Nil: Hey all! We're in Nelson now, staying with Joseph, Cushla, Tom, Matt, Patrick and Bridgette Hassan. Today the family took us out to the spectacular Abel Tasman National Park. We went bush walking and then stopped off by the sea for lunch. The views are so sweeeet, it would be criminal to try and describe them as I wouldn't do them justice. But to give you an impression it encompasses all my favourite things: mountains, seaside and forest- you can't get...

Nil: Sorry for the lack of blogs! We've been having technical issues with the camera and internet. So, we're now in Kerikeri staying with Tom's relatives. It's been an amazing pilgrimmage of the Hassan and Barnes clans! So far we've visited Anna & Giles who have a beautiful baby boy. They showed us amazing beaches around Auckland, took us eel watching in their gardens, and we were introduced to their horses! Then we met Peter Hassan who took us to see ...

Nil: Hey all! We're in New Zealand now, just arrived today after a very painless flight. Tom's relative, Anna and her little son Kori were kindly there to greet us at the airport, which was really appreciated. We only had one hitch when trying to pass through customs when we arrived into Auckland. The Customs Official asked Tom to go to one side so they could have a little chat with him before they'd let him into their country! A few nervous minutes went by...

Tom: Hi all. I'm flying solo with this blog, so sorry about that. Just thought I'd say a few words about this vibrant, exciting, frankly awesome city that is Sydney. Here goes: Take a relatively small British city that can be scaled North to South/East to West on foot in 4-5 hours, say Newcastle or Cardiff - or possibly even Glasgow. Then add strong elements of London, such as small, overcrowded, but strangely cosy bars, and rather cool markets with a global in...

Tom: Another day, another continent - another customs official looking at me suspiciously. It was actually a really confusing journey regarding flight times and the general time differences. We began on the morning of the 2nd flying from Balikpapan, Borneo to Jakarta, Java (which is an hour behind Borneo), and expected a 8 hour wait at the main airport in Jakarta before our 7 hour flight to Sydney. Qantas airlines - the airline we've been flying with - has been ...