TnT's Gr8 Triiip :-): Queenstown Craziness (Oct 30

Queenstown is a beautiful town known for craziness, and we could write a ton about everything there is to do. But heck life is too short, so in this instance, we've decided to let the photos speak for themselves. We had a fun, highly charged and very emotional experience that we shall always remember - peace, love and happiness all the way baby!

Notable Adventures

Boat Ride from Ko Samui to Ko Tao (Pukey!!!)
Mountain Biking in Chiang Mai (Tyler)
Thai Cooking Class (Tyler)
Thai Massage Class (Tracy)
Night Markets in Chiang Mai
Overnight Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai
Blackwater Rafting in Waitomo Caves
Biking and Wine Tasting in Napier
Running the Hilltop Track in Farewell Spit
Hiking in Abel Tasman NP
Skydiving in Queenstown
Doubtful Sound overnight cruise - spotted Yellow Crested Penguins
Albatross Spotting on the Otago peninsula near Dunedin
Yellow Eyed Penguin Spotting in Oamaru
Blue Penguin Spotting in Akaroa - also fed lambs
The Great Ocean Road
Koala and Bird Spotting in the Melbourne greenbelt
Wine Tasting in Hunter Valley
Platypus Spotting in Yungburra
Mareeba - Wetlands and Weirdos
Diving the Great Barrier Reef
Litchfield Nat'l Park - Waterfalls, Termites and Cros
Travelling from Ahmed to Gilli Trawangan by small fishing boat
Snorkling in Ahmed (coral and shipwrecks)
Monkey Forest and Kecak Dance in Ubud
Ijen Crater (Hiked alone before sunrise)
Unplanned Stop at Circumcision Ceremony in Small Java Village
Sukameda Beach (watched Sea Turtle lay eggs at night)
Sunrise on Mount Pananjakan and hiking around Mount Bromo
Prambanan
Borobodur
Tanjung Puting National Park (Oranghutans)
Bogor Safari Zoo

