John & Stephanie's Big Trip Blogs
Between November 2016 and February 2017, we undertook a 3 month trip to Japan (Kyoto), New Zealand (Auckland and South Island), Australia (Tasmania, Sydney and Brisbane), Bali (Ubud, Penestanan) with a brief return to Japan (Kansai International Airport area).
You can access all of these blogs as Adobe Acrobat pdf files below.
John & Stephanie
March 2017
Between November 2016 and February 2017, we undertook a 3 month trip to Japan (Kyoto), New Zealand (Auckland and South Island), Australia (Tasmania, Sydney and Brisbane), Bali (Ubud, Penestanan) with a brief return to Japan (Kansai International Airport area).
You can access all of these blogs as Adobe Acrobat pdf files below.
John & Stephanie
March 2017
Train Blogs Added 1 November 2017
Japan
Our main visit was to Kyoto in the height of the autumn colours in November 2016 and we covered this with 9 blogs.
We returned on our way back to the UK in February 2017 and stayed near Kansai International Airport. This resulted in one more blog (Blog 32).
New Zealand
We visited friends in Auckland, North Island and had an overnight on the wldlife sanctuary island Tiri Tiri Matangi and then flew to Christchurch for an extended stay on South Island staying at Springfield, Arthurs Pass, Granity, Franz Josef, Haast, Oamaru and Christchurch in that order. We also had a day trip to Dunedin. There were 2 Auckland blogs (Blogs 10 and 11) and then 6 South Island blogs (12 - 17).
Australia
We spent most of time on Tasmania with explorations near Hobart and then staying in Queenstown, Deloraine, Launceston and Bicheno before returning to Hobart. This resulted in 8 blogs (18-25). We then flew to Sydney and went up to North Avoca for the weekend. We travelled by train from Sydney to Melbourne and had a day there with separate friends before flying to Bali. There is one blog each for Sydney (Blog 26) and Melbourne (Blog 27).
Bali, Indonesia
We decided to stay on at the hotel we had booked for 2 nights at the beginning in Penestanan and left from there to fly back to Japan via KL. We wrote 4 blogs about our explorations around Ubud and Penestanan.
Conclusion
We also prepared one Blog of Trip Reflections which we sent out from Schiphol Airport on our way home.
If you wish to make any comments or ask any questions, please refer to the Blog Number and we will be happy to receive your comments and answer any questions.
John & Stephanie
March 2017
Our main visit was to Kyoto in the height of the autumn colours in November 2016 and we covered this with 9 blogs.
We returned on our way back to the UK in February 2017 and stayed near Kansai International Airport. This resulted in one more blog (Blog 32).
| Blog 1 |
Blog 2 |
Blog 3 |
Blog 4 |
Blog 5 |
| Blog 6 |
Blog 7 |
Blog 8 |
Blog 9 |
Blog 32 |
New Zealand
We visited friends in Auckland, North Island and had an overnight on the wldlife sanctuary island Tiri Tiri Matangi and then flew to Christchurch for an extended stay on South Island staying at Springfield, Arthurs Pass, Granity, Franz Josef, Haast, Oamaru and Christchurch in that order. We also had a day trip to Dunedin. There were 2 Auckland blogs (Blogs 10 and 11) and then 6 South Island blogs (12 - 17).
| Blog 10 |
Blog 11 |
Blog 12 |
Blog 13 |
| Blog 14 |
Blog 15 |
Blog 16 |
Blog 17 |
Australia
We spent most of time on Tasmania with explorations near Hobart and then staying in Queenstown, Deloraine, Launceston and Bicheno before returning to Hobart. This resulted in 8 blogs (18-25). We then flew to Sydney and went up to North Avoca for the weekend. We travelled by train from Sydney to Melbourne and had a day there with separate friends before flying to Bali. There is one blog each for Sydney (Blog 26) and Melbourne (Blog 27).
| Blog 18 |
Blog 19 |
Blog 20 |
Blog 21 |
Blog 22 |
| Blog 23 |
Blog 24 |
Blog 25 |
Blog 26 |
Blog 27 |
Bali, Indonesia
We decided to stay on at the hotel we had booked for 2 nights at the beginning in Penestanan and left from there to fly back to Japan via KL. We wrote 4 blogs about our explorations around Ubud and Penestanan.
| Blog 28 |
Blog 29 |
Blog 30 |
Blog 31 |
Conclusion
We also prepared one Blog of Trip Reflections which we sent out from Schiphol Airport on our way home.
| Blog 33 |
If you wish to make any comments or ask any questions, please refer to the Blog Number and we will be happy to receive your comments and answer any questions.
John & Stephanie
March 2017