Sydney is one of those places we have always dreamed of going to, hence arriving there was an exciting event! We have been really getting into the whole saving money game, as we grow into true backpackers! So deliberately booking a hostel in Sydney that offers a free airport pickup (thats $35 saved!), worked a treat! All the districts in Sydney have names of their British counterparts, we stayed in 'Kings Cross' which had some similarities to that back home, some...

Lake Wanaka/ Queenstown -> ChristchurchOn the road again we stopped for a night in Lake Wanaka... well at Lake Wanaka not actually in it despite attempts from the dodgy brakes! The lake is famous for the reflection of the green and snowcapped mountains in its waters. We rocked up at a large hostel called the 'Purple Cow' and enjoyed a stunning view from the terrace over the lake. More importantly we both had a calling, and that was from the world famous adrena...

Kaikoura -> Foz Glaciers So off we went, one Czech girl, an already lost English guy and our hopefully trusty little Nissan! What adventures lay ahead of us we didnt know. Christchurch sits on the middle of the east coast and we had a rough plan to do a circle around the south island heading north. The roads take you through untouched mountains and fields full of every animal you could ever wish to see on your plate, even lamas!?!! After hours of greenery we...

Hello!!! We arrived!!! Jet-lagged and confused!! We left on the 14th October with only a 12hour flight ahead of us then a connecting flight of 1hour and yet we arrived on the 16th October. Tired and missing a day of our lives!! Our supposed nice Quantas flight from Santiago turned out to be on LAN, anyone who knows about airlines will know that is NOT a good thing!!! So no sleep for Rich or Petra.... just a few minutes distant dreaming of those luxury coaches in ...

Having become so use to long coach trips, as soon as we sat down like military trained sleepers we went straight to sleep only to be awoken in Valparaiso! Valparaiso, which means "Paradise Valley" is a city by the sea with hills as far as the eye can see all covered in colourful little houses. For us it looked similar to the favelas covering the hills in Rio, only if someone had given the poor people of Rio's favelas a bucket of coloured paint each! We ...