FIJI!! 5th Jan We arrived at 5 in the morning and had our first taste of Fiji as soon as we got off the plane - men in skirts singing us a welcome song and playing guitars! Waited an eternity for our luggage and then had to wait for a bus to take us to the port so we could catch our boat. We got a lot of funny looks sitting at the bus stop from all the local people driving past - probably thinking not more tourists! Arrived at the marina where we got on the fe...

Monday - New Years Eve! we spent the day at Santa Monica - was warm enough to sit on the beach (in December!) and we paddled in the sea - i got a bit wetter than anticipated! Walked along the pier and then looked around all the shops for the afternoon. Got back to the hostel early evening where we had a BBQ and then got ready for the 'New Year Party' in the hostel bar. Was pretty quiet for most of the evening but eventually started filling up and there were cheap...

11th Jan We had an early flight from Fiji (had to get up at 5!) which got us to Auckland about lunchtime. We had to wait hours to get through immigration as New Zealand are really strict and so didnt arrive at our hostel until late afternoon. It was right in the centre and we had a nice room on a floor especially for girls - they gave us white fluffy towels and hair products when we arrived! That evening we went for a walk to the harbour where there were lots of...

Hello! Ive arrived at our first stop - Hollywood! Got here on Friday after a good flight and found our way to the hostel - very nice as is in a really good location just off Hollywood Boulevard and has everything we need - internet, kitchen,entertainment and tours and free pancakes every morning! Went on a tour from the hostel on our first morning - a walk up to the Hollywood sign - turned out to be more of a hike - the hill was soo steep! but managed to get so...