My travels in the North Island of New Zealand took a while to get underway. Firstly, I wasnt that impressed with Auckland. It doesnt have the character that the other places in NZ have, and i was missing Ava and Jenna. However getting the stray bus from Auckland to the Corramandel peninsula i met my new group and they turned out to be a pretty good bunch! Only had 10 days to do the North island as had spent so long in the south which meant that i didnt have time...

Greetings from the land of blinding beauty....otherwise known as New Zealand! Am loving it here and a month is just not long enough! Am already planning my return!!There is soooo much to fill you in on that I dont even know where to start.... so am just going to do a really quick message with some of the highlights of my trip so far! Am travelling around using the stray bus which is a small little bus that takes you from place to place with some activities includ...

New Zealand, a country with approximately 10 sheep to each person... hmmm! Well... thats were I am!! Im in Christchurch, arrived a couple of hours ago and had a nice little nap (after having only 2 hrs sleep last night!) and am just about to go out exploring! What a crazy couple of weeks Its been! Have felt ready to leave Oz for some time now, excited to see something new, but when it actually came to leaving I really didnt want to go!! Leaving Brisbane was esp...