Hi Guys,As you can see I have now made my way up to Auckland which will be my last stop in New Zealand.  Here is a summary of my last week.So on Monday morning I took the bus north up to Rotorua, which is a nice little town, renowned for its high geothermal/volcanic activity and stinky lake.  Upon arrival as it was still raining, I decided that I would check out the Rotorua Museum of art and history, which by its name alone sounds dull but I actually fo...

Hi Guys,As you can see I am now in Rotorua which is towards the northern end of the North Island.  I realize that it has only been a few days since my last entry from Wellington, but I have had an eventful weekend lets say...Anyway, I arrived in Taupo around about 2.30pm on Friday and promptly checked into my chosen hostel and made my way out again.  I decided I had just enough time to squeeze in the 3 hour walk along the river which leads onto the beautifu...

Hi Guys, As you can see I have made my way up through the south island and into Wellington.  It's been a week since my update from Queenstown, and I have done a fair bit of travelling in this time.  Here is a summary of my past week. On Friday, I was awoken by the sound of the rain pounding against my dorm window.  Indeed I looked out and even though it was 7.30am, it was still dark!  The clouds were thick and the rain showed no signs of letting up ...

Hi Guys, As you can see I have now made my way South to Queenstown, which of course is renowned as the adventure capital of the world.  I have had a busy few days, so you may have to bear with me on this one. As I mentioned on my last journal I was due to head south from Christchurch to Dunedin on Sunday morning.  After finding my hostel with little problem, I quickly set off to explore the city and my first stop was of course, the Speights Brewery.  T...

Hi Guys, As you can see I have now made my way into New Zealand and Christchurch to be a little more specific.  I realize that by my standards I have not updated my site for a while so I will try and get you all up to speed. As you know I flew home a couple of weeks ago for my brothers wedding.  The wedding was a great success although I do have to confess to be a little on the drunk side.  I do not know what it is about weddings but I always seem to m...