Archive for January 25th, 2008

23rd January Byron Bay

Friday, January 25th, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 2 Comments »

Situated an hour or so south of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia, the locals refer to the Gold Coast as BrisVegas, a sun-baked mix of Blackpool, Surfers Paradise and the Strip. BDO goes there because at the height ...

18th January Auckland NZ

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The BDO tour kicks off in the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland. All the dates take place in built environments, either sporting venues or agricultural showgrounds. This makes it a lot easier to get out of the fierce sunlight and ...

17th January Auckland NZ

Friday, January 25th, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 3 Comments »

After a rejuvenating stop-over in Sydney, my body clock woke me up for the final leg of the trip, three hours across the Tasman into Auckland allowing me to make real progress with Bill Bryson’s ‘A Short History of Nearly ...

12th/13th/14th January Limbo

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The Timor Sea goes on forever, or so it seems. Three hours into the third leg of a 30 hour flight that will see us touch down in Dubai, Bangkok and Sydney before arriving in our destination, Auckland, New Zealand. ...