…After our first night out in La Paz with the new group, we had another free day in the city before catching a night bus to Potosi. We had the dodgiest bus, think GAP skimped somewhat there, as it didn't even have a toilet and we were on it for 12 hours! Bus journeys are were im really missing my ipod… which broke towards the end of New Zealand! So Im lost, especially without my regular fix of the new Kings of Leon album! So we survive bus journeys by car...

So…. post Machu Picchu and the big night out in Cuzco, I was suprised that I woke up on the Sunday in not too bad a state. Was no longer walking like a weirdo and apart from a mild nausea ( thanks to the Pisco me thinks!) I was not too bad! Me and Viki had a chilled day, went shopping in the markets in Cuzco and then relaxed at the hotel. That night we went for steak in this really cool restaurant. The tables were old bathtubs filled with fish and with a glass ...

South America…. Flip, dont know where to start! Well … Santiago de Chile I guess! Santiago is a huuuge city and its a pretty crazy place. It took me a few days to love it, but once it got me that was it!I stayed in Barrio Brasil in a fantastic hostel called La Casa Roja. This was one of the best hostels ive stayed in all year, such a great vibe to it and a huuuge pool out back and a bar where you could chill on a hot afternoon…what more could you ask for! ...

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...