Natalie Wolff & Andrew Giddings

Natalie & Andrew

June 23, 2012

Natalie Wolff & Andrew Giddings

Natalie & Andrew

June 23, 2012

Hello, hello.

First off, we'd like to say that your presence at our wedding is the greatest gift we could ask for. The time, effort, and expense of traveling to be with us is something we deeply appreciate, and we are so thrilled that we will be able to celebrate this happy occasion with you. We are grateful to have a lot of the "essential" home items a newly engaged couple needs. We hope you find this registry as a way to help us make our perfect honeymoon come true! While Andy and I have taken a few trips together, we are very much looking forward to our first real adventure as husband and wife. It is because of the lifetime of memories we will gain from this trip that we finally settled on a honeymoon registry.

As some of you may know, Andy and I began dating while I was interning over in Melbourne, Australia. Much to my surprise, Andy actually came over and visited! I fell in love with the country and was so glad I was able to travel around with Andy. In addition to touring Melbourne, we made it to Sydney and Cairns. Unfortunately, neither of us got to experience the Outback. The Red Centre, with it's sacred Uluru, would be quite the sight and we can't wait to travel back and visit more of the country. The people, lifestyle, sense of adventure, everything! We loved it all!!

Before Andy made the trip to Oz, I had a free week and decided to backpack New Zealand. NZ is by far the most beautiful country I have ever visited! In a whirlwind trip, I visited both the North and South islands. I would love to take Andy to Queenstown and have him ride through the Milford Sound. There really aren't words to describe the beauty - and I'm not even a nature person!

Anyway, it is our dream to get back to Australia and New Zealand, but it's certainly not going to be cheap. Andy wants to see the fireworks display in Sydney on New Year's Eve, so we are looking to travel this coming winter (their summer). I was bit by the travel bug many years ago and now I'm making Andy my travel companion for life!

We'll do our best to document our experience via photo and send some pictures your way after the trip. Thanks again and we can't wait to see you at the wedding!

Love,
Natalie & Andy

We're going to Sydney, Ayers Rock, Melbourne, Queenstown!

Sydney is awesome and it'd be pretty sweet to start/end our honeymoon by watching their fireworks display to kick off the new year!

Uluru is a large sandstone rock formation located in central Australia that is considered sacred to the Aboriginal people. The outback would be quite the experience! Eating dinner, sipping wine, watching the sunset - I don't think it can get much better than that.

I fell in love with Melbourne while I was interning there. The zoo is awesome :) Don't worry, there are plenty of other things to do there than just go to the zoo. The MCG is a huge stadium I never got in to so I'd love to attend a sporting event there (provided there is an event while we're there). We never got to travel the Great Ocean Road or visit Phillip Island to see the penguins and these adventures are definitely on our bucket list!

Queenstown is a phenomenal town on Lake Wakatipu. Queenstown is known as the Adventure Capital of the World and bungee jumping was invented there. Neither of us are exactly thrill-seekers, but the view of the lake and mountains is stunning. A bus would take us to the Milford Sound where we'd be able to see an unlimited number of water falls (well, depending on rainfall).

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Visas! I didn't know I needed one when I went to Australia and thankfully I got one 45 minutes before I boarded my flight in LA. We'll be more prepared this time :)
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Travel Adapter Plug. I purchased one in 2003 and it is no where to be found after my trip to Australia in 2009. We'll need to replace that so our electronics don't fry!!
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Nyquil. Trust me, it's the best way to get through the obnoxiously long flight!!!
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Crossing the Pacific - Let the adventure begin!! Fargo to Sydney or Queenstown (we aren't sure which city we'll start in).
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At some point we will have to get between Australia and New Zealand. Thankfully flights over there aren't nearly as expensive as what they are here in the US, but this is still an international flight.
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Coming home :( The trip can only last so long! Help cover airfare to get us back to Fargo, ND.
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Taxi!! After arriving at our first destination we'll need transportation from the airport to our hotel.
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While Melbourne has a pretty unreliable public transportation system, I got a really good hang of it while I was over there so we can save on taxi costs and hit up the trams. A fare can cost anywhere from $4 for two hours to $12 for a day pass.
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General transportation. A ferry in Sydney to get us to the zoo. Bus to and from the airport in Melbourne. Taxi to and from the airport in Queenstown.
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Hotel in Sydney. This will probably be the shortest part of our trip, but hotels will likely be the most expensive here since everyone from around the world travels to see their fireworks display!
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Hotel in Melbourne. Staying near Flinders Street Station will make transportation throughout the city very simple. We will have a longer stay in Melbourne so we can see the penguins, Great Ocean Road, etc.
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Hotel in Queenstown. When I was there, I stayed at an awesome hotel right on the lake! Thankfully, sites like hotels.com.au are very helpful in finding amazing rates :)
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Hotel in Ayers Rock. There is one main resort there with a whole range of levels of lodging. We certainly won't be camping, but we won't be staying in the 5 star hotel, either.
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Sounds of Silence Tour. As the sun sets on the Uluru, we'd feast on a BBQ buffet of authentic Australian delicacies, bush salads and classic desserts, complemented by Australian wines. Some of the world's best stargazing takes place after dinner!
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Entrance to the Melbourne Zoo! It was underconstruction in 2009 so this time we'd get the full experience. (We'll also hope it's not over 100 degrees again like it was the last time!) Andy never saw a koala in Oz, maybe this will be his chance!!
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Phillip Island Penguin Parade!!! Andy has a slight obsession with penguins and was bummed he didn't get to do this in 2009. We'd watch the little penguins return home to their burrows at night. Transportation between Melb and Phillip Island included.
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Great Ocean Road Tour. This road runs along the southern coast and on the tour we'd be able to see the Twelve Apostles, along with many other spectacular views.
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Taronga Zoo - Sydney. We'll get to look at animals with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge as the backdrop!
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Milford Sound day trip. The awesome journey from Queenstown to the Milford Sound is one I will never forget and cannot wait for Andy to experience!!!
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Shopping! We'd love to pick up some stuff over there - ranging from a boomerang, to a techno didgeridoo cd (no joke, Andy lost his and needs a replacement), to Natalie's favorite tweezers, we'll need souvenirs - and maybe one for you, too!
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Ok, so the best Indian food I have ever had was at a little Indian restaurant in Queenstown. Andy has yet to try Indian food (even though I love it!), and I figure this is the best place to take him!!
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A friend told us we need to hit up Fergburger in Queenstown the next time we're there. We'll have to take her word and scope it out!
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A night out in The Rocks! Sydney has a very fun area filled with pubs, restaurants, everything. Dinner would be on you!
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We won't spend a lot of time at fancy restaurants as we'll be packing a lot of activities into a short time period. We'll need to grab quick lunches along the way!
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