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Part 4 In Hong Kong you can see a lot of contrast, it is very modern and luxury city but right next door you can see really bad looking buildings with people living terribly. I enjoyed my trip, now back home! :)

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Part 3 I went to see Big Buddha, unfortunately the cable car was closed because of the coming typhoon.. The closed and secured everything.. Hong Kong in the evening.. :)

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Part 2 1. Czech bar called ‘Beer’ in Kowloon under the ICC building. 2. I corrected a spelling mistake for them, they are opening today so I’ll try to come before my flight back home. 3. Kowloon is one of the most expensive districts. 4. Architecture in the centre is amazing, but the normal houses are just big and ugly. 5. The tallest building in Hong Kong! 6. They are building here a lot, you can’t really breathe in those parts because of the dust. 7. Market street, fake fake fake everywhere. :D 8. But I found Prague even with a map! :D 9. Finally wonderful dessert after the long day. :) 10. Shanghai food with Chin, I loved the food, it was very nice evening!

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On my way home I stopped in Hong Kong for a few days.. 1. Airport express to the city. 2. View from my hotel room, quite impressive.. 3. Walking down the Nathan road to the waterfront. 4. Bamboo constructions and shop signs are everywhere. 5. Rich and poor people are living literally next to each other. 6. 1881 Heritage is a Victorian-era building turned into a luxury shopping mall. 7. It has beautiful gardens on the roof. 8. Well designed benches near HK Space Museum. 9. Waterfront with view to the Central part with the highest building. 10. Malls are very huge here.. Entrance to the Harbour City.. Where's Wally? :)

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Goodbye New Zealand! Thank you everyone who made my exchange the best 6 months in my life. :) My host family, my friends and teachers at school, AFS and other exchange students.. Thank you everyone! :) (I will try to send rest of the photos that didn't make it here ;))

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On Sunday we drove to Castlepoint.. Louis wanted to surf and Peter tried to capture some good footage of us surfing.. That turned up as impossible so he decided to make a beautiful drone video of Castlepoint instead.. We are still in the video, just not surfing.. :D It has reached over 22 thousand views so far! It is awesome! Check it out! :)

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From Queenstown to Christchurch

Through Wanaka, Mt. Cook National Park with Lake Pukaki.. :) Lake Pukaki was the most beautiful lake I’ve ever seen, it is the one with a different kind of blueish colour! :)

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Milford Sound II. + Fear Factory Queenstown

Photos from another amazing day! :)

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Milford Sound Part I. (Still Queenstown trip) 

On Sunday we woke up early and went to a day trip to Milford Sound. Photos taken during the 4 hours long trip to the fjords. It doesn't look as amazing as it was in real..!!!

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Queenstown Part III.

After my bungy (photo with Ran and Danny, the bungy mates) I went up on the skyline gondola where I met Louis, he did paragliding instead of the jump, and we did some luge down the hill.. Fun with totally unique and wonderful view! We waited there for sunset too.. :) Once we came back into the town we checked in at our hotel and went to the centre to try the Minus5 Ice Bar.. One of my best and most intense days in my life! :)

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Queenstown Part II.

We were lucky because all of the roads in the Lindis Pass were opened so we arrived to Queenstown in a few hours .. I went straight to the AJ Hackett building.. I had to sign some disclaimers and we were picked up by their bus taking us to the bungy place which is about 1 hour away.. I met two really cool Australian guys there who were jumping with me! We reached the bungy centre.. Everything was alright.. I was feeling very good.. It all becomes real when there is nobody in front of you in the queue.. Just before the jump your brain says to you.. “You’re gonna jump and kill yourself.. Seriously bro?”.. But I did it! (The Nevis Bungy - 134m)

I will send my bungy video later on ;)

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Queenstown Part I.

On Friday morning we went straight to the Wellington airport, our flight was delayed but at about 4pm we were in Christchurch ready to meet our host mum and drive south to Timaru, where we stayed in our mom’s sister’s house.. We had a beautiful dinner and spent some time playing pool.. The next day we continued to Queenstown.. We stopped everywhere to take pictures.. The landscape was spectacular!

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The next day on Sunday we wished Happy birthday to Louis, who turned 17 on that day.. After we left the hotel we headed for the ski shop, where we borrowed crampons and ice axes.. The next step.. Climb Mt Doom! …………! We did it! ……. After a few hours and countless desperate moments.. :D I recommend anyone who is in New Zealand to do the Tongariro Alpine Crossing! In the winter it is twice as much fun as in the summer, because you can slide down from the summit on your bum.. That was the coolest part! ;) Amazing adventure, I will probably send more photos later on :) 

Mt Doom = Mount Ngauruhoe ;)

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On Saturday we started our journey! We decided to visit Mordor and climb up Mt Doom! First day we drove to Ohakune near the mountain range, because it is a 5 hour long drive from Wellington we spent a night there.. Some photos taken during our travel and pictures from the hotel.. We played pool for ages, did some exercise for the hike in the spa and had yummy fish n’ chips! Awesome pre-climbing day!

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My host mum took those wonderful pictures on teachers only day.. It looks so quiet without all the students.. First snow on Wainui hills! It looks gorgeous! :)

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Gallipoli: The scale of our war (link)

Today I went with my friends to Te Papa museum to see the Gallipoli exhibition... It was one of the most impressive exhibitions I have ever seen.. With 2.4 times enlarged models of soldiers with the most precise details.. Amazing and very emotional!

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Haha, the best dinner! I had Obama's Burger with grilled pineapple, yummy! Unfortunately a bit sad because Anna and Elin left New Zealand today.. It was nice way to say goodbye.. Neea also went with them today.. I am glad I had the chance to meet them here.. :) :'(