The cheapest place you'll get travel insurance is here: http://www.statetravel.co.nz/ Same product as mike henry travel insurance (both underwritten by IAG) but it's about half the price.
Crikey!
The cheapest place you'll get travel insurance is here: http://www.statetravel.co.nz/ Same product as mike henry travel insurance (both underwritten by IAG) but it's about half the price.
Cyborg Biker
the easiest thing is just to declare everything... unless its a boggie board baqg full hash...Originally Posted by MisterD
Cyborg Biker
state is owned by IAG anyway
Psyclepath
Hash isn't too much of a problem, but a bag full of bananas? Then it'd be rubber glove time alright.
Only a homo puts an engine back together WITHOUT making it go faster.
Forum whore
Regarding insect repellant.
Buy it in the country you are going to.
NZ repellant doesnt work in the Sierra's in California. Trust me on this.
I spent 2 months at a summer camp up in the Sierra's with repellant that didnt work. Had about 60 bites in less than a week. It was all good though. Their mosquito bites are like our sandfly bites.
Stoke me a clipper!
I f you take repellant you need to get something that is either 80-100% DEET. Be careful when applying it though - it is known to melt plastic watch straps
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Rest In Peace
Now that's a surprise. It's one of the discovery things we enjoy most of all. Just must be that we have different ways of approaching the travelling thing. But then I'm one of those people who doesn't mind arriving with no accommodation booked
Hardcore Biker
Toilet paper. Some countries don't use it, but should be OK where you're going. Dunno about Samoa but when we went to Cook Islands we had a lizard family in our hutt. On walls and roof... just watching. Quite cute but I think thats why the bed curtain thingy. Just be prepared cos some are squeamish re lizards, and my mate was put on edge by them - kept screaming, about hourly. One good experience was going to the ?CSIT church as they have this singing routine that is quite something, so try to go there if you can. Otherwise just go with the flow I'd say. Mmmm pawpaws.
Cyborg Biker
point taken...
Bitch from Hell
Whats funny is that I MUST have at least half the accomodation booked for a trip .. so our balance is not quite there ... I have had to relinquish and get used to Grubs adventure style, while he lets me have a little more control over some parts of our travels.
Aargh, photos!
Not sure if its been said.
Get Travel insurance and make sure you have vaccinations up to date
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
Forum whore
Tip 1.Yep avoid the chicken.
Tip 2.Don't mentoin KB'r during the interogation.
Hardcore Biker
General hygeine rule anyway...ALWAYS wash your hands before eating anything. Our tummies aren't used to the same bacterias that the locals are. I always have a small bottle of alcohol based hand sanitiser stuff as well.
Make sure you have TROPICAL STRENGTH insect repellant for the islands...Aerogard (in a royal blue roll in bottle) is now trop strength. The standard stuff doesn't work very well against island bitters!
As someone said in an earlier post...don't overbook activities...you don't go to an island paradise to rush around non-stop! I would just book the things I was sure to want to do. Island life is pretty cruisy!
If your luggage (suitcases) aren't particularly distinctive, add a coloured baggage strap, coloured tape around the handle, piece of ribbon or something tied to it. Will make it much easier to locate your own suitcase. ALWAYS lock your suitcases and don't use the locks that come with them if cheap and nasty looking. Make sure you have name tags on the outside, and on the inside of all your bags (including hand luggage). Never leave bags unattended.
Make sure you understand the duty free allowances (you can always ask at one of the stores on the way out).
If taking food/medicine with you, understand what you can and can't take/bring back. You are supposed to declare all food and medicines, even when they are allowed. (Often the "red" customs aisle is quicker anyway!). For some prescription medicines you may need a copy of the prescription from the doctor (the surgery, or pharmacy, should be able to give you a print out), especially if you are bringing a fair quantity, as you may need to prove how much you need. Don't bring way more than you need as the excess can be confiscated.
Some touristy stuff from the islands can't be bought back into NZ - such as shells/coral, animal products, untreated wood products etc etc. Suggest you take a squiz here:
http://newzealandnow.info/nz/topic/customs (easier to understand)
Illegal copies of DVD's etc not advised!
Have attached a checklist from AirNZ.
Have a relaxing and fun time!!
Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield
the middle path
Probably the standard island Gecko. Light coloured, small ones are almost transparent. Cute little critters, they will toodle around your walls and ceiling eating mozzies and other insects - most useful chaps and quite harmless (unless you're a bug!) They make a sort of clicking noise and you often hear them before you see them.
.mmm...agreed
Experience......something you get just after you needed it
Born to be mild
Hey thanks so much guys. This has been a mine of information and I'll follow some of this up in a day or so when I've had time to digest it all.
Richard
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