My Tent My Castle
I moved from Wellington to Auckland last weekend but hadn't found a place to live there yet. So for the first few days I lived in a tent staying at the Avondale Motor Park.
The nice thing about living in a tent is it's cheap and doesn't require posting any form of bond or deposit. It also forces you to find non-computer related things to do as there's no power or internet.
The motor park advertises that they have internet access but that's limited to a single computer which does web browsing only for $2 per 15 minutes. Ouch! It was nice waking up in the morning to the sound of birdsong.
The downside is it's difficult to get anything computer related done. After a bit of hunting around I've found a more permanent place to stay. I'm now at a boarding lodge called Econ Lodge in Mt Albert, Auckland. They provide a private room with shared kitchen, toilet and shower facilities. I'm not sure how many others are here, probably about 20 I guess. The internet access is free as long as you don't do large downloads.
The first night at the Econ Lodge was interesting. They have a 'quiet time' rule after 10pm but one of the residents was playing music till about midnight. The landlord knocked on their door and asked them to turn it off and there was some shouting and swearing from the resident. The landlord used his key to get into their room which resulted in more and much louder shouting and swearing. Probably quite justified given that the landlord entered uninvited I have to admit. Threats to get the police, to kick the resident out followed.
Things quietened down after that but they still played music loud till about 3am - probably in protest - with the occasional thumping from upstairs to try and get them to be quiet, followed by them shouting out 'Come down here and do that you !#@!@*!'. Ahh, the joys of cheap accomodation. Things improved on the second night as that resident moved out.
I'll probably stay here for a while and see how it goes. I'll be keeping my eye out for more permanent accommodation, preferably my own place, I think. Worst case I can always go back to the tent :-)
I don't have transport at the moment so I'm walking and using public transport. This makes it a bit hard to get to places in Auckland which is quite spread out compared to Wellington, so I need to make sure anywhere I stay is on the public transport route. Hopefully I can find a way to get some training in while I'm up here. I should get a car but one of my goals in moving up here was to live as cheaply as possible.
I'll be down in Wellington again next weekend (the 27th/28th) to get some stuff, visit friends and attend Jesse's 2nd birthday. Hopefully I can find a cheap way to get there and back. The Overlander looks to be the cheapest option at the moment although I'd like to get down there for cheaper than that if possible.
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The motor park advertises that they have internet access but that's limited to a single computer which does web browsing only for $2 per 15 minutes. Ouch! It was nice waking up in the morning to the sound of birdsong.
The downside is it's difficult to get anything computer related done. After a bit of hunting around I've found a more permanent place to stay. I'm now at a boarding lodge called Econ Lodge in Mt Albert, Auckland. They provide a private room with shared kitchen, toilet and shower facilities. I'm not sure how many others are here, probably about 20 I guess. The internet access is free as long as you don't do large downloads.
The first night at the Econ Lodge was interesting. They have a 'quiet time' rule after 10pm but one of the residents was playing music till about midnight. The landlord knocked on their door and asked them to turn it off and there was some shouting and swearing from the resident. The landlord used his key to get into their room which resulted in more and much louder shouting and swearing. Probably quite justified given that the landlord entered uninvited I have to admit. Threats to get the police, to kick the resident out followed.
Things quietened down after that but they still played music loud till about 3am - probably in protest - with the occasional thumping from upstairs to try and get them to be quiet, followed by them shouting out 'Come down here and do that you !#@!@*!'. Ahh, the joys of cheap accomodation. Things improved on the second night as that resident moved out.
I'll probably stay here for a while and see how it goes. I'll be keeping my eye out for more permanent accommodation, preferably my own place, I think. Worst case I can always go back to the tent :-)
I don't have transport at the moment so I'm walking and using public transport. This makes it a bit hard to get to places in Auckland which is quite spread out compared to Wellington, so I need to make sure anywhere I stay is on the public transport route. Hopefully I can find a way to get some training in while I'm up here. I should get a car but one of my goals in moving up here was to live as cheaply as possible.
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posted by Chris Double at 1:22 PM
1 Comments:
Hi, goodluck.
Searched living in a tent and ended up here.
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