tanking economy & trip planning

[NbyNW]

Coolio! I have more questions...
Did you get to do any shopping in Singapore??

I had no idea Singapore was such a shopping mecca until I got here. But as we're travelling light, and I've never been much of a shopper anyway, we've pretty much kept it to window-shopping.

How's Melbourne??? I hope the smoke situation isn't too bad atm.

Melbourne is lovely. We couldn't have asked for better weather. There has been a little bit of a wood-burning smoky smell in the city -- mostly yesterday -- but it hasn't been too bad.

DH's interview seems to have gone well (he is in round #2 this afternoon) and we visited with a friend of mine from grad school. Yesterday his wife and I went for a little bike ride down the Yarra River Trail, just barely 10k out and back.

Are you doing mainly the South or North island when you get to NZ?

No set plans yet. I think we're entering through Auckland and then we'll spend a couple days there planning what we'll do. Any recommendations?

If you have facebook, will you be posting your trip photos

I am on facebook, but I prefer to limit my network to people who I know in person. Perhaps when I get home I'll edit down a selection and post for TE'ers who are curious about the trip.