Australia - New Zealand - The Aussie thread. . . part cinq.

Hello all ~ I'm going to be in Auckland in about another week; can anyone recommend any sights around those parts. Thanks VM in advance...
If you're not afraid of heights, go up the Auckland Skytower - it has glass panels in the floor so you can look all the way down. Other than that, there isn't a lot in Auckland itself, Ponsonby isn't bad for food either if you're looking for places to eat. If you like sailing, and the weather is favourable, then you can go out on the harbour in a former America's Cup yacht.

Sightseeing, Mt Manganui is day trip distance, ditto Coromandel and Rotorua, or head north and check out what's left of the kauri forests. Russell, on the Bay of Islands, is a nice place to stop for the night if you want to do a bit of sightseeing up north.

If you're not afraid of heights, go up the Auckland Skytower
Is that the Sky City Convention Centre? That's where I'm speaking on the 27th - Cool! I'm bringing the fisheye lens...

late post, but i'd like 2 know when the next one is on ( hunter velo tryout !! ) .... (if i can summon some fitness ( and courage :()

Send me an email, and I'll let you know where the boys hide out not.

Thanks, shall do ...

Hellloooooooooooo.........

I'v enoticed a few new Aussies on here recently

There's even a Novocastrian lurking about.

I suspect the new Aussies might be snobbing off us closet bogans :)

I suspect the new Aussies might be snobbing off us closet bogans :)


Speaking of bogans, just saw the pix of Brits @ the VMAs.



what a scrubber.

Speaking of bogans, just saw the pix of Brits @ the VMAs.



what a scrubber.

Why do you hate scrubbers. Britney is excellent IMHO. Trailer park seppo ***** rool

Why do you hate scrubbers. Britney is excellent IMHO. Trailer park seppo ***** rool

Hmmm. Not so sure about that. She would be high class trailer park trash. You can take the girl out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the girl.

yep, bush pig :p

anyone see that shot of her clacker in a g-banger in the trash mags a few weeks ago?
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Oi, what's going on? the page count thingie on the bottom right of this page reckons I'm on page 82 of 85 but I'm looking at the last post! </twilight zone>

...so, whose doing the 'gong ride on the 4th November?

Haha! 531 posted on the wrong forum! Not in the wrong thread, but the entirely wrong forum.

Haha! 531 posted on the wrong forum! Not in the wrong thread, but the entirely wrong forum.

Link?

BTW, what's with the screwy page numbering? It's happening on this thread and on a couple of threads I looked at in Road Cycling - I think your database is playing silly buggers.

oh cool, a thread dedicated to us aussies....

Link?

BTW, what's with the screwy page numbering? It's happening on this thread and on a couple of threads I looked at in Road Cycling - I think your database is playing silly buggers.

He deleted it, but I can still read it. It was his guess about Wattsy Rules' new frame weight.

WTF is going on here Expat??? I can't get to the last page? Or am i on it (and I don't mean drugs)?

page 99 of 102. can't get past it

Ah, there ya go. The forum seems to be including all the deleted posts in the last page number calcs.

The counters need to be updated, which I think is server-intensive. When are you boys coming back?

The counters need to be updated, which I think is server-intensive. When are you boys coming back?

When Jock's hammies heal up. :p;):D

When Jock's hammies heal up. :p;):D

What happened to Jock?

What happened to Jock?
He's falling apart, becoming old and decrepit and he keeps doing his hammies.

He's falling apart, becoming old and decrepit and he keeps doing his hammies.

He'll recover. He's much tougher (http://www.industryoutsider.com/?cat=2&paged=2) than the rest of us.

He'll recover. He's much tougher (http://www.industryoutsider.com/?cat=2&paged=2) than the rest of us.

I've always thought there was more to Uncle Jock than meets the eye.

And I got it wrong, it's his quads he keeps doing, not the hammies. Oh well, I knew it was something to do with legs. :p :p :p

I've always thought there was more to Uncle Jock than meets the eye.

And I got it wrong, it's his quads he keeps doing, not the hammies. Oh well, I knew it was something to do with legs. :p :p :p

Have you met him?

Have you met him?
Yup on 2 occasions - first time was a furtive rendezvous on a quiet country road to exchange some Ambrosio rims (we were both heavily disguised to avoid detection).

