KIA ORA TO NEW ZEALAND :: AUCKLAND & HOBBITON MOVIE SET

2018.03.18-23
AUCKLAND & MATAMATA, NEW ZEALAND

KIA ORA TO NEW ZEALAND!

(P.S. KIA ORA MEANS "WELCOME" IN MAORI LANGUAGE

HEY, GUYS ∼∼ SEE YOU AGAIN ^^

AS I TOLD YOU GUYS AT MY PREVIOUS BLOG ENTRY

I GOT "WORKING HOLIDAY SCHEME VISA" TO STAY IN NEW ZEALAND FOR 1 YEAR

(AND I CAN EXTEND VISA FOR 3 MONTHS IF I WORK IN HORTICULTURE OR VITICULTURE)

BUT DON'T ATTENTION ABOUT IT AT THIS TIME LOL

AFTER I TRAVELLED IN MELBOURNE, I GOT A FLIGHT DIRECTLY TO AUCKLAND

I ARRIVED HERE VERY EARLY MORNING ALTHOUGH FLIGHT WAS DELAYED IN MELBOURNE LOL

DAY 1: 2018.03.18 A YEAR TO STAY

I ARRIVED AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AROUND 6 A.M. WITH QANTAS

MY BODY HAD TO ADJUST WITH TIME ZONE AGAIN 😂

PS. YOU CAN PICK THESE GUIDE BOOKS IN THE AIRPORT.
THERE'RE A LOT OF DISCOUNTS YOU CAN CHOOSE

I HAVE A STORY ABOUT CUSTOMS HERE

AS YOU KNOW, NEW ZEALAND IS VERY STRICT ABOUT BRINGING FOOD, PLANT ETC.

SO I DIDN'T BRING ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT KIND OF THESE THINGS

AND I CHECKED ABOUT MY MEDICINE AS WELL BECAUSE I COULD PASS AUSTRALIA'S CUSTOMS EASILY.

SO WHEN I HAD TO SCAN TO CHECK MY BACK, THEY FOUND THAT I BROUGHT SOMETHING ABOUT PROHIBITED ITEMS.

I'M REALLY SURE THAT I DIDN'T BRING ANYTHING ELSE BUT THEY TOLD ME LIKE "ARE YOU SURE?" 

I TOLD THEM IT'S MY SUPPLEMENT FOR RELIEF PERIOD PAIN AND THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME

SO I WAS WILLING FOR THEM TO CHECK MY BAG AND THEY FOUND NOTHING JUST ONLY MY SUPPLEMENT

SO FINALLY, I PASSED!!! HAHA THAT MADE ME CONCERN BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA PAY FINE!

SO IT'S TIME TO GO TO BACKPACKER THAT I BOOKED IN ADVANCE

BECAUSE I WAS EXHAUSTED. I COULDN'T SLEEP ON THE PLANE AT ALL.

I CHOSE SKY BUS TO GO TO THERE. I DIDN'T BOOK IN ADVANCE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHICH BUS STOP DO I HAVE TO CHOOSE

SO I BOUGHT THERE FOR NZ$18 (ONE WAY)
(UPDATED 20/06/2019 - 19NZ$)

FINALLY, I ARRIVED! 

MY BACKPACKERS IS "YHA AUCKLAND CITY BACKPACKERS"

I BOOKED IN ADVANCE FOR 6 DAYS (MAXIMUM STAYING)

P.S. IF YOU REGISTERED YHA MEMBER, YOU CAN GET DISCOUNT, SO I PAID FOR 3 YEARS MEMBER IN THAILAND AND YOU CAN USE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD FOR YHA ACCOMMODATION

BUT I ARRIVED THERE TOO EARLY, SO I COULDN'T CHECKED-IN AT THAT TIME

BUT LUCKILY, THEY ALLOWED TO STORAGE LUGGAGE FOR FREE UNTIL CHECK-IN TIME AT 2 P.M. 

