Hi everyone, thought I should update you on what I've been up to as it has been a while since my last blog. Things haven't been quite so hectic recently, as I had a bit of a break in Sydney, spending 4 weeks there over Christmas and New Year, enjoying the luxury of my own room before setting off backpacking round the rest of Australia! It was nice to spend a few weeks in Sydney, as it meant I could get to know the area a bit better, and have some time to relax ...

I'm back!!!! I know it has been ages since my last blog...and some of you have also reminded me of that fact! I'm sorry, but I have been busy trying to decide what i am going to do next, and enjoying the sunshine of course!! But as it is a bit chilly and cloudy today (by chilly I mean 20 degrees rather than the usual warm 30 degrees obviously...sorry guys I know it's freezin back home!) I thought I should take this opportunity to update you all. I'll apologise no...

"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...