Northland/Bay of Islands Ok so here is the update! We had 3 days in Auckland altogether during which we were also able to meet up with some of Laura’s friends from Tonga, Dawn and Fale who took us out for food which was very agreeable! We also got a ferry across to Waiheke a 93sqkm Island just 35 minutes from Auckland. We indulged in some wine tasting and had a cracking bus tour (full of old people and us)! On the Friday we picked up our Jucy Campervan (see p...

Kia ora from New Zealand! Arrived here safely after a slightly bumpy landing on our flight from Fiji! Spent our first afternoon here finding somewhere to stay and wandering round the city centre. Then in the evening we went to the cinema to see "An Education" which was pretty good and nice to do something different. We then had a ridiculously long sleep of 13 hours on as we were really exhausted, despite 4 days chilling on Fiji! We're staying in a huge ...

Bula!!! Greetings from Fiji! Arrived at Nadi Airport (pronounced Nandi) on Thursday night and booked ourselves in at a local hostel. The next morning we travelled to the south coast of the island known as the Coral Coast and checked in at the Beach House resort/hostel which was the filming site of the series Celebrity Love Island! Oh yes! It was not too shabby at all, white sand, turquoise sea, friendly staff and free tea and scones daily, all for about £30 a n...

On Sunday morning we relaxed on Cardiff beach (see previous blog for details) before visiting a wildlife reserve and then made our way back up the coast towards Los Angeles in search of Disneyland! We found a motel just outside of the park and waited in anticipation for the joys that Monday would bring! After psyching ourselves up with coffee and pastries we journeyed into the magical land of Disney! Let's just say the Yanks know how to do a theme park. Laura lo...

Ok so to update you all we left Monterey last Wednesday! From Monterey we continued our journey down the west coast on Highway 1 looking out over the Pacific Ocean. The roads were pretty spectacular as we drove a 125-mile stretch of highway known as the Big Sur, a region that boasts "craggy, unspoiled coastline adorned with mother nature's palette" (Lonely Planet, 2009). Along the way we stopped off at various points to enjoy the "vistas"! On...