Queenstown kinda reminds of Chang Mai in northern Thailand. A busy hidden away little town with plenty of activities to do. We took a gondola lift through a cut passage through the trees to the top. 1.5km with an almost vertical angle. At the top we payed for luge go carting. A non motored go cart purely working on gravity as you come meandering down the cliff side through tunnels and sharp corners. Got a bit confident by the third go and almost tipped the car...

Well the scenery in New Zealand didn't disappoint. Definitely feels like your in the set of Lord of the Rings, snow tipped high mountain passes with long flat valleys in between. Very pretty! Our first stop over was lake Tekapo, a massive natural lake hidden away amongst the mountains! I don't think we could've asked for better weather clear blue sky's and fairly warm in the sun.! Giving some stunning views with the reflection from the lakes! However clear sky's...

So our first stop in NZ was Christchurch. Didn't actually get time in the end to visit the town. We had already organised the hostel accomodation and campervan pick up from Australia. The hostel was called Jucy which was also the biggest campervan hire company in NZ... They happened to have a free shuttle bus to the van depo.. so we naturally hopped on... after spending an hour of waiting, the shuttle journey and waiting in line it was our turn... handed him the...