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Cole · 01-30-2016, 11:23 PM

Hey guys, just wondering if any of you have ever been to New Zealand? I have a few weeks off from work and have been presented with an opportunity to go to NZ. Unfortunately, I can only go for a little more than a week. Mostly due to me staying with a close friend of my father's, so I don't want to impose on him and his family.

I want to know if anyone has been, and if it has been truly worth it. The flight is about 2.5k, which is a bit more than I'd like to spend, but I don't know if I'll ever get the chance to do something like this ever again.

Please, please let me know if you have gone and if you'd recommend going. I'm like 2 recommendations away from booking a flight there.

wutsaiu · 01-31-2016, 08:50 AM

Go. One of the best places in the world.
When would you be going?
What city?
What city you flying out of, 2.5k sounds a bit too high?

HeadBanger · 01-31-2016, 09:16 AM

Can I have your job? You seem to get lots of time off lol

drewbot · 01-31-2016, 09:39 AM

Tinder NZ bruhhh

Cole · 01-31-2016, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wutsaiu

Go. One of the best places in the world.
When would you be going?
What city?
What city you flying out of, 2.5k sounds a bit too high?

Leaving probably Wednesday of this coming week and coming back friday of next week. Going to be headed to Blackhead Beach to start with, then Auckland for the rest of my trip.

Flying out of Toronto, cheapest flight I can find round trip is $22xx.

wutsaiu · 01-31-2016, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cole

Leaving probably Wednesday of this coming week and coming back friday of next week. Going to be headed to Blackhead Beach to start with, then Auckland for the rest of my trip.

Flying out of Toronto, cheapest flight I can find round trip is $22xx.

I was going to say I've seen cheaper flights but not that last minute.

FLYFISHR · 01-31-2016, 03:45 PM

I loved the place. Took only a very short period of time to get onto driving on the left hand side of the road. What I will say about the roads is that 3/4 of the time your ether in a left hand or right turn which would be perfect for a rented GT86, and you will not believe what the posted speed limits are for the size of the road your on (faster than you'd expect, but which out for the drop-offs). Drove from Auckland to Christchurch via Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo, Wellington, Nelson, along the west side of the south island to Haast (climbed the part of the mountain used in the Lord of the Rings movie as Mount doom), Queenstown and Dunedin. Had three weeks to do it and would go back in a heart beat. PS Try the white bait sandwich (mmmmmm good)

FLYFISHR · 01-31-2016, 04:37 PM

This should give you an idea of what I meant. I think the bottom picture was of a road posted for 100

Cole · 02-01-2016, 05:24 PM

Unfortunately, trip is getting postponed. Going to go over this December and January with my dad and hit up Australia while I'm there to visit my uncle

FLYFISHR · 02-02-2016, 01:56 AM

Sorry to hear about New Zealand but if your in the area try the Australia south coast drive Melbourne towards Adelaide

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Originally Posted by Cole

Unfortunately, trip is getting postponed. Going to go over this December and January with my dad and hit up Australia while I'm there to visit my uncle

01-30-2016, 11:23 PM	#1
Cole Not a troll Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: FR-S Location: Canada Posts: 5,104 Thanks: 8,237 Thanked 5,399 Times in 2,694 Posts Mentioned: 266 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	New Zealand Hey guys, just wondering if any of you have ever been to New Zealand? I have a few weeks off from work and have been presented with an opportunity to go to NZ. Unfortunately, I can only go for a little more than a week. Mostly due to me staying with a close friend of my father's, so I don't want to impose on him and his family. I want to know if anyone has been, and if it has been truly worth it. The flight is about 2.5k, which is a bit more than I'd like to spend, but I don't know if I'll ever get the chance to do something like this ever again. Please, please let me know if you have gone and if you'd recommend going. I'm like 2 recommendations away from booking a flight there.

01-31-2016, 09:16 AM	#3
HeadBanger Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: '14 Subaru BRZ Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 979 Thanks: 204 Thanked 409 Times in 260 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Can I have your job? You seem to get lots of time off lol __________________ Life's too short to drive a boring car

01-31-2016, 03:45 PM	#7
FLYFISHR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 2014 BR"ZED" Sport-tech DGM MT Location: GTA CANADA Posts: 740 Thanks: 470 Thanked 262 Times in 165 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	I loved the place. Took only a very short period of time to get onto driving on the left hand side of the road. What I will say about the roads is that 3/4 of the time your ether in a left hand or right turn which would be perfect for a rented GT86, and you will not believe what the posted speed limits are for the size of the road your on (faster than you'd expect, but which out for the drop-offs). Drove from Auckland to Christchurch via Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo, Wellington, Nelson, along the west side of the south island to Haast (climbed the part of the mountain used in the Lord of the Rings movie as Mount doom), Queenstown and Dunedin. Had three weeks to do it and would go back in a heart beat. PS Try the white bait sandwich (mmmmmm good) __________________ Old enough to know better but young enough to do it again

01-31-2016, 04:37 PM	#8
FLYFISHR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 2014 BR"ZED" Sport-tech DGM MT Location: GTA CANADA Posts: 740 Thanks: 470 Thanked 262 Times in 165 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	New Zealand Roads This should give you an idea of what I meant. I think the bottom picture was of a road posted for 100 Attached Images __________________ Old enough to know better but young enough to do it again

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01-31-2016, 08:50 AM	#2
wutsaiu Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 2015 Raven V8 Location: Aurora Posts: 194 Thanks: 111 Thanked 263 Times in 81 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Go. One of the best places in the world. When would you be going? What city? What city you flying out of, 2.5k sounds a bit too high?

01-31-2016, 09:39 AM	#4
drewbot ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '13 Whiteout FR-S A/T Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 1,996 Thanks: 1,985 Thanked 1,452 Times in 752 Posts Mentioned: 36 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Tinder NZ bruhhh

02-01-2016, 05:24 PM	#9
Cole Not a troll Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: FR-S Location: Canada Posts: 5,104 Thanks: 8,237 Thanked 5,399 Times in 2,694 Posts Mentioned: 266 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Unfortunately, trip is getting postponed. Going to go over this December and January with my dad and hit up Australia while I'm there to visit my uncle

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