Regular readers of this blog may recently have wondered where the intrepid travellers had disappeared to, with rumours starting to circulate that: - they had been taken hostage by Orks and carried back to Middle Earth - whilst investigating local volcanoes they had fallen in one, never to be seen again - they were having to much fun to find the time to write and even; - Jue had been kidnapped by local kiwi rugby players and forced into a life of giving thei...

Blazing heat, beautiful hot sunshine, wearing nothing but shorts and t-shirts, ahhh....oh no, that's you lot back home! Freezing cold, rain, icy winds, wearing all clothes we own at once...that's more like it! Yes, the 1st June officially marked the start of winter here in New Zealand! Fortunately we are still located in Auckland which has the mildest weather conditions in New Zealand, most places 100km south of Auckland are covered in snow! Well now, since our ...

Well since our last blog entry, Chris and I have become WWOOFers, and before some of you start to try and create your own (rude) answers to this acronym, it stands for Willing Workers On Organic Farms. Yes that's right we are 'willing' farm workers (?!). Now let us start from the beginning and take you back two weeks.... Having had no luck on the job front and no sign of anything on the horizon, despite signing up to every recruitment company in Auckland and si...

Oh how the good times go and the despair sets in!!! Woe is us!! (and for all those people out there who are jealous of us swanning round the world, all that karma has come back and hit us in the face) From our view of 36,000ft coasting over the North Island in to Auckland, New Zealand is green, hilly, empty of all civilisation and looks perfect for long runs in the country (Jue is ever so excited). However, it is also devoid of employment at present which has ...