Kia-Ora, It's been a while since I've added to this journal so I shall commence waffle-waffle without further ado. The previous plan of travelling by scenic railway has fallen through, but I've come up with a much better one! I call it "Plan B". It entails catching a big green bus and being driven around the country stopping off in the main towns and cities that make up this beautiful double-island. So far, after our pick-ip from Aucklan...

So I've arrived in New Zealand.First impressions, I prefer it to Australia already, it seems a little more hectic and lively and the layout makes a little more sense.  It's kinda like a cheaper, cleaner London.At the moment I'm in Auckland.  Hoping to make the most of the North Island in under 2 weeks.  Then I'll head, via a scenic railway, to Wellington (Capital of NZ) at the bottom of the North Island.  Thus our Sou...

The day before yesterday, I hopped on a cable car to take me over the rainforest and into Kuranda.The cable car or SkyRail as it wants to be known is quite a picturesque ride and allows you to see just how vast this forest landscape really is. But at the end of the day, the green gets a little repetitive...Kuranda itself was a let down. It's a good job we didn't get our butts outta bed and into the car before midday. Add onto that, I'd driven half-...

Hey Everybody,Still in Cairns and running out of things to do...Been to the place called 'Niall'.  It was in the middle of nowhere off a single file road that Road Trains use.  And if you don't know what a Road Train is, think of the biggest truck you've ever seen in England and triple it.  So that trip was kind of pointless and it was Pissing it down all day, yet we got to test our driving skills and see a bit more o...

Taking a bit of a break from it all at the mo - yes it's a hard life!Since getting to Cairns, I've had a few too many drinks, bought myself a loverly iPod and been on a very long road with lots of bulls on it... more on that when I get back!I've also visited Cape Tribulation, home to a beautiful rainforest and beach.  Now I'm back in Cairns, staying in the 'YHA Cairns Central', because the best hostel we've stayed in yet, 'Gil...