Just a quick one to say Happy Christmas. I hope you are all enjoying the snow, I love watching all the chaos it's causing England on the news. I've finally got a job sorted and sent off the application for my Visa so hopefully it'll all be go for the New Year. I haven't got much planned for Christmas, I'm going to spend the day with some friends and hopefully blag a Christmas dinner! I haven't even thought about New Year's plans yet but I'm sure it will involve ...

Kia ora, Well, I made it into New Zealand but not without a bit of drama along the way. Upon checking into my flight from LA to Auckland I was informed I would not be allowed to get on the plane as I did not have a flight out of New Zealand or a visa to stay in the country. In hindsight this is something I probably should have looked into before getting to the airport, lesson learnt! I was marched up to the Air New Zealand office and overlooked as I booked the...