Rotorua stinks! And that's not me being mean about it, it really does. Everyone warned me, so it didn't bother me too much, but because of the geothermal activity in the area, there is a lot of sulphur being released into the air so it smells like rotten eggs. That aside, it's not a bad town and there's lots to do here. On my first night I went on a trip to Tamaki Maori Village, where we experienced a maori hangi and concert. We arrived at the village, after hav...

New Zealand! After two years in Aus I've now moved on to another country at last. It doesn't really feel like it though, just feels like I've moved on to another part of Aus. Apart from the fact that they have a lot less stupid round football pitches and Burger King is actually called Burger King here. I'm sure I'll notice more differences when I start moving around cos the scenery here is supposed to be beautiful. So far I've had four days in Auckland and mana...

Happy New Year everyone! I'm now in Canberra, so I have officially visited all of Australia's states and territories. I just have a quick stop of here on my way back to Melbourne from Sydney, where I've spent the last three days. While I was in Sydney, I went back to Coogee, where I started off in Aus almost two years ago. Myself and Lorna (friend from Darwin) did the Coogee to Bondi coastal walk and it was a beautiful sunny day, so good for pictures! On New Y...

Year 2010 Summary Part Three - Perth to Broome to Darwin This brings us to the last part of the epic road trip. We left Perth on 30th March and headed up the West Coast to Broome, where Lena and I left Lou and Harry behind, but I'll get to that bit. More highlights first: ·Lancelin which stank of sea weed and had sand dunes which we couldn't get to. ·Getting to the Pinnacles at Cervantes in time for sunset and watching the moon come up at the same time that...

Year 2010 Summary Part Two - Adelaide to Perth So Lou and I left Adelaide on 11th March and headed for Perth via the Eyre Peninsula, The Nullarbor and the Margaret River Region. Here are the highlights: ·Driving past signs that said 'DANGER HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILES' on the way to our first night's campsite at Point Lowly, where I watched the sun set over an oil refinery (surprisingly beautiful). ·Visiting Whyalla and its steel dog, Iron k*** (yep!), Clev...