AND ALLOWED ME TO WAIT IN THEIR LIVING ROOM !!

BECAUSE I HAVE MY BELONGINGS AND I DIDN'T WANNA GO ANYWHERE ELSE TIL I COULD CHECK-IN

SO I SPENT TIME THERE AND TOOK A REST TIL CHECK-IN TIME

VIEW OF SKY CITY TOWER NEAR HOSTEL

AFTER CHECKED-IN ALREADY, I DECIDED TO WALKED AROUND THE CITY TO FIND WHERE I SHOULD GO

BECAUSE I HAVE TO APPLY MY IRD NO. FOR WORKING IN NEW ZEALAND LEGALLY

I CHOSE TO APPLY AT AAA CENTER IN AUCKLAND CITY NEAR SKY CITY TOWER

BECAUSE I HEARD THAT IF YOU PAY NZ$10 YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TOO LONG TO GET IRD NO. THAT'S WHY I CHOSE THERE

ON THE WAY TO AUCKLAND CBD

ACTUALLY I DIDN'T INTEND TO TAKE A LOOK IN THE CITY

BUT BECAUSE EVERYWHERE CAN ACCESS EASILY

SO I WALKED PASS "SKY CITY TOWER" AND THEN I FOUND "ALBERT PARK" UNINTENTIONALLY 😂

SKY CITY TOWER

ALBERT PARK

AND THEN I WALKED BACK AND PASSED "AUCKLAND TOWN HALL" AS WELL 

BUBBLE TEA SHOP OPPOSITE TOWN HALL

DAY 2: 2018.03.19 AUCKLAND'S VOLCANIC CONE

TODAY I HAD APPOINTMENT WITH ANZ BANKER TO OPEN MY BANK ACCOUNT AND GET EFTPOS CARD

I APPOINTED THEM IN ADVANCE BY E-MAIL

IN NEW ZEALAND, WHEN IT'S A CASHLESS COUNTRY.

MOST PLACES IN NZ, YOU CAN USE EFTPOS TO PAY ANYTHING FROM NZ$1 TIL HOW MANY YOU WANT

AND ACTUALLY, I PLANED TO SUBMIT MY DOCUMENT TO APPLY MY IRD NO. SAME DAY 

BUT THEY SAID I HAD TO DO TRANSACTION MORE THAN 3 TIMES AND THEN TOMORROW THEY CAN ACCEPT MY BANK ACCOUNT APPROVAL

SO I USED IT TO BUY A BUS CARD AND FOODS 😂

AFTER THAT, I DECIDED TO GO TO "MOUNT EDEN"

IT'S ONE OF WELL-KNOWN AUCKLAND'S VOLCANIC CONE!

YOU MUST VISIT ONCE IF YOU'RE IN AUCKLAND

I WENT THERE BY BUS

(YOU CAN DOWNLOAD "AT MOBILE" APP. IT'LL SHOW THE NEAREST BUS STOP AND WHICH BUS YOU HAVE TO HOP ON TO YOUR DESTINATION)

WHEN I ARRIVED THERE, I HAD TO WALKED TO THE TOP.

I CAN'T SPECIFIC HOW LONG I WALKED THERE. IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY PHOTOS YOU TOOK 😂

 SEEING SKY CITY TOWER FROM THE TOP

ARRIVED! AUCKLAND'S VOLCANIC CONE!

