Well finally touched down in Auckland after a grueling 20 hours of journeying with no sleep (I just cant sleep on planes - the air is too dry!) Landed at 5 am and headed straight to hostel. Fortunately it is smack bam in the middle of town so went for a walk to check the place out. In the end I took a tour bus and jumped off at each stop which proved surprisingly effective. Aukland Museum actually is surprisingly very good! Found the details of what NZ contri...

Well for the last couple of days been holed up with a cold! That said yesterday managed to go for a walk in a local park known for its squirrels! In Mexico the squirrels are actually black! About 10 yards into the park we were being stalked by 2 such squirrels. One landed quite near us and Iras daughter cackling with childish glee ran straight for it - obviously making it run away. They carried on walking but the said squirrel was eyeing me with unsquirrel like ...

This weekend we headed out to a small town called Tepoztlan. We headed out from the south terminal which was a lot grottier than the North! Tepoztlan is a rare gem and highly recomended for anyone touring mexico. It is in the valley of 3 great mountains made famous by a high dwelling prehispanic indian tribe called Mexicas. The town itself is what the americans call a "2 street town" ie. very small with just one main road with market stalls and street...

Hey all, Can´t believe a week has gone already! Spent the first part in mexico city. Finally got to see Lucha Libre in Mexico City. It was an experience of a life time. Absolutely amazing. Went with 10 girls and 2 guys - and against all reason it was the girls who were making the most noise cheering, goading and generally abusing anyone who had the missfortune to sit near us. Being mexico though everyone took it in good hummour! Also went quad biking in the...

Wow - after a 10 hour flight sat next to a guy in his 40s making his first ever flight I finally landed in Mexico City. Well despite it being in the middle of the hurricane season and raining pretty non stop - still love the city. The first day was spent eating - EVERYTHING. The great love of the city is its food and you can get food pretty much anywhere. On the bus, outside the metro, outside your appartment! Where there are people there are food vendors. This ...