I’ve made some observations of Auckland:
- It’s way nicer than I envisioned it would be.
- From what I’ve seen and heard, vintage cycles are slim to none.
- There is no trash on the streets of NZ. Cleanest place I’ve ever seen.
- People are in no hurry… everyone drives way under the speed limit.
- Everyone is super nice. Friendliest strangers I’ve ever met.
- You can see the ocean / bay from almost anywhere in Auckland.
- A million hills here. Like pittsburgh but worse.
- One of the biggest o-zone holes the Earth has is over NZ and Australia, so you get severely sunburnt after 30 mins. if you’re not used to it.
- Police don’t carry guns.
- There’s no crime here.
- There are also no black or mexican people here.
- Their version of Walmart is called “The Warehouse”.
- Their version of Pep Boys is called “RepCo”.
- People walk around the city barefoot.
- It doesn’t get dark until 9:30pm.
- From what people say, It’s always 65˚ and sunny.
- The water looks like Miami water. Bright Teal color. Palm trees everywhere too.
- The Sky Tower is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. It’s about the height of the Comcast building in Philly. We live about 10 min. walk from it.
- I’ve gotten lost on the cycle a few times already. It’s like a maze here.
5 responses to “Auckland, NZ – overview”
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I’m hoping one day I can spend some time there. Sounds wonderful man, live it up.
My pale ass is going to fry when I come over, awesome.
Glad you’re enjoying yourself…..you may not want to come back! 😉
@Adam –
yea, you’ll fry in 30 mins.
I rode the cycle around for about that long, the first day I had it, in a white undershirt, and my arms are so unbelievably sunburnt, it hurts. Either you need long sleeves or sun-block. It’s no joke, sun is strong as shit here.
Fortunately, with the temperature of 65-75, you can be comfy in either an undershirt, or a hoodie, so i’ve been riding the cycle now in my hoodie which covers my fried arms and neck.
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