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Shanghai Pudong International Airport

DAY ONE:

(Technically day 2 but in New Zealand time my first flight was 3:15am)

Goodbyes at the airport with the mother before flight one. Unfortunately, only 1 hour of sleep if that on the plane but finally watched solo!

One 11 hour flight down, now relaxing in Shanghai airport. First time in China and it’s very fascinating - most notably having to go through a temperature checker before being let through to departures!

Can’t wait to be in Auckland, just the stress of immigration left to go...

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Attic Backpackers

Day two and three, hostel life begins:

Managed to stay awake for most of the day yesterday despite the 29 hours of travelling to get here. Got a New Zealand SIM and checked out some of Auckland before crashing very early!

The next morning I decided to attempt to cure my jet lag with a short hike up Mt Eden Summit just a 30 min walk away from the hostel:

Nice to get out and do some proper exploring as well as reminding myself how to use the go pro. Since then it’s been a lazy few hours back at the hostel as I once again feel the tiredness from the jet lag.

2 more days in Auckland before the kiwi bus, still making plans for what other things to do in this time!