Don't you just HATE those blogs that suddenly stop without warning?!I used to follow a couple when we were living in China that did that - they were from people travelling to places we hoped to visit and I enjoyed following them and getting tips. I can only assume the people returned home after their holidays. Frustrating.Then I did the same thing. Whoops.I had good intentions of doing a countdown of our last month in Quang Ngai - even started a draft entry. ...

... That was my first impression of New Zealand, after two years of living in Asia.Auckland was a combination of Fremantle and Sydney Harbour, old and modern buildings and an attractive waterway. We decided to stay on the waterfront for a few days before the conference began. The hotel was ageing (which we knew from the reviews we'd seen) but had an excellent restaurant - and we really did enjoy the view. We went on a half day winery tour - good wine is somet...