Tracy's Traveling Tunes

Sorry for the delay, had limited access to the internet and been a tad busy… umm doing nothing. This music is either from my ipod or music people have shared and heard along the way. My sincere apologies for missing music that you gave me, I left the upload to the last minute and had a few mishaps to say the least. To all who shared music with me my thoughts are with you a Heartfelt Thank you Love Tracy xXx Hopefully it will work like this * Artist ~ Song Title ~ Memory/Shout Out ~ Location * Hobo - Music unreadable on ipod from dear brother Paul Blair, sorry Hun It never worked correctly ~ Jakarta Airport** OkGo ~ What to do ~ Jakarta to Pungkalan Bun * Radiohead ~ house of cards ~ Lovemondo x ~ in-flight to Borneo * Buddy Greco ~ Lady is a tramp ~ Ha well maybe ~ still flying * Underworld ~ two months off ~ Thanks Bekah but really four months ;-) * Portishead ~ Plastic ~ just need to look around Jakarta, rubbish tips stay forever * Oasis ~ Supersonic ~ Paul and Nick, double trouble * Kaiser Chief ~ NaNaNaNaNa ~ Ironic Jakarta's Poverty * Smashing Pumpkins ~ Galapogos ~ Not quiet but certainly the diversity Kumi Airport in Borneo * Underworld ~ Big Mouth~ Tyler's scream of joy which stop the boat midflow in Tanjung Puting National Park, Hilarious! * Eliah Levy ~ Angel ~ Ancis our guide who truly was * Adele ~ My Same ~ I concur * Old House ~ Everthing I do I do it for you ~ Local taxi music made me think of Lisa Vandekay Sorry Babe, completely messed up! * Guns & Roses ~ Passion ~ Rimbu Lodge in the middle of the jungle sat around singing whilst Simo played the guitar * Alabama ~ Take me home ~ Ancis masquerade to Tyler on the boat at Campy Leaky * The flaming lips (ours) ~ Ego Tripping at the gates of Hell ~ Pedang food not recommended only cooked every three or so days and left open to share with the flies, yum...yep a fun dance indeed this was on our sacred temple day very revealing * Oasis ~ I can see a a liar ~ quite agree with you, many at Borubordur * Dionne Warwick ~ I just don't know what to do with my self ~ standing alone at Pranbanan Temple * James ~ Vervaceous ~ My beloved Friend Helen Cookson aka Cookie * Trance ~ six days on the run~ packing remembering years passed * Classical ~ The Three Tenors ~ Fancy hotel reception, thinking of my mum and her mum x * Michael Jackson~ Ben~ over heard Chinese Karoke very funny ~ thought of our Rachel and Paul * Arcade fire ~ Wake up ~ Yep did that rose to a magnificent sunrise on top of a Bromo volcano * Robbie Williams ~ Any and all~ Remembering our dear Drive Hari the 2nd who this was his favourite singer * Oasis ~ The Hindu Times ~Too crazy this shuffle thing is totally working out. We were on a Hindu mountain in Java surrounded by Muslim * Oasis ~ Half the world away ~ literally, shout out to the UK * Portishead ~ Elysuim ~ Shari Canepa and IS * James ~ Sound Live~ Cookie & Mishy * The Corrs ~ Runaway ~ think I might have to my Mum and a good fellow Graham Lydaitt * Beethoven ~ Figlio Perduto ~ My Love, Grandad * The beach Boys~I get around~ My dear Dad, we certainly do, 2nd island in as many weeks. Thinking of you x * John Lennon ~ Imagine~ currently at the internet cafe the local wished to share with me, We sang it together whilst exchanging rupiah, very touching. When I came back the following day he again played it for me, no other English words spoken only a cheeky smile * Paul Simon ~ Slip sliding away ~ For Tyler we sang whilst literally slipping in Bali botanical gardens * Kekak Fire Dance ~ Balinese locals (men)~ has been our theme tune ever since * Jimmy Buffet ~ Margerharita Vill ~ Tyler at Amed Bungalow swinging in the hammock * Phil Colins ~ In the air ~ good old Hayrick hangouts 1990's ~ Bali, Amed * Bob Marley ~ No woman no cry, Pretty much All Bob M and Sublime, Reggae and Ska music including the famous Richard ~ Gili Trawangan Island * Madre, Ali and Uman in person on the gitar ~ Everyone gets stoned ~ GT theme tune * Ub40 ~ Red, Red Wine ~ * Unknown artist a man ~ Leaving, on a jet airplane ~ Sama Sama pub with New Scot and Irish friends * Van Bran 3000 ~ Drinking in LA ~ Little Bro ~ Lychfield Tour * Local Artist on Saxaphone ~ Pink Panther theme Tune ~ My childhood, matter of fact maybe everyone's childhood memory or umm burlesque show for my LA friends :-) ~ Port Douglas pub * Chocolate Star Fish ~ Moutain ~ Not the foggiest who this was but seriously, who would name there band that! Any how this one is for our dear gay friends, we had a giggle wishing you were around x * Rod stewart ~ Don't come around here ~ My Mum x ~ Eating fish and chips in central Port Douglas *Soooo Sorry seem to be slacking at this, partly due to the fact that I really have limted time for use of my ipod, everywhere I go there is noise so when I do get a little time, the silence is welcomed. But rest assured I am still reminded of you (esp family :-) A little list but not nearly all from traveling within Queensland * Rachel (wacko jacko) ~ Paul (miss american pie)~ Pauline + Ronald ~ Paige (Pinks lastest tune on radio ha x) Helen C ~ Kevin ~ Lisa (dance of course) ~ Jude (all time fav the beatles) ~ Love (skip the kangeroo) ~ Brendan (Own personal music - first class artist) ~ Nixon + Gus boys ( the whits soundtrack) ~ Grey ~ Oppsi for the delay got a little side tracked. Again. Forgive me. I have not changed the setting but from suffling songs it jump to album so I changed it back but not without enjoying them to their fullest ~ Adele ~ 19 Album esp Day dreamer, Best for last, Chasing, Crazy for you loads really ~ who recommend that?~Yamba Run got very charged!~Air~Moon Safari Album esp La feme D arget~Lisa and Michelle~ Still on that great run!~The Album Leaf~ In a safe place whole album~Lisa... sorry for the delay ( 1yr+) on this really should of listen to it ealier!~This time run thought the bontanical park in Sydney round the harbour. Understood that it had switched over ha little slow so I changed it back to shuffle so I can let my artist friends choose what I should listen too and what better than~Andy Williams~can't take my eyes of you~Sydney Opera House!~Julian Lend~salt water~Lucy and Helen. Listen to the words totally true. unfortunalty~~Don~Crying~Mum & Dad~Travelling to Melbourne~Sam Sparro~Black & Gold~Bill!!! where are you???~Everywhere we love this tune currently on radio~The following out of order if I can I will correct..got all mixed up in my book wrote new things down and forgot to update ipod on serveral occasions :-( Arcade fire~Wake up Intervention~Lovemondo :-)~Byron Bay~There might be giants~Where do they make Balloons~Hippie Van~Bisbane Airport~Bat 4 Lashes~What's a girl to do~He he All girls~Hunter Valley~Beetoven~Figlio Perduto~Any classic lovers ~The Great Ocean Road~Biffy Clyro~Living is a problem~Sorry Kev don't like this one, but you only recommended machine hopefully when it comes round I will prefer that sorry~Park in Apollo Bay Ocean road~Drum circle~Street performers~Shawnie Babe! Join us~Bryon bay~Prem~Aad guray nameh~Rachel~ hot and bothered claming at Park~King of Leon~Sex of fire~Current Tune on radio makes us giggle~Late night driving to find hostel when I closed the cardoor on my thumb...nasty and black~It's a woman's world don't now the artist but listen to it in a pub loo, even had a little gig~ For all the girlies I know. Luv Yer! Jack Johnson~Slow down~Bus Lady~Linchfield~Cheryl crow~Breakdown~Unsure~Radio~Kelly Perry~I kissed a Girl~ For the Lesbo's ;-) jk~heard Everywhere on radio in Oz~Living End~White Noise~Tyler Listening to me or vice versa hehe~On the radio pretty popular here in Oz~Berlin~Take my breath away~Paul~Old fashion Pub on Great Ocean Road :-)~Van Halen~Jump~Jeffy sorry don't know why~radio~Underworld~Banstyle/sappy~Bekah~Loc~Match Box Twenty~Argue~ Grey and Matt~Loc~Thievery Corp~Revolution Solution ~Justin**To be continue and corrected, Gotta to Leave I'm Hungry be back soon ** Little late still on catch up place soon to close, ahhhh. Sade~No ordinary love~Tyler~loc. Death cab for cutie~I will posses your heart~Kev~Radio everywhere.~Oasis~Wonderwall~Cindy!!~Mebourne.~Keane~bend & fears~Charlie, Bekah~Loc. ~Cantoma~Essarat/Balafia~me~chill out Melbourne airpot~Obital~Petrol~Robert Crooks (RC)~First time hearing in Christchurch but since then you keep popping up on the south island!~Editors~Spiders~Rachel's Dave~Christchurch~Lykke Li~Little Bit~Love~Christchurch~Strokes~Soma~?~Christchurch~Orbital~The simmer~RC~Loc.~Oasis~Gas Panic, All rund the world~Paul and Nick~Akakoa~Fiest~So Sorry~Tracy~Akakoa run~Lost Prophets~We still kick the ordinary~Jamie and Mishy~Aakakoa~Orbtal`The box~RC~Akakoa~Crwoded House~Don't dream its over~Gray~Akakoa~Delerium & Audie~Terra firma~Gray, Lisa, Jeffy, Billy and Tyler~Akakoa run very nice~Smashing Pumpkins~Tonight, Tonight~Gray..I know what you mean about New Zealand Wonderful, but cold How was Thailand??? off there next. Any Advice?~Massive Attack~specail cases~ Opps times up be back Hugs xxx