BEFORE I WAS BACK TO MY HOSTEL, I BOUGHT ONE LARGE CHIPS AT "LORD OF FRIES"

BUT I COULDN'T EAT'EM ALL. I'VE GOT TOO MUCH LOL

DAY 3: 2018.03.20 OKAHU WHARF

TODAY I PLANED TO GO TO BANK AGAIN TO GET BANK ACCOUNT APPROVAL

AND THEN GO TO AAA FOR SUBMIT MY DOCUMENT FOR MY IRD NO.
SO I COULD TAKE A LOOK A LIL BIT AROUND AUCKLAND CBD AGAIN

A MODERN CIVIC THEATRE

GRAB ONE CONE OF ICE CREAM BEFORE HOP ON THE BUS
ONE OF THE FAMOUS ICE CREAM IN NZ

AND THEN I DIDN'T PLAN WHERE I WANTED TO GO

SO I SEARCHED ON INTERNET WHERE I SHOULD GO AND NOT TOO FAR

I MET ONE PLACE. THAT'S "OKAHU WHARF"

I TOOK BUS THERE AROUND 20 MINS

CAN SEE SKY CITY TOWER FROM THE WHARF

IT'S A WHARF AND MANY PEOPLE COME HERE FOR FISHING

I JUST SPENT TIME FOR A WHILE AND BACK TO CITY AGAIN

I WALKED AROUND AUCKLAND PORT BECAUSE TODAY THE WEATHER WAS NICE

AND WALKED INTO THE CITY, BOUGHT SOME PANCAKE AT "NO.1 PANCAKE"

EXACTLY, I SEARCHED INTERNET AGAIN WHERE IS THE BEST PANCAKE HAHA

AND THEN I WALKED BACK TO MY HOSTEL AT THE SAME STREET WHERE PASS AUCKLAND TOWN HALL AND SAT AT "AOTEA SQUARE" TO WATCH HOW PEOPLE LIVES HERE AND WHAT ACTIVITIES THEY WERE DOING

AOTEA SQUARE

DAY 4: 2018.03.21 DEVONPORT

TODAY MY PLAN WAS TO GO TO DEVONPORT!

I TOOK BUS TO BRITOMART STATION AND TOOK THE FURRY

OF COURSE IF YOU HAVE AT CARD, YOU CAN USE IT FOR FURRY FEE

AND YOU CAN CHECK FURRY TIMETABLE BEFORE YOU GO, SO YOU CAN MANGE YOUR TIME

I GOT DEVONPORT AROUND 11:00 A.M.

YOU CAN SEE SKY CITY TOWER FROM THERE TOO
THERE'RE MANY LOVELY HOUSE. LOOK SO COMFY😍
AND SOME PATHS ARE QUITE STEEP. A BIT TIRED LOL

WELL-KNOWN CHOCOLATE SHOP AT DEVONPORT

I TOOK A STROLL UNTIL IT WAS LUNCH TIME

I CHOSE "MANUKA LICENSED CAFE RESTAURANT" AND PICKED SEAFOOD PASTA!

NOT DISAPPOINTED AT ALL, SO YUMMYYYYYY! 😋

AFTER I WAS FULL, I WALKED TO THE TOP OF MOUNT VICTORIA

IT'S ONE OF THE PLACE THAT YOU HAVE TO GO IF YOU GO THERE

NICE SCENERY!

CHILLAX AT THE TOP.. BREATH IN AND OUT

KEEP THAT GOOD MEMORIES WITH A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE CITY

GOT ICE-CREAM BEFORE GO BACK TO CBD

@ "THE VIC"

AND THEN I CHECKED FURRY TIMETABLE FOR GO BACK TO THE CITY

I TOOK THE FURRY AROUND 15:30 

AND THEN TONIGHT I HAD APPOINTMENT WITH MY FRIEND HERE AT 19:00

SO I HAD TO PREPARE MYSELF TO HANG OUT WITH MY GIRL THAT NIGHT!

IT WAS A PARTY TIME!!!

