Special K does New Zealand Well I fell in love. Not with a boy (as I'm sure my mum is delighted!) and no I haven't turned lesbian either. I fell in love with New Zealand, with Aotearoa, with the land of the long white cloud. Where else not only respects their indigenous people, but actively embraces their culture and history? Where else looks equally beautiful in the rain and the sun? Where else can you drive for 8 hours without seeing another car? Where else ca...

The Kiwi Experience Bus Logistics Before I continue to bore you with what I have been doing for the last few weeks, it is perhaps time to tell you a bit about the whole 'Kiwi Experience'. Even before going I had made the decision to use the Kiwi Experience bus to explore NZ I had heard of its reputation for 'fun and frolics'. Whilst the more sensible traveller chooses to travel with Stray or Magic, a different kind of traveller altogether chooses Kiwi. I found ...

The return of the bright red trekking face (minus the hat) After a measly five hours sleep and an awesome leaving party, I got picked up from G'day Backpackers at 6.50am and headed for Sydney airport. Despite an extremely long line at check-in and a mad dash through the airport for a copy of my return ticket (bloody Aussies wouldn't let me leave without one, they want to keep there, naturally), I still found the time for a McDonalds breakfast before I boarded my...