I am coming to the end of my South Island trip - and it has been awesome! My first place I stayed was in Nelson; which has been my favourite city in New Zealand. Unfortunately I lost all my photos from Nelson; luckily it was only 3 days worth as I downloaded all the rest of my north island trip the previous day. Nelson is a fantastic place; it's the sunniest place in NZ, it has a hill which is the centre of NZ & it has Founders village; which brew some brilli...

I have been in New Zealand for over a month so thought I should update my blog. All I have to say is I have fallen in love with the country!! From my last blog I decided to go with Stray tours to get around the Islands and overall it's been a great experience!! Firstly, I went to the far North of New Zealand to the Bay of Islands & Cape Reinga. It was a very good trip where I watched dolphins swim in the sea, go sand-boarding, travel down a ninety mile beach ...

Hi Guys, I am in a new country so updating my blog. Have landed safely in New Zealand & stayed in Auckland for a bit until I decide how to approach the Islands.Since last time I wrote I have travelled on the East coast from Cairns to Brisbane. As I mentioned i snorkelled in the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns which was immense with colours so vivid (fish & reef). My next destination was Townsville; I arrived on a public holiday called' Queen's Birthday'. ...

G'day folks, well it's been a month since my last blog, crazy how time goes so quick. Therefore, thought it was time for an update plus internet is free at the mo in hostel. From my last blog I was in Port Macquarie which I really enjoyed with an option of only 9 different beaches! My next stop was Newcastle which was a bit weird, as a city it was very quiet. I went into the main centre on a Saturday night & could not believe how empty the bars were. Luckily ...

Hi Guys, well I was intending to blog before I left Japan but I have been in Australia a week & a half since then. Japan was awesome & would recommend anyone to go there, I certainly did not see everything & would like to go back there in the future. In Kyoto I spent time in a typical fashioned Japanese guesthouse with sliding doors/sleeping on floor - that was brilliant, also went to the castle and Manga International Museum. Which is very different...