Tuesday 11th January - Auckland to Hahei We were up at 6:00 am today as we prepared to meet our tour bus and fellow travellers.Breakfast was a quick coffee and muffin from Starbucks as we desperately tried to cram everything into our 2 cases. At 8:00 am our bus (Mrs Bayley) and our guide/driver (Lucky real name Jade) turned up. Once on board we said a quick hello to the people already on board and set off to pick up the rest of the group.There are 19 of us alto...

Auckland Sunday 9th & Monday 10th January We boarded our plane at 9:15 pm (Pacific Time) on Friday 7th January and arrived in Auckland New Zealand at 07:00 am (New Zealand Standard time) on Sunday 9th January after a 12.5 hour flight - no Saturday!!!There was a lot of turbulence as we crossed the Pacific, made worse by the fact that we had booked the back 2 seats in the plane (movement is always worst in the tail).However, this was off set by the fact that...

Leaving Las Vegas! Our last few days in Vegas were spent racking up enough points on our players cards to get 4 free breakfasts, 5 free buffets, 4 free Starbucks and the resort fees comped off our hotel bill!!!!We also went to another show, Cirque du Soleil's Viva Elvis.For those of you who haven't heard of them, Cirque du Soleil is acrobatics and comedy set to music.It originated in Canada and they now have 20 different shows all over the world - I think I've...

This is probably the 4th time that Ant and I have done New Year on the Strip, but this is most definitely the coldest!!!!Although the 30mph winds had dropped, it was still pretty much at or below freezing for most of today. The Strip is closed to traffic from 6:00pm New Year's Eve until approximately 6am New Year's Day so you either have to get to the Strip early or walk.We decided to get to the Strip early and get some dinner before the celebrations began.Bun...

Feeling like my right arm has been cut off at the moment!!!No internet!! I can't email, check the weather or update my Facebook status or the blog.We do have internet but we are not prepared to pay £10 a day (that's Vegas for you).We have managed to find a Starbucks just a short drive from the hotel where, for the price of a cappuccino, I have access to free wi-fi!!Only problem is, I have to come here every morning (oh what a shame!!) even though we have Starbuc...