God Save The Queen(stown) Queenstown might just be the coolest place on earth, even cooler than say Cullen or the Black Dog. Tremendous times. Franz Josef Glacier Climb was pretty special once again, got a glorious day for it, views were spectacular, saw some beautiful ice caves and our guide could not have looked more like Prince Harry if he tried. Well, maybe if he'd turned up in a Nazi uniform. Free entry to the Glacier Hot Pools came with the Glacier Hike a...

Proclaimers in the Poo Pub Phew, what a birthday night, easily the best 27th birthday that I've ever had. More later. Did that sunbathing in Kaiteriteri, was a really lovely morning, it was a pretty long drive down to Westport where there is absolutely nothing to do, quiet night, Lord of the Rings then Zoolander on Video, yes as in VHS, think that NZ is still a few years away from the Doovde. Poo Pub was tremendous, great place to spend a birthday. It's a them...

BACK IN THE DEEP SOUTH Ok so I'm not quite as far south as Invercargill yet (and I wont be again) but we're back on the South Island of NZ again. Have been travelling with the Kiwi Experience bus for the last wee while and we got the ferry over from the North Island yesterday morning. Spent the night in Kaiteriteri, but I'll again go back to doing things in Chronological order. Watched the last 20 minutes of the Dandies v Huns game online, Naismith, or Nae Knee...

Finally, not 4 more years. Yes so the All Blacks finally managed to exorcise their World Cup Ghosts by beating the French 8-7 in the Final. I must confess to having been wanting the French to win during the final, partly because they were the better side and partly because it would've just been funny had the Kiwi's bottled it again. However, they got across the line and this caused some pretty awesome scenes in Auckland on Sunday night and Monday. Lapped up the ...

SHAUN EDWARDS LOST WALES There is a pretty good tale behind this but it only happened the other day and I feel as if I should try and take things in some sort of chronological order, I know that some of you reading this are not that bright so I wouldn't want to confuse you all too much. Had a nice last couple of days up in Paihia, including watching the Welsh get robbed by the French, add the Welsh to the list of people who now know what it feels like. The sun ...