I had an absolute ball driving around New Zealand. I drove almost 4,000 kms, but if you're thinking of doing it here are a few tips to assist you: Share the driving with someone else - you'll also get many signs encouraging you to do that too Stop often to look at the scenery so you don't get distracted while driving Invest in GPS - although there aren't many roads always best if you're on your own to have GPS rather than try to read a map while driving St...

I was blown away by the beauty of Wanaka and tasted some lovely home-made ice cream. I thought I was ready for the sights of Queenstown, but the drive over the Crown range was spectaculour, if not a little scary at times . It was the perfect way to arrive into the place I'd heard so much about and has become so famous due to the plethora of ways you can kill yourself, sorry I meant enjoy yourself with extreme sports. Sadly I didn't manage to make it to Fergburg...

So today I had a helicopter ride over Franz Josef glacier, Fox glacier and we also did a circle over Mount Cook (New Zealand's highest mountain). It was so amazing! We landed on Franz Josef and I was astounded by the fact that I managed to stay upright (unusual for me on snow and ice) and also that I didn't need a jumper or coat. Our pilot for the day was really blase about the flight, well he does it at least 8 times a day I guess. When we flew over Mount Coo...

WOW - the phrase I am using the most since my arrival in New Zealand. The scenery is amazing and on some occasions the roads very windy - that doesn't always make for comfortable driving... it is however great training for my future rally driving career though, so all's good. I've moved onto the south island & have been amazed that the vistas could bev better than they were on the north island, but they're already rivalling them. After the ferry on Saturda...

Rotten eggs, if you've been to Rotorua then you'll know that that's the smell that greets you when you enter the city. It sounds grim but you get used to it pretty quickly . As soon as I arrived here I found the world-famous Polynesian spa and had a soak in the lake spas for almost three hours. I'll confess that I fell asleep in the spa while floating and got a little burnt - so much so that when I went to the Te Po cultural experience later that night it was th...