Thanks so much that is very helpful. I have a post office credit card and they do not make any charges for use overseas It is a mastercard any idea if they will take that in most eating places??
Hi Jennie,
At present at Franz Josef Glacier in the South Island of New Zealand on our 2nd week of the New Zealand tour. New Zealand is Fantastic, views, people everything.
I am finding New Zealand a lot cheaper than Australia. The majority who did the Hong Kong segment, which I did not do, say that they found HK expensive. A main course meal in NZ is around 30/40 NZ dollars. Coffee is about 4 dollars and sandwiches are about the same.
A welcome dinner is in Auckland and when you get to Blenheim we had an included dinner on a river boat.
We were supposed to have a helicopter ride to the glacier today but the weather cancelled that. Tomorrow now hopefully. This is an extra of course.
Regarding upgrading of your flight. I infact have done this both ways to Australia. Most of the group are in cattle class but have not heard of any complaints. One on our Australian leg of the tour said she would upgrade on the return from Melbourne because she felt cramped. Our flights are by Quantas but if you are doing HK and New Zealand you will be flying Air New Zealand. Upgrades are you personal choice, but can be expensive. My seat was fantastic because it folded out to a flat bed, and also could be positioned in all sorts of positions.
Hope this helps, if anything else I can tell you I will be back in the UK in 8/9 days.
PS.
Regarding travel money, those who bought travelers check had great difficulty in changing them and said they thought the costs of changing them especially in HK were bad. Personally I have a prepaid visa card for my holiday money. The best one I have found is Called Caxton FX. They do not charge ATM fees like some pre paid cards. Check the internet out as there are loads more similar cards.
Eric.