I WENT TO HER APARTMENT AT 19:00

AND THEN WE WENT OUT AROUND 20:OO. WE WALKED TO MEETING POINT

BUT WE WERE TOO HUNGRY HAHA SO WE'VE GOT A PIECE OF PIZZA FOR EACH

AND THEN WAITED HER FRIEND

UNTIL WE MET, WE WALKED TOGETHER TO OUR MEETING POINT

YES! WE WENT TO "PROVEDOR"

THEY HAD A SPECIAL RATE OF BEER FOR STUDENT

SO WE GOT A CHEAPER BEER THAN NORMAL 😁😁

WE WERE THERE TIL 21:00 AND THEN MOVED TO ANOTHER CLUB NEAR 

AND OF COURSE I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME 😅

SO I KNEW IT WAS TIME TO SHAKE EVERYTHING OFF

YOU KNOW I DANCE HARD AND USE MANY SPACE FOR DANCING

SORRY FOR PEOPLE AROUND THERE LOL

BUT THE PARTY MUST END, MY FRIEND HAD A CLASS NEXT DAY

AND I HAD TO GO "HOBBITON MOVIE SET"

SO WE HAD TO GET UP EARLY

WE WALKED BACK TOGETHER AND TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO MY FRIEND 😥 

I HAD SUCH A FUN NIGHT WHEN I WAS WITH MY FRIEND 💓

DAY 5: 2018.03.22 HOBBITON MOVIE SET

IT'S ONE OF A PLACE YOU MUST VISIT WHEN YOU WERE IN NEW ZEALAND

I BOOKED A TOUR WITH MANA BUS (IT'S INCLUDED BUS FEE AND TOUR)

I CAUGHT A BUS AT 7 OR 8 A.M.

WE WENT TO MATAMATA AROUND 11:30 TO GET THE TICKET

LOTS OF SHEEP ON THE WAY TO MOVIE SET

AND THEN THERE'S A TOUR BUS TO PICK US UP TO MOVIE SET

IT WAS LIKE WE WERE IN "THE LORD OF THE RING"

BUT UNLUCKILY, THE WEATHER WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH

IT'S WAS RAINING WHEN WE VISITED THERE BUT NOT TOO LONG

START POINT!

THIS'S A MAIN HOBBIT HOUSE IN MOVIE

GO TO GREEN DRAGON.. LAST PART OF MOVIE SET
GRAB SOME DRINK AND SWEET!

I CHOSE GINGER BEER (NO ALCOHOL) AND BLUEBURRY MUFFIN AT THE GREEN DRAGON WHEN WE FINISHED TOUR SET

AND THEN BOUGHT SOME SOUVENIRS, I GOT KEY RING HEHE

AND THEN TIME TO GO BACK

IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THE WEATHER WAS NICE BUT I STILL HAD A GOOD TIME THERE

DAY 6: 2018.03.23 TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO AUCKLAND

ACTUALLY, IT WASN'T A DAY FOR CHECK-OUT 

BUT I GOT AN ACCOMMODATION WITH A JOB IN NAPIER

IT'S IN HAWKE'S BAY AREA

SO I CHECKED-OUT EARLY TO CATCHED A BUS AT INTERCITY BUS TERMINAL

IT WAS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO AUCKLAND

AND STARTED A TRULY LIVING IN NEW ZEALAND

A BUS DEPARTED AROUND 12:30 P.M.

IT TOOK TIME TO NAPIER AROUND 7 HOURS!

SO I ARRIVED IN NAPIER AROUND 20:00

I MIGHT DEFINITELY GO BACK TO AUCKLAND AGAIN FOR TRAVEL NEARBY AUCKLAND IF I HAVE MORE TIME

IN MY OPINION, I THINK THERE'RE NOTHING MUCH TO DO IN AUCKLAND

BUT IT'S MY EXPERIENCE TO DO EVERYTHING BY MYSELF

SO SEE YOU NEXT BLOG ENTRY FOR MY STAYING IN NAPIER

LIFE CAN CHANGE EVERYTIME

IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU DICIDE TO DO

I'LL UPDATE ABOUT MY JOURNEY IN NEW ZEALAND IF I HAVE A TIME

TO SEE WHAT I'VE DONE, WHERE I'VE BEEN IN 1 YEAR

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

SO DO I 😊

..XOXO..

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