Kia Ora from the land of the Kiwi! I have surprisingly embraced the whole hippy campervan experience! Turns out campsites aren't so bad; it's quite exciting not knowing where you'll be staying next and what adventures you'll be having at each place you end up at. The only downfall is that we soon realised after arriving in New Zealand that we weren't really going to get to see absolutely everything we were hoping to on both islands - there's just too much to do...

Our departure from Sydney was not exactly the breath of fresh air one always hopes for when making a flight. As we were flying internal we were told by our shuttle company that they didn't need to pick us up 'til 9am, our flight being at 11am. So we were up and out on time waiting for the bus to arrive. 9.15am…no bus, so I give them a call and am told that the bus is running late but is on its way. 9.25am…no bus. I give them a call, the bus isn't far away w...

After finally getting on our shuttle bus at Sydney airport we arrived in Kings Cross and we were slightly dubious as to what we were going to be in for, having changed our original hostel reservation as we had heard horrendous reviews about uncleanliness and LOUD noise from the bar below, we decided to stay at the Jackaroo hostel which was new and right next to the station. So when we arrived we found our hostel…literally INSIDE the station, but walked downst...

Arriving in Australia we were greeted with our first Australian Quarantine experience - couldn't believe how strict they are about what is and isn't allowed into their country! Lucky for us we got fast tracked through which was unbelievable and didn't have to faff about at all! We hopped on our shuttle bus and headed for our hostel in Perth City. When we arrived we were less than impressed. We were checked in by a large 'I don't overly care about anything excep...