My Journey Round The World

After Ariane left, I had 1 more night planned in Auckland which I wanted to spend with local people. I ended up to Couchsurf by Anna – what a nightmare to drive in Auckland with the Van after such a quite road trip! - What was supposed to be 1 night turned into 4 which include a visit to the Domain Wintergarden & watching Alice in Wonderland – the last Tim Burton 3D movie – with Laure – another French Couchsurfer – a pillow fight in Auckland city center (!) as well as visiting the SkyTower and Mt Eden for a superb view of the city.

Thanks to Anna, I discovered Parnell which is one of my favorite area in Auckland! Nice little cafés and shops – of which a chocolate shop – , free internet access… (or you can always find an Esquires café: http://www.esquirescoffee.co.nz/ for 1 hour free when you buy someting) Thanks to Laure, I also found there a nice backpackers hostel where I’ll for sure stay if I’ll come back: http://www.lantanalodge.co.nz/index.htm if not staying by Anna – who also live in a nice area close to Ponsonby Road full of cafés and restaurants of which her favorite: Café Byzantium – 80 Ponsonby Road – with quite good food, prices and free internet access

I finally decided to stay a bit longer than normally planned in order to meet again Frank – a German guy I met in Bariloche-Argentina in February – to visit the Northland region before heading to Australia, my finale destination so far, where I’m supposed to stay for a while…