This may be the short version!!! Day 1 Off we went from Auckland heading for Matamata aka Hobbiton. What a great tour it was. We had to sign a disclaimer that we wouldn't put any photographs anywhere on the internet as the set has been changed since filming 'The Hobbit' films, which finished six weeks ago. So I'll have to show you some photos in person when I see you all! I can't wait to watch the clips that are filmed in The Shire again to think that I've been...

Happy new year everyone! Just a quick blog before we set off on another road trip. Christmas was weird. We spoilt ourselves immensely with an apartment, food and booze. We visited an ice bar on Christmas eve which was ace-even the glasses were made of ice and there was an air hockey game where the table was made of ice! We had a lovely Christmas lunch at a posh hotel before chilling on our balcony in the sun drinking cocktails. We even managed an hour in the gym...

Merry Christmas!!! X x x

Any country would have a terrible job following on after Fiji, but do you what would have helped? A little bit of sun New Zealand! Sort it out! As we stepped outside the airport in Christchurch my heart nearly stopped at the shock of the cold. A guy behind us in similar attire of shorts, tshirt and flip flops swore loudly on feeling the cold and I knew how he felt. We arrived on the last day that the main shopping street was open to the public. The said street i...

Fiji is your typical postcard paradise. Although we've seen some stunning islands and beaches in both Asia and Australia, this series of islands is something else. In Australia some beaches were a little too crowded and in Asia beautiful beaches were prone to litter and hard selling hawkers that wouldn't give you any time to relax. On the famous 'Fiji time', if you don't like relaxing then you would hate Fiji. I've not felt so calm in months due to all the plann...