Hine & Tama's Big Adventure

Hinerangi and Tamatera Curtis are off on a Big Adventure with their McKinnon Whanau. They are going to Thailand and Nepal. In Nepal they will be trekking in Khumbu region of the Himalayas (near Everest Base Camp), and in Thailand they are going to Bangkok and Chiang Mai, and will go on an elephant safari. They'll be posting stories about their Big Adventures while they are away...

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Location: Tamaki Makaurau, New Zealand

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Monday, March 27, 2006

Getting ready

So, we're off on Monday 3rd of April. It's an 11 hour flight to Bangkok. But at least it will be direct, and not through Sydney, saving 3 hours.

We'll arrive in Bangkok around midnight, which means the traffic will be minimal, and we'll get to the hotel in a fraction of the time during the daytime.

Aucklanders who think their traffic is bad should spend some time in Bangkok...once, it took me 2 hours to get from Khao San Road to the airport, only about 20kms away. I was an hour late to pick up Beccah, who was not best pleased...