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Anyone been to Jordan?
Anyone have a Lonely Planet guide for Middle East they can loan me?

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I <3 Nix wrote:

Anyone been to Jordan?
Anyone have a Lonely Planet guide for Middle East they can loan me?

Try the library, they usually have those sort of things.

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Leggy wrote:

I <3 Nix wrote:

Anyone been to Jordan?
Anyone have a Lonely Planet guide for Middle East they can loan me?

Try the library, they usually have those sort of things.

Uh, probs shouldn't have said loan. Ideally I want one I can write in and highlight etc.

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I've seen Jordan Luck if that helps

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I have too but I feel like I'm in for a different kind of experience in Jordan the country

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I <3 Nix wrote:

I have too but I feel like I'm in for a different kind of experience in Jordan the country

There's so much ancient history in Jordan so hope you get there. Seems a pretty stable country too all things considered

good luck!

edit: Hah spoke too soon

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Lawyerish
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I've been there, but the lonely planet has long since gone

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Sanday wrote:

Hopefully this will calm down before you go.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44345136

I'm going in December so I bloody hope so

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Immediately after unrest is a good time to travel as security is high but there's no tourists. The gotcha is that if the unrest isn't over then it really sucks to get stuck in a war or terrorism, and the nz government isn't going to do much of anything to help you, at least that's what they told us.

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I <3 Nix wrote:

Anyone been to Jordan?
Anyone have a Lonely Planet guide for Middle East they can loan me?

Dwight Yorke and Peter Andre have both spent a lot of time in Jordan

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C-Diddy wrote:

I <3 Nix wrote:

Anyone been to Jordan?
Anyone have a Lonely Planet guide for Middle East they can loan me?

Dwight Yorke and Peter Andre have both spent a lot of time in Jordan

Ouch ! Good burn.

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Anyone heard of or used a company called KimKim for travel?

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I <3 Nix wrote:

Anyone heard of or used a company called KimKim for travel?

Never heard of them, but there are some comments on google.

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Leggy wrote:

I <3 Nix wrote:

Anyone heard of or used a company called KimKim for travel?

Never heard of them, but there are some comments on google.

Does google redirect you to KimKim.com?

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Leggy wrote:

I <3 Nix wrote:

Anyone heard of or used a company called KimKim for travel?

Never heard of them, but there are some comments on google.

Does google redirect you to KimKim.com?

No, but you can see comments from TripAdvisor.

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On a different note, things to do in Queenstown with a toddler at the start of August?

So far I've locked down the gondola/luge (if it re-opens on time that is!) and the Ice Skating arena.

Looking at snow farm in Wanaka but reviews are pretty bad and people are saying just rent a sledge and go down a bank off the side of the road (more fun that way).
Also, anyone rented a car from Go Rentals? They are cheap, but apparently they pick you up and drop you off to the airport as they're based a few minutes away from the terminal.

Cheers

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On a different note, things to do in Queenstown with a toddler at the start of August?

So far I've locked down the gondola/luge (if it re-opens on time that is!) and the Ice Skating arena.

Looking at snow farm in Wanaka but reviews are pretty bad and people are saying just rent a sledge and go down a bank off the side of the road (more fun that way).
Also, anyone rented a car from Go Rentals? They are cheap, but apparently they pick you up and drop you off to the airport as they're based a few minutes away from the terminal.

Cheers

Hit the Casino and leave the child in the car

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C-Diddy wrote:

On a different note, things to do in Queenstown with a toddler at the start of August?

So far I've locked down the gondola/luge (if it re-opens on time that is!) and the Ice Skating arena.

Looking at snow farm in Wanaka but reviews are pretty bad and people are saying just rent a sledge and go down a bank off the side of the road (more fun that way).
Also, anyone rented a car from Go Rentals? They are cheap, but apparently they pick you up and drop you off to the airport as they're based a few minutes away from the terminal.

Cheers

Hit the Casino and leave the child in the car

But make sure the dog is OK

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On a different note, things to do in Queenstown with a toddler at the start of August?

So far I've locked down the gondola/luge (if it re-opens on time that is!) and the Ice Skating arena.

Looking at snow farm in Wanaka but reviews are pretty bad and people are saying just rent a sledge and go down a bank off the side of the road (more fun that way).
Also, anyone rented a car from Go Rentals? They are cheap, but apparently they pick you up and drop you off to the airport as they're based a few minutes away from the terminal.

Cheers

TSS Earnslaw? Also, head up to one of the ski fields and have a snow fight.

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On a different note, things to do in Queenstown with a toddler at the start of August?

So far I've locked down the gondola/luge (if it re-opens on time that is!) and the Ice Skating arena.

Looking at snow farm in Wanaka but reviews are pretty bad and people are saying just rent a sledge and go down a bank off the side of the road (more fun that way).
Also, anyone rented a car from Go Rentals? They are cheap, but apparently they pick you up and drop you off to the airport as they're based a few minutes away from the terminal.

Cheers

I think all the main rentals have parks at the airport

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On a different note, things to do in Queenstown with a toddler at the start of August?

So far I've locked down the gondola/luge (if it re-opens on time that is!) and the Ice Skating arena.

Looking at snow farm in Wanaka but reviews are pretty bad and people are saying just rent a sledge and go down a bank off the side of the road (more fun that way).
Also, anyone rented a car from Go Rentals? They are cheap, but apparently they pick you up and drop you off to the airport as they're based a few minutes away from the terminal.

Cheers

I think all the main rentals have parks at the airport

A lot of cheapo rentals, at least in Wellington and Auckland, have premises away from the airport - cheaper rent I guess. I've used Auckland ones before, they pick you up/drop you off in a shuttle, no biggie if you're not in a hurry. Not sure how that would work with a young child though, and not sure how it works in Queenstown. 

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el grapadura wrote:

On a different note, things to do in Queenstown with a toddler at the start of August?

So far I've locked down the gondola/luge (if it re-opens on time that is!) and the Ice Skating arena.

Looking at snow farm in Wanaka but reviews are pretty bad and people are saying just rent a sledge and go down a bank off the side of the road (more fun that way).
Also, anyone rented a car from Go Rentals? They are cheap, but apparently they pick you up and drop you off to the airport as they're based a few minutes away from the terminal.

Cheers

I think all the main rentals have parks at the airport

A lot of cheapo rentals, at least in Wellington and Auckland, have premises away from the airport - cheaper rent I guess. I've used Auckland ones before, they pick you up/drop you off in a shuttle, no biggie if you're not in a hurry. Not sure how that would work with a young child though, and not sure how it works in Queenstown. 

I've used cheap ones as well and they'll leave a car in the car park with the keys on the wheel.

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Thanks guys - I think the casino idea is my fave so far...

Seriously though, looked into the cruise on the lake, but I'm not sure he'll be into it. We'll go to the underwater aquarium where you can feed the fish and then to the ice-skating rink...then we'll see!

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