Last night was another great night had by all- it ended with us all curled up asleep by the fire in the common room before someone came and told us to wake up and go back to our rooms! Today we decided to get out of Queenstown a little bit- but only so we could get some better views of it! We went for a 3 hour walk up Queenstown Hill which was a steep climb but we got what we were hoping for when we reached the top! Awesome views of the Remarkable's mountain rang...

For me, Saturday 13th April was up there as one of the best days of the trip! I woke with a tight grip in my stomach and a bewildering sense of unease and it wasn't the drink from last night. I remembered.. The Nevis was today.. A 134m bungee within a canyon, the 3rd highest platform jump in the world with a free fall of 8 seconds. Uh oh! Sorry Mum! After a big breakfast, I, along with Nick, Liam and Dave, was ready for a 11.50a.m. bus to the Nevis. After a quiet...

First and undoubtedly the most pressing thing I have to express, is that Queenstown is an absolute blast! Had the best time here. So, we arrived on Friday evening and had a little explore of the streets and what QT had to offer. As well as hundreds of crazy and expensive things to do, you can also do a lot of cheap, outdoor stuff in the spectacular surroundings of the Remarkable's mountain range, Lake Wakatipu and countless other scenic spots..we knew from the fi...

Yesterday a big group of us decided to go on a 4 hour walk to see the glacier from a different angle (it's so spectacular we couldn't resist!) and it was great to see it from the ground as you really get to see how huge it is. We got some pics of it and a pond called peters pool which was beautiful. It's so strange how quickly the temperature changes as you get nearer to the glacier- in town we were all boiling in t shirts and by the time we got as close as we co...

Walking on the glacier was definitely one of the best days we've had while travelling. We arrived in Franz Josef at lunchtime and about half an hour later we were in a helicopter (first time we've done that!) heading up towards the glacier. We got some awesome views of it and the mountains surrounding it! We then landed on the ice, already dressed up in all our warm and waterproof gear then attached the spikes to the bottom of our snow boots. After that we spent ...