Hello from Queenstown. We've been here a couple of days now. Took the scenic route on a coach from Christchurch on Tuesday, it was really good. The driver was very knowledgeable and did a good commentary. We were very tired though after sleeping on the floor in Christchurch airport. Yesterday we had a sleep-in, then went to the Kiwi and Birdlife Park, which was really cool. We saw kiwis! Saw lots of other native birds as well. I had kumara chips, which are lik...

We are in Auckland. We spent a very dull day in transit at Brisbane airport - there's only so many times you can walk round the same few overpriced shops. After 8 hours of listening to announcements for people with strange names who hadn't boarded their flights, we were on our way finally. We got to Auckland, where my wi passport saved a lot of time because I was able to do self checkout immigration control. It was raining when we arrived here but by yesterday...

Here, anything containing milk, eg yoghurt, a carton of milk, lists water as its main ingredient. I haven't been able to get the song Kung Fu by Ash out of my head since I got here. The Hong Kong MTR (underground) is cool, clean and spacious in the stations and the trains are open all the way through which makes it easier for people to spread through the train. Ticket machines are simple - you just touch where you want to go on the map. A lit up map on the trai...

Things I discovered today: - Flamingos also come in orange - There is demand for Waitrose muesli and chopped tinned tomatoes among the affluent in Hong Kong. - It is cheaper in a restaurant to have your drink hot than cold. - There are millions of skin creams available here but sun lotion is surprisingly difficult to find. Yesterday we arrived at about 9am. The hostel is basic but seems to be alright. We both fell asleep at about 1pm, not waking until about ...

Welcome to anyone reading my blog, hopefully some people will be. It will get more interesting soon, once I've actually travelled somewhere, I assure you! Flying tomorrow. Kinda scared now, since I found out the place we're staying in Hong Kong is in Chungking Mansions. Photo is attached, from Wikipedia. It's this massive building containing about 80 hostels, as well as restaurants, shops, money changers and people selling fake watches and other things I don't...