"So this is Christmas"...apparently...It doesn't feel much like it here tho! There are a few Christmas dec's around the place, and songs playing in some shops, but no-one does Christmas like we do back home! It just doesn't seem like such a big deal here...and I never thought I would miss it, but I have to admit... I really do!!! Especially my sis' Christmas dinner with all the trimmings....Mmmmm. Anyway, that's enough self torture, I will try to updat...

Hi guys, this is just a quick update to let you know roughly what I have been up to since my last blog. I haven't been on the internet for a while cos I have been too busy enjoying myself!...should probably check the old bank balance tho...hmmm! I have loved everywhere we have stopped on my tour of New Zealand....it is such a fantastic place, everyone should visit here if they get the chance, because it has something to appeal to everyone. The scenery is some o...

Hi guys! This is going to be a lot shorter blog than it would have been originally, cos I already wrote it once, then the computer crashed and I lost it all! Anyway, it's been all go since I joined the Stray Bus...and I'm loving it! I have met some really cool people, and 4 of us have decided to do the rest of New Zealand together, so we have arranged our stops on the same days, which is great. Our 1st day we travelled to Cathedral Cove which is a beautiful be...

Hi everyone, I am in Auckland now....until tomorrow. I arrived here at the hostel about 1am this morning, and done a bit of a whistle-stop tour of Auckland before leaving tomorrow. I have been so lucky with the weather today...apparently they have had rubbish weather recently, with loads of rain etc, but today i had beautful sunshine and blue skies...sweet as!!! I decided to make the most of the sunshine and had a Harbour boat tour this afternoon, and it was...