First of all, Tasmania is beautiful. Arriving there reminded me of a giant version of Rarotonga Airport, the views were very similar. I couchsurfed when I got to Hobart, round a lovely lady's house, Elen. I was arriving late and leaving early so thought it would be the perfect opportunity, as it wouldn't inconvenience her too much and I get to meet locals before spending the week with tourists lol. I arrived to a lovely vegetable stir-fry and then went to sl...

As soon as I arrived in Auckland I forgot that not everyone is half as friendly as Raro... The first two people I met were rude women. I felt very homesick when I left the Cook Islands, it was the strangest feeling. On my first day in Auckland I did a free walking tour which went up to Mt Eden, that was an awesome view! I then booked a trip to Paihi (pronounced pie-here). The next day the coach arrived.. Just me and 3 other people, I thought "ohhh this is gonna...

The Cook Islands.. Hmm, where do I start? So, it was easily the best two weeks of my life. On the island I saw one little round about, that's it. No traffic lights.. everyone is so friendly, if I was bored I would leave my hotel room and just take a walk along the beach, there was plenty of people who would start conversations. I arrived on the Monday at the hotel, which was an amazing place! On the Wednesday I went to a place called Cocoputts, which was a 5 m...