We arrived in Auckland on 28th Nov to blazing sun and heat..yippee!! We made it safely through customs with my stash of chocie bars I still have from home (they have been scoffed in whole since!) and found our way to the Airbus into town. Our driver informed us en route that the Auckland Christmas parade was on that day and recommended we drop our bags at hotel and get into town to see that. So we did just that, it was fab! Though Santa must have been very hot ...

We arrived in Auckland on 28th Nov to blazing sun and heat..yippee!! We made it safely through customs with my stash of chocie bars I still have from home (they have been scoffed in whole since!) and found our way to the Airbus into town. Our driver informed us en route that the Auckland Christmas parade was on that day and recommended we drop our bags at hotel and get into town to see that. So we did just that, it was fab! Though Santa must have been very hot ...

We arrived in Auckland on 28th Nov to blazing sun and heat..yippee!! We made it safely through customs with my stash of chocie bars I still have from home (they have been scoffed in whole since!) and found our way to the Airbus into town. Our driver informed us en route that the Auckland Christmas parade was on that day and recommended we drop our bags at hotel and get into town to see that. So we did just that, it was fab! Though Santa must have been very hot ...

Hey everyone, just spent a lovely week in Fiji J After a 6 hour turbulent flight and probably the 2 worst films I've ever watched in my life onboard the plane we started the approach to Nadi, Fiji. It was great looking down from the plane and seeing all the tiny islands dotting the clear blue Pacific Ocean. The sands were white on the perfectly formed islands covered in palm trees… we couldn't wait to travel to our island getaway! As soon as we touched down...

Hawaii So we headed to Hawaii 3 days early, giving us 10 days in paradise. We arrived in the evening although you wouldn't know it by the heat and the fact most of the airport is outside. After our good experience of San Fran hostel international, we went for them again, 1 block from the world famous Waikiki beach. It wasn't the Hilton but it would do us just fine. That night we dropped bags and headed for some grub, we went for the Lulu's bar over looking the...