New Zealand, USA & Canada

  1. View Airport sculpture, Vancouver, Canada
  2. View Central Park, New York
  3. View Crysler building, New York
  4. View Manhatten Skyline, New York
  5. View Statue of Liberty, New York
  6. View The Sphere, Battery Point, New York
  7. View Times Square, New York
  8. View Toronto Skyline, Canada
  9. View Universal Studios, Los Angeles
  10. View bridge to Manhattan, New York
  11. View downtown Toronto, Canada
  12. View outside Las Vegas

 I've only seen a tiny portion of the US and Canada - just enough to know that I like it, and that there is plenty more to see.

On a flight stopover in Los Angeles, I didn't go into the coty, but instead stayed out in the area around Hollywood, an area in which everyone seems rich - big houses, big cars, swimming pools, and designer clothes shops. Universal Studios is a fun day out, and around the Hollywood Walk of Fame, this place is all about the movies. New York is a total contrast, a big, busy city which is surprisingly easy to navigate, and the subway system is brilliant. Go up the Empire state building or take a boat cruise to get great views of the city, and make sure you head to Times Square at night to see the most lit up billboards you'll see anywhere. The Native American museum is interesting and gives an insight into the culture of the native people, and Central Park is a perfect place to walk, meet up for coffee, or just sit and watch the world go by.

Toronto in Canada derserves more than the day I spent there, but even on a stopover you can go up the CN tower or cruise around the bay (summer only).

New Zealand is another naturally beautiful country, and on the North Island alone there are a variety of landscapes. This country is great for outdoor activities, from water sports in the Bay of Islands to paragliding, bungee jumping, or canyoning - there's a great site just outside Auckland. Auckland is a big city with many activities on offer, but for a really different experience, head to Rotorua, where you'll find bubbling mud, geysers, the naturally heated Polynesian Spa, and a giant helping of Maori Culture.

  1. View statue of liberty_ New York
  2. View sugar factory, New York
  3. View twisted tree in central park, New York
  4. View Auckland Skyline, New Zealand
  5. View Rotorua Museum, New Zealand
  6. View Te Puia bubbling mud, Rotorua, New Zealand
  7. View Te Puia, Rotorua, New Zealand
  8. View detail on waka, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
  9. View early morning by the lake, Rotorua, New Zealand
  10. View stream through redwoods, Rotorua, New Zealand
  11. View tail of waka, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
  12. View teko teko, Rotorua, New Zealand

sarah@arcticdownunder.co.uk

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 © Sarah Gooda, 2010

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