A slice of paradise...? (Part one) Well what a past few days it's been! To make a proper start on the trip we arranged a trip to the Great Barrier Island, a sleepy little island 90km off the coast of NZ. Catching sight of the brochures littering the tourist info centers was enough to get my saliva going so a quick phone call to the ferry company and we had an adventure on our hands. We booked a room at the "Stray Possum" backpackers lodge and waited for the ...

Well folks, good evening, good morning or whatever... my body is still trying to work out where the hell it is and what time it is! Altho is defo knows when its time to eat! This is now day 5 in New Zealand and I'm still in shock, I can't believe that 6 weeks ago I was going about my business and now I'm the other side of the world with some random ethnic chick who decided to drag me along, oh yes, can you hear the protests?...*silence*... Anyway, as th...