After spending 4 days in the Coramandel recovering from my mystery illness, Chilling out and recovering from a mystery illness... I had a really good chance to meet some nice people during my 'recovery' time. Here I got chatting to a really lovely Israeli couple who introduced me to another Israeli guy called Oren who like me was planning to leave Whitianga the next day for Auckland. I was 'persuaded' by all of them not to get the bus to Auckland (the long way ro...

Arrival in NZ's "Scottish city" and finally a visit to cadbury land YAY!

Well as much as I loved the Magic bus (the hop on and off bus that takes you all around NZ) unfortunately it doesn't take you to one of New Zealand's best attractions, Milford Sound! Luckily enough I met a girl with a Bob Marley camper van who was willing to take me and one other person there! It had all the making of a Milford Sound road trip! With our little van packed with enough snacks and drinks to sink a ship! The 3 of us set off in out little van th...

Kaikora and christchurch

Wellington, New Zealands capital city (and you all thought it was Auckland, me too!). Well what can I say about the place?? Well first of all I have to say that it's lovely, I could definately live here, it reminds me a little bit of San Francisco, No really! the CBD (central business district) is full of lovely shops and massive sky scrappers and its got a real cafe culture to it, it has a real European feel to it. The houses all look like they should be in San ...