BULA! On the 28th June we set off for Fiji. Upon arrival at Auckland airport we were faced with a four hour delay. Both of us were weary from watching England lose against the Germans the night before at an unearthly hour of 2 am. We shall not dwell on this. Our spirits were lifted slightly when a kind lady from Quantas handed both of us a ten dollar food voucher (compensating for the delay) which was spent on two foot long Subways. Yum. Within ten minutes of st...

After a rough boat ride across the Tasman Sea, we arrived in windy Wellington, but despite the name, on our first full day we were greated with sunshine and nothing more than a light breeze. We took advantage of this opportunity and headed straight to the tram line that took us up a hill to the Botanical Gardens, giving us stunning views across the city and harbour. A 30 minute stroll down through the gardens, with a break at the childrens playground because it h...

It's been a while since we last updated, I'm sure a few of you thought we had given up on it. This is not the case. I started writing this entry over a month ago. My laid back, some may call lazy, attitude has just prevented me from posting it when we have been on the internet. Anyway. Neither of us are 100% sure how the last blog ended, but Jade thinks she told you we were leaving Magnetic Island and heading to Cairns and Cape Tribulation so i'll continue from t...

From the compliments on his humour from the last blog update, Luke now thinks he will be the next top feature columnist for The Times when we get home. Along with his gloating I also feel I have a lot to live up to but i will try my best. After a twelve hour bus ride through the night from Melbourne we arrived in Sydney. Surprisingly we both felt pretty ok so after a quick shower we decided against a nap and headed straight out to see the sights of the city. We ...

Hi Guys. We spent one night in the Thai border city of Chiang Khong before taking a bus to Chiang Rai where we spent two nights. Lonely Planet described it more of a livable place rather than a visitable place which all in all we thought was true. Nevertheless we had a good time. We did plan on doing a trek to visit local indigenous tribes, however the prices here seemed rather on the expensive side in comparison to the prices we had been told about in Chiang Ma...