I'm halfway to Wellington - a spontaneous bus trip down to pick up a car for the big boss and drive it back up. I'm reminded of how much I love travelling on public transport. It really is unfortunate that it's almost impossible to satisfactorily travel NZ without your own car. Well, you can do it on one of the backpacker tour buses such as Stray or Kiwi Experience, but I'd rather stick my finger in a mangle than travel on one of those horrendous touristy booze vehicles.
I've discovered a new item to complete my 'top 3 pet peeves on public transport'. The existing two are (obviously) loud mobile phone conversations, and personal stereos set to a volume level where we all get to enjoy their taste in music. The latest entry is: portable DVD players. It seems they either don't come equipped with a headphone jack or, if they do, it spoils the cinematic bus experience if you were to suggest they use it.
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