Second time was on the inaugural northern TAN ride where he made some feeble excuse about trimming his toenails and bailed early.

Although I will be going along to see who gets shoved into the fence in the Pshaw vs Jock "grudge match of the decade" - once the two protagonists stop exchanging witty banter via the forums and actually name a date.

Although I will be going along to see who gets shoved into the fence in the Pshaw vs Jock "grudge match of the decade" - once the two protagonists stop exchanging witty banter via the forums and actually name a date.

Ah yes. Honestly, I understand very little of what Pauly says. He was talking about a "bake shop" on a ride for a good 5 minutes before I realized that he got his "bake shorts" at the "bake shop". Bloody Scots. :D Jock's got a thick accent too, but I could usually understand him. Would this be a track event?

Yep, it's going to be track event. Adcock Park, I think, both parties are talking big so I expect the whole thing to be a total fizzer. :p

Yep, it's going to be track event. Adcock Park, I think, both parties are talking big so I expect the whole thing to be a total fizzer. :p

bleah!

I'm tipping Jock on this one.

Me too.

happy christmas out their,remember to keep up the fluids(cycling related fluids) :D
brian are ya getting some ozy piss up ya? :beer:

happy christmas out their,remember to keep up the fluids(cycling related fluids) :D
brian are ya getting some ozy piss up ya?:eek:

I seem to recall Christmas in Oz as being a bit greener than stateside. Beyond that, I admit nothing. ;)

I seem to recall Christmas in Oz as being a bit greener than stateside. Beyond that, I admit nothing. ;)


Merry Xmas ya *******...or in seppo speak, "happy holidays"....I'll have an ale for ya, infact, make that 2!:D

Merry Xmas ya *******...or in seppo speak, "happy holidays"....I'll have an ale for ya, infact, make that 2!:D

B@rstard shouldn't be 'auto bleeped'!.....its the state of one's mother not quite remembering who one's father might be...sheesh....or in Expats case...his middle name! :D

I'm posting in all the Aussie threads, just in case.

Have a safe one tonight, and a happy 2008.

Happy New Year all (yeah I'm a couple of hours early, but I do have a ****load of training to do in the morning)

When's the barbie on pshaw? Im in!!! Hahahaha... Found yas!!!

I have a question for any guys or girls older than probably thirty, There was a show I watched here in the states about a guy ( adventurer) used to fly his own plane and choppers crashed a few as I recall and sailed around the world doing this travel show he was like an erly version of Steve Irwin can one of you guys remember his name would like to know if he still does this type of thing, thanks if you can remember
Bill

Alby Mangels.

Alby Mangels.

Thanks alot I googled his name seems like he is still around but pretty elusive, thanks again

No worries. You'd think that one of the Aussies could have come up with that for you...

I have a question for any guys or girls older than probably thirty, There was a show I watched here in the states about a guy ( adventurer) used to fly his own plane and choppers crashed a few as I recall and sailed around the world doing this travel show he was like an erly version of Steve Irwin can one of you guys remember his name would like to know if he still does this type of thing, thanks if you can remember
Bill
Alby Mangels is the guy as Brian said. Best known for the attractive bikini-clad companions that invariably found their way into his films. Lives a very reclusive life these days although one of the local TV channels did a "where are they now?" type show and apparently tracked him down to Adelaide in South Australia.

Alby Mangels is the guy as Brian said. Best known for the attractive bikini-clad companions that invariably found their way into his films. Lives a very reclusive life these days although one of the local TV channels did a "where are they now?" type show and apparently tracked him down to Adelaide in South Australia.

Youtube is your friend.

Best thing about Alby Mangels was Judy Green;):)

Best thing about Alby Mangels was Judy Green;):)

+1

great bikinis.

Hey Brian, when the feck are you going to fix this database problem? We're on page 100 of 103 but there aren't anymore pages to display.

Hey Brian, when the feck are you going to fix this database problem? We're on page 100 of 103 but there aren't anymore pages to display.

That probably means that some were deleted, but the counters were not updated. I don't touch the DB though, I just piss people off.

Well stop it at once! :rolleyes: And get your DB boys to fix the f*&@%ng counters!

Well stop it at once! :rolleyes: And get your DB boys to fix the f*&@%ng counters!

Yes ma'am.