, 2018, 08:47:49 AMQuote from: Steve on May 05, 2018, 08:44:46 AMQuote from: Barman on May 05, 2018, 05:36:44 AMNZ Day 32Today is the day!Early breakfast in town and then off to the Nevis Swing ride! Organisation was (as we have found at all the events here) superb and the ride sensational…Then, filled with adrenaline back to Queenstown a few beers by the harbour then dinner out – an exhausting and memorable day! How strange that you found a gin palaceVery odd... That NZ$134 bottle of Dakin gin? £29 at Waitrose. Booze sure is expensive down under
Quote from: Steve on May 05, 2018, 09:21:01 AMQuote from: Barman on May 05, 2018, 08:47:49 AMQuote from: Steve on May 05, 2018, 08:44:46 AMQuote from: Barman on May 05, 2018, 05:36:44 AMNZ Day 32Today is the day!Early breakfast in town and then off to the Nevis Swing ride! Organisation was (as we have found at all the events here) superb and the ride sensational…Then, filled with adrenaline back to Queenstown a few beers by the harbour then dinner out – an exhausting and memorable day! How strange that you found a gin palaceVery odd... That NZ$134 bottle of Dakin gin? £29 at Waitrose. Booze sure is expensive down underIt bleddy is! And the Ardbeg - 'bout €15 in Cyprus... Good job we live in Cyprus...
How did a country that adopted so much English stuff (drive on the left, the language, etc.) manage to develop such a wanky upside-down electrical plug socket arrangement...? See also: Stralia....
The Greeks just leave live wires hanging out of the wall. Often in the shower
Quote from: Barman on May 05, 2018, 08:35:34 PMHow did a country that adopted so much English stuff (drive on the left, the language, etc.) manage to develop such a wanky upside-down electrical plug socket arrangement...? See also: Stralia.... Because they couldUnique plug designs are a way of protecting local industry form imports. The Oz/NZ one is fine per se just awkwardly different. The USA one however is just plain stupid
WHy do you need a hairdryer?
