We spent 9 until 3:45 in a library planning where we wanted to go after Fiji as you need an exit flight in order to enter the country so it looks like we're going to the Philippines! It looks grotesquely beautiful and I can't wait to get over there, I won't say too much on what we have planned as I like to keep you in suspense! Researching all the things available and picking what you fancy is a drag but it's much more fun than what chelsea does, which is read t...

Hobbiton was everything that I ever dreamed, I loved every second of it! Being unable to definitively give a date that I could go to Hobbiton because of the campervan, I decided that I would just book the night before I intended to go. Unfortunately, this plan fell around my ears; after looking at their website, I was horrified to learn that they were fully booked - literally every day until the 3rd of January, ten days away! Though as you will well know by now,...

The Coromandel Peninsula is exceptional. It's Eastern shores are littered with small inlets and white sand beaches where it's ranges in the middle are a mass of lush, green ferns and native rainforest. We're destined for the picture-perfect haven known as Hahei. It is a relatively small area which is flanked by rocky headlands and rolling waves. Our first stop was Hot Water Beach. Chelsea had heard about this spot and was keen as a bean to go there. Her main so...

Our Air B and B (simply put, a service where people that aren't using their home for a short period - for holidays and similar things - make a bit of extra cash by letting people stay at their home for a fee) was more than adequate! It was a singular, huge room offering a kitchen, bedroom and living room with a bathroom down a narrow corridor by the door. It was all very clean and tidy and it was a delight being able to get dressed and look for things without bei...

Milling around Posonby Market was the most Christmassy thing we had done or seen around the Christmas season. The ceiling was a glittering red due to the hundreds of ornamental red orbs that hung from the ceiling and mince pies were on every stall. Settling down to a banana milkshake in one of the many quirky cafes allowed us to take in the place a little better. This particular cafe was chosen as it had roughly twenty lights hanging from its ceiling, all of whi...