EDIT: People to meet and maybe stay with in New Zealand and australia!

Hi folks, I'm setting off on six months of travels in August. starting in California USA, skipping through the far east and ending up in New Zealand/ possibly Australia.

I'm looking for people to meet on my travels and possibly a couch or two to crash on
Also, I may be looking for the odd few days work in New Zealand, as I will be spending the bulk of my six month time there, so if anybody can help out with that, it would be most appreciated!

My mom says I'm cool but I certainly know cool people. I'm the gateway drug of popularity. Or something. If you're in Auckland at any stage we've got 3 weekly fire jams and lots more fun stuff happening. Can't help with work or accom myself but I'm sure someone can as we're all pretty friendly. Except for those of us who aren't.

Sounds good to me! I'll definitely be in Auckland at some point, I shall endeavor to come see you guys!

Give us a yell/ come down to Circo Arts if you get to Christchurch, we'll be able to find you a place to stay for sure!

Sweet! Cheers man!

*UPDATE*

I have pretty much decided to cut out the far east from my travels as six months is really not a long enough time to enjoy as much as i want to. This means I will be spending more time in Australia and New Zealand. Approximately 2 months and 2.5 months respectively.

I'm not too sure if i'll be needing any work, but I'm still thinking of getting working holiday visas for both, just in case I do find short term work.

I'm still in search of couches to crash on and people to meet, I want to meet as many of you lovely HoPers as possible!

Yea we have fire nights every thursday in christchurch NZ,
Come spin with us... xD

sounds good to me!

*UPDATE AGAIN*

My career break has been granted, I just need to agree the dates with my work now.

I have decided to spend the bulk of my time in New Zealand, so that I can visit as many friends as possible and meet loads of HoPers!

Apart from New Zealand, I think the rest of my travels are pretty much going to be decided on a whim. I would love to go to Borneo and see the orangutans, but that will depend on time and where I end up.

So.....I need as much Kiwi hospitality as possible folks! Going to be between august and december, exact dates nowhere near confirmed yet. Need couches/floors to sleep on, people to meet, suggestions of stuff to do, but generally all I want is a cool, chilled atmosphere and people who match that atmosphere!

hey theres generally a tuesday night spin in welly give us a message when your down this way

Sweet!

If you're round Levin sometime, lemme know - I can't help with work or accom sometime, but would be interested in a session. I'm a staff person though, not poi.

Right.....flights have still not been booked, what with all this ash cloud business bumping the prices up....but they will be sorted in the next couple of weeks.....The revised plan is:

August+September-New Zealand

October+November-Australia

December+January-Vietnam/Laos/Thailand


So if any of you lovely HoPers can help out at all with accomodating me, or even just for a meet up and a spin, please let me know. Also let me know where you are exactly, as this will help me determine my routes through NZ and Oz.

Thankyou all in advance!!!!!

Well, if you're coming through Levin one night, I'm keen for a spin sometime - I'm a staffer though, not a poi person.

I would like to offer you a place to stay... But we can't at the moment, we have family staying.

Tasmania, its like where you go if you dont quite want newzealand, but dont quite want austraila

Haha! Well, I'm doing NZ, but only doing a short time in Australia, as it's never really attracted me. SoI thought I'd do Tazmania just to see what it's like!



My revised and almost final Itinerary is:

2nd August- 15th October New Zealand

15th October- 1ST November Tazmania

1st October-10th October Australia (driving the great coastal road from Adelaide-Melbourne)

10th October-21st January Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo. (not necessarily in that order)

*taSmania

sounds awesome! i´ll only be a month into my new job so probably wont be able to get extra time off but hopefully we can meet up, im sure i´ll have some normal days off in a two week period do you have any plans as to what you´ll do in tassie or where you want to go? anything you´re particularly interested in? if you just want to look around the island i´d suggest hiring a car for maybe a week of your visit or something, but i guess thats up to what you want to do and what your budget allows.

No Perth?
Oh well.

No idea what I wantto do in TaSmania, but that's mainly because I don't know much about the place! Any suggestions? whereabouts on the island are you?


No Perth I'm afraid, maybe on another trip in the future!

hobart, the capital, its probably the best place in the world. i will make a list of stuff you might like to do soon, i´ll have to think as i havent been home for four months atm!