The air is thick and hot, a smell permeates the air and sunlight streams through smoky clouds. Mud is lucid, bubbling and popping. Steam is rising from cracks in the ground that have formed over millions of years and there are more colours than even the most perfect rainbow. Gravel crunches under feet and eyes dart around the surroundings which bring a new perspective with every inch. The landscape is sparse but in no way empty, the ground is alive, whisperin...

Well, so far in my postcards I have talked scenery, weather and many other joys of NZ, but the one thing I haven't talked about is probably the most important, food! Yes, the life force sustainers, the thing that brings joy wherever you are, whatever you are doing. So, if you do ever find yourself in NZ make sure that you pop along to Coromandel Town and take a trip to The Pepper Tree, one of THE best restaurants I have ever been to, and I'm salivating thinking...

Ok.... Thames.... hmmmmmmmmm.... another lovely place where nothing really happened... There were some lovely walks around, but cost a fortune to get the shuttle to and so spent time reading and planning other trips... oh, but i did get my hair cut which was very exciting, esp cos it was so cheap. I did however reacquaint myself with the joys of bicycles as the hostel let u borrow theirs for free and so spent some time each day reminding my bottom what it f...

ok... i have borrowed this next piece from tilly's website as i guest edited it and thought it might add an interesting break from reading about places i'd been to.... basically this describes an interesting afternoon which was had whilst at Whangeri... imagine the scene: 2 people are in bed (let's call them lover a and lover b). the way their bodies are entwined and the manner in which clothing lays discarded around the room leaves no doubt that there has...

hmmmmmmmmmm....whangarei, now this is going to be a short entry as have to say much didnt happen, unless u count \"coitus interuptus\"of course, hehe. anyway, whangarei is the largest town north of auckland and has lots of nice things to do and see, if u have a car. due to money restraints and not wanting to drive we decided to travel around by bus, which is great until u need to leave where ur based to get to places as the public transport system doesnt really e...