Queenstown I all ready wanted to move here the minute we drove into town! It's beautiful! The mountains of mordoor aka The Remarkables surround the town! Queenstown feels 80s ski resort. We spent 4 days in Queenstown and I'd love to have spent a couple of more days there. We went on walks around the town and the weather went from snow, rain, sun and wind. Our first night was super fun! We were allowed to pre drink in our Hostel Nomads till 9pm so started at 6...

On route to Wanaka We spent today travelling through beautiful scenery. Alpine forests and snowy top mountains. We left at 8:30 and our first stop was breakfast at Lake Matheson. On a clear day the mountains are mirrored in the lake. Today it still worked but the skies were white from clouds so the photographs looked black and white. At the cafe Neil and I shared a bacon, egg and sausage butty with a cappuccino each costing $25 eek! The sandwich was very filling...

Franz Josef Today we climbed a glacier and it was epic. We had to meet the guide at 8:45 so we dragged ourselves out of bed and put layers of clothes on. We met Bridget and Mike at reception who were still drunk from their night out. It was a gorgeous morning after an awful day yesterday. At the guide shop we paid ($260) and were suited and booted in comfy boots and socks, blue jackets and black waterproof trousers. Looking like little Eskimos we were weighed a...

Red Wine River Valley Laura, Gail, Neil and I had decided to cook a curry together so bought the ingredients. River Valley was a lodge in the middle of nowhere by a river surrounded by mountains, it was beautiful. There was a huge log fire in the middle of the room. Neil and I had decided not to go white water rafting to save money but get a private, which was the best decision as our bed was so cosy. We were also informed that the electric wasn't working so we ...

Sky Diving The cheapest place to do it in the North Island, Taupo was the home to our sky diving adventure and damn I was buzzing with excited. For Neil on the other hand we were not to mention it. Ever since he had signed up for the dive he had sat quietly trying not to panic, nervous was an understatement. Before we arrived in Taupo we stopped off at Huka Falls on a beautiful day to take some photos of the vast amounts of water charging under the bridge we we...