Two Weeks of Glorious Driving in New Zealand

07 Wednesday Aug 2013

Posted by misterselfish in New Zealand, Oceania

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Auckland, Cambridge, Christchurch, Dunedin, New Zealand, Oceania, Queenstown, Renwick, Rotorua, Selfish Year, Selfish Years, Wellington

For the final leg of our international trip, Mr. Selfish and I spent two weeks driving around New Zealand. Here was our itinerary: (1) Auckland, (2) Cambridge, (3) Rotorua, (4) Wellington, (5) Renwick in the Marlborough wine region, (6) Christchurch, (7) Dunedin, (8) Queenstown, and (9) Milford Sound.

And we drove all that in this amazing car:

Yes, it was a 10-year old Mitsubishi that didn’t even have powered locks. But I must admit it did get us around, albeit with very little horsepower.

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Back to Cambridge

04 Tuesday Sep 2012

Posted by mrsselfish in Europe, London, United Kingdom

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Cambridge, Day Trip, London

I spent the summer of 2000 at Christ College in Cambridge University. It was the summer between my junior and senior year, and I had won a scholarship to study British literature. The trip to Cambridge was the first time I had ever traveled on my own. Somehow, I managed the flight, the train, and the bus required to get to Cambridge. It was a magical summer – I discovered cider for the first time, studied Jane Austen in Bath, and made wonderful friends.

Mr. Selfish and I went to Cambridge as our first day trip from London. Of course, we started at my old stomping grounds – Christ College.