So I have been in Sydney for three days. I met Lucy from the airport on Sunday (she had flown straight form sunny sheffield to spend my last 3 weeks with me!) The hostel is lovely and we have our own room which is nice because I was getting pretty tired of sharing with 10 other people! So far we have been generally wandering round and exploring (and shopping :s) We've made some cool friends who we have been drinking with in the evenings. Today we went to the ...

Hello! So I arrived in Melbourne 2 days ago after travelling a day from Fiji. Unfortunately on my last night in Fiji I got bitten very badly by mosquitos ad the bites have been a bit of a problem, swelling up and all sorts but I'm alright now! Mum's cousin Deb picked me up from the airport and I am staying with her, her husband John and her 2 sons James and Tim until Wednesday when I will be crashing on a sofa of 2 guys I met in San Fran! The weather has been ...

Got to Nadi this morning (after getting dropped off at the airport at 4am by a very generous uncle paul! Fiji is just how you would imagine it. I'm sure it must be a third world country and its amazing! Lots of little shacks everywhere and the hostel is right on the beach. Wandered around for a bit this morning and had fish and chips for lunch :s then a tour group was giving free rides out to their sailing boat which was moored just off the beach! So I jumped i...

I left Paul and Sonia's (temporarily, I will be back!) on Wednesday and took the Magic Bus from Christchurch city centre. The Magic Bus is one of several tours which you can choose from to take you around the sites in New Zealand. The one I am on will take me around the South Island with about 8 overnight stops. So on Wednesday we drove to Kaikoura, North from Christchurch. The drive was beautiful, lots of snow covered mountains and rugged beaches! Before arrivi...

Left San Francisco at 9pm on 10th August american time and I arrived this morning - 12th August New Zealand time! At Paul and Sonia's place now which is lovely. It's in the hills just behind Christchurch and has some great views when its not cloudy. This morning it was 0 degrees celsius and raining! Brrrrrr! Alot different to California, but I am prepared! Saw snow on the mountains as I flew in which was ace. Anyway, more updates to follow.... 17th August So I...