Arrived in Nadi where we stayed for one night thank goodness we weren't staying much longer as we weren't impressed with the hotel. The ferry dropped us off the following morning on Beachcomber Island for 4 days of sunshine, booze and three proper meals a day.  We were staying in the massive dorm with 64 beds so not luxury but good enough. Unfortunately, it rained for 3 of the 4 days continously.  However, this didn't dampen our spirits. The...

Picton to Nelson After a nice 3 hour ferry ride to the South Island, we went to a vineyard for some wine tasting. They had obviously had the Kiwi Experience bus there many times, as they only offered us two sips at the risk of us drinking their entire stocks! We headed to Nelson which is a pretty small place and had (another) roast dinner and a few drinks in town. The weather had got really bad over on the South Island and reminded us of home! On the way to N...

Auckland to Mercury BayYes that's right, we are in a whole different country! Arrived in Auckland on Saturday afternoon and was met by our tour guide for the next few days (NZ Mark who lives in London) and headed into the city.Had a quick change and then went to explore some of the eating and drinking holes that Auckland has to offer. We had a cheeky bottle of wine and a lovely Thai meal before moving onto an Irish Bar (Danny Dooligans - very authentic) where...

Arrived in Cairns and we are staying at one of the best hostels ever - Travellers Oasis, its really small and the owner Gabe is very funny and helpful, only 3 in a dorm and you get a proper towel!! Funny how good it feels to have a proper towel and duvet! Our first day was spent checking out the shops as we hadn't been shopping for the past 5 days! Spent the next day in Kuranda which is a small village in the hills near Cairns. Usually you can get there b...

Next town on the list was Townsville for 2 nights not really much to say about this place to be honest - town wasn't that nice and hostel was grotty. We spent one of the days walking down the strand and lazing by the rock pool (man made pool by the sea) this was really nice. Caught the ferry to Magnetic Island where we spent one night. The island is very quiet, we were staying in one of the bays at Base Backpackers which was right on the beach and had great...