Well, NZ has been a busy month!! Hired a car to get around... have now accumulated quite a lot of stuff though - have had to go out and buy a suitcase!! NZ has been fab... done loads of really good stuff... spent lots of money! Run down of NZ: South Island: Christchurch - landed here Easter weekend... spent a few days round the city... shopping! Went round the botanic gardens - hence the zillion flower pictures!! Went up a mountain to a looko...

Fraser Island is amazing!! Did a 3 day, 2 night 4wd self-drive camping trip - had a really good time. Met the day before our trip and got split up into groups... we had 10 people - there were 5 of us brits - me and bex, Zena, Ashley and Deip, 2 german girls - cathy and alexa, a swiss bloke called pascal and these 2 weird dutch boys called pete and joey, who turned out to be very rude and unsociable!! Watched a video about the island and learnt what to...

Hunter Valley is a really nice place - and cheap too!! Stayed in a really nice villa which came complete with a BBQ and a pool - both of which we took full advantage of!! Actually cost us the same as a double room in our hostel in Sydney! Didn't get there till late on our first day so just went out for dinner. The next day we went full on wine tasting - best bit of all is that it's all free!! You turn up at a winery (or cellar door as they're kn...

Sydney has been amazing!! Stayed here about a week and of course Ben is out here with me which makes it all the more perfect! The opera house is pretty stunning - especially if you catch ity on a sunny day - otherwise it looks a bit yellow!! Considered clinbing the harbour bridge but decided $165 was quite a lot! Did loads of other stuff though - went to the aquarium which was pretty good, went jet boating round the hrabour - definately recommended - wait f...

Arrived in the Blue Mountains and weather was awful - drizzle and really low cloud so couldn't see a thing - walked all the way from our hostel to Echo Point to see the 3 sisters but they were completely covered by cloud!! Second day was much better - clear sunny day! Got a trolley bus pass and got dropped off at Echo Point again and could actually see the 3 sisters this time! Walked from here to Scenic World along a walking track - took about an hour - saw...