Notable Quotables

"Special price for you" - every vendor in Thai markets
"Same Same"
"I'm afraid standing on top of a chair!" - Fellow skydiver (Irish girl)
"I hate it when they are dead when I first see them!" - Tracy's reaction to seeing Wombat roadkill
"Only in mind" - Sammy the Serialkiller's response to Tracy when she asked if he had ever been to the States.
"We can save you a shitload of money! That's right, a shitload!" - random Aussie radio advert
"We continue later!" - What Ibi would say to us everytime we would run off somewhere on our own.
"I'd kiss you, but I don't want to chip a tooth" - Tyler to Tracy while riding a Landrover through the Java Jungle
"37 Years" - Professor Galdikas response (looking offended) to Tracy when she asked how long she was planning on being at Rimba Lodge (Note: Tracy kind of idolizes this woman, so she didn't want to point out the professor misunderstood the question.)
"Tidak Wanita!" - Indonesian for "No Woman" (Tyler's favorite)
"Look Monkeys" - Something Tyler says to distract Tracy (works every time)
"Is Bob Marley your idol?" - Indonesian Stranger to Tracy in Pangkalan Bun airport
"Cowboy in the Jungle" - Ancis on Tyler with his hat
"Party number one in Indonesian" - Edward, Jakarta tour guide

TnT's Gr8 Triiip :-)

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Queenstown Craziness (Oct 30 - Nov 2)

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