G'day. Here we are in the merry old land of Aus. We've been up and down the East Coast of this mammoth rock and done in only two and a half weeks it was a whistle stop tour to end all whistle stop tours. Firstly however it's worth mentioning our flight from Fiji to Sydney. We we're both pretty excited to find out we were on a two story airplane as neither of us have been on one before. We asked a stewardess if we could sit upstairs but we were told that we ha...

Fiji time Bula! We are welcomed to this beautiful country by a band, dressed in traditional Fijian outfits and playing guitars, far removed from the arrivals at Manchester airport. Immediately the laid back attitude of the people is apparent and we are told that things run to Fiji time here (basically things happen/arrive/depart when they do, no rush). Arriving in Nadi (or Nandi as the Fijians say) we were warned to get out and explore the rest of the count...

Greetings from the end of New Zealand! But first let us enlighten you how we came to be in this temporal position. We left Gillespie's Beach in Fox and drove down to the little town of Wanaka. I should state that we love Wanaka! It's beautiful little town with cheerful atmosphere and a backdrop that people would kill for, a crystal, blue lake surrounded by towering mountains. Plus the ice cream shop, Tangos, provided very generous portions. We camped near...

Hamilton to south island So here we are in the South Island but first let's pick up where we left off in Hamilton. Not a top ten in New Zealand but worth a visit to see Chris. Off on a night out here is reminiscent of Bolton: fist fight in a car park, ridiculously smart dress code for a bad club and a dodgy kebab- all in all a good night out. Next day to Raglan for a shot at surfing, after two fun hours of being battered by the waves, we admit defeat and...

Hello everyone, We've successfully escaped from Auckland and got on the road to Rotorua. Rotorua is famous for its geothermal activity, which basically means the ground is pretty damn hot. We took a walk through around the town which doesn't have much going on but does have an abundance of hot water pools varying in temperature from 'get in it's pretty pleasant' to 'if you fall in your flesh will melt off your bones'. During our time in Rotorua we visited...