Touched down in the UK, having completed my 4.5 month adventure. I have enjoyed each and every moment of it ( well that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but its has certianly been an experience that has taught and changed me in me in many ways). It will be interesting to see how I cope with reality again! Over the two weeks I have stayed in Santa Rosa. Experienced my first wine tasting, visited a Russian fort (the first wooden fort I ha...

USA Part 1 Within 6 hours of arriving in L.A. I witnessed a street arrest, saw two cross-dressers, countless homeless people, preparation for a film premier, and the creation of a new star on the walk of fame. Second day in L.A. wasn't as bad. I wallked an hour to nearest shopping mall; its defo a place where you need a car to explore properly. I walked past Kat Von D's famous 'High Voltage' tattoo shop, though didn't look acceptable enough to ...

Travels in New Zealand are almost over. I think that I am in love with this beautiful land. Made the 3 hour ferry crossing from the South to North Island, staying a few nights in Wellington, the capitol city (undeserved in my opinion!). This past week I have made my way up through the centre of the North Island, stopping at Taupo and Rotorua, reaching Cape Reinga; the tip of New Zealand. In Rotorua I went to the local firing range and shot a few rounds on...

Spent two nights in Wanaka with three other girls from the bus. We did a nice long hike up Iron mountain and around the lake before enjoying an evening meal together. On one of the evenings we checked out the local cinema. A quirky little joint where you sit on sofa's and where they serve homebaked cookies and snacks during the interval. On the bus route out of Wanaka we stopped at Puzzle world. Lots of great optical illusions and puzzles to solve. Spent...

Arrived in New Zealand on the 4th Jan and spent three days in Christchurch, bunking at a hostel that was once a jail up until the 1900's. Hopefully this will be my first and only stay in the big house! Spent the first day in Christchurch with Norman, a German guy I met at the hostel. We walked into the CBD to view the damage caused by the earthquake. This area remains fenced off from the public. It was quite shocking to see half a building with its inne...