So after having gone to my bed at like 11pm so i could get a good nites sleep for my bus journey home, i must hav had one of the worst nites sleep possible. The other 7 people in my room had all gone out so i kind of expected them to be a bit noisey when they came in. Well the 2 German guys came in at about 2 and did try to be quiet. However as they fell asleep very quickly, I hadnt managed to get back to sleep by the time one of them started snoring and i mean t...

Arrived in Auckland just after midday today. I had not heard very good reviews about Auckland and I must admit it was just as bad as i had been led to imagine! However the rain did manage to stop after we got settled into our hostel, so we went for a walk around the city. I saw the Sky Tower which to be honest just looks like a concrete pillar with some shiney tiles at the top, not very impressive!! Also walked down to the harbour in hope of seeing the Auckland h...