Melbourne We arrived in Melbourne after our short flight over from Christchurch and it was a lovely day. We obtained an airport shuttle to the centre of town and then planned to catch the trams to the hotel we were staying at. I say 'planned' deliberately as the Melbourne tram network is most confusing. Some areas are free, some aren't and you are meant to be a card to swipe upon entering a train but these are not available at all platforms. After asking a few l...

Hi Everyone Last blog post for New Zealand - Wanaka Wanaka is a small town next to a giant lake surrounded by mountains, (like most towns in NZ!) and was probably one of the most beautiful places we visited. It looked like a postcard - we got so many nice photos here (the one with Ed and the dog by the leaning tree in the lake was my favourite). The hostel we stayed at had a balcony over looking the lake so we got to enjoy our breakfast with probably the best ...

New Zealand - South Island (Part 1) Kaiteriteri Our first stop in South island was a lovely beach town called Kaiteriteri. We chilled on the beach in the sun for a couple of days which was nice as our itinerary had been jam packed the last couple of weeks! We had a BBQ with a few of the guys we had met and got on with really well and drank lots of sangria. The hostel was a dry hostel, meaning do not bring your own alcohol, but we decided against this which ende...

New Zealand - North Island (Part 3) River Valley Our next stop was a place called river valley which was in the middle of no where! It was, as you can probably guess by the name, a huge valley with a river running through it. We stayed in a lodge right next to the river which was really nice, it was totally wooden and composed of a massive central lodge with smaller cabins off of this. The main room in the hostel was 26 new Zealand dollars a night(very cheap!),...

New Zealand - North Island (Part 2) Rotorua We planned ahead to stay 3 days here. This town looked really cool when we researched it before leaving as it has a lot geothermal activity. This meant that there were boiling hot pools dotted around the place and you could even see steam coming out of drains sometimes all over the town! This was really cool but it meant that the whole place smelt of eggs because of the sulphur- we got used to it quickly though! We a...