Ok so after all my talk about wanting to stick with the same people and liking the girls i had a bit of a change of plan. when i got to picton went and checked in at atlantis backpackers and they were looking for cleaners for free accommodation, internet n laundry, minimum of 2 weeks. i had a think bout it for a couple of hours and decided to take it. clean for 3 hours in the morning from 9-12- not too bad. so first day in picton got the cleaning job and had a wo...

left from taupo this morning on the big green bus, met caz, charlotte and lucy. we stopped for a couple of hours at Tawhai falls, the place where smeagol catches the fish in the forbidden pool. had a look around the tourist centre and then hit the road again onto river valley! unfortunately on the way our bus just decided to stop! in the middle of nowhere it just stopped, luckily we still had phone signal! we were stuck on the side of the road for 2 hours before ...

Set off for Waitomo today, stopped at Te Pui-thermal wonderland and kiwi experience. Got to see hot mud pools and geysers. Sat on some hot seats as well- just concrete seats but because of the heat coming from beneath the ground it warms them up! Then got to try some poy dancing (balls on strings, now done by women but the men used to do it to keep their wrists supple for fighting). Then we did the hoky koky in maori, which was pretty funny, cant remember any of ...

you may be happy to know that i got served first on the flight from hong kong to NZ! on my 1st full day in NZ went for a wonder round downtown Auckland downtown was the place i was staying and is not at all dodgy even tho it may sound it a a little. i was quite surprised at how many different culures there were there. then went on a harbour cruise, got to see why its called the city of sails, theres lots of boats! apparently one in every 4 people have a boat-pret...

My journey started with a 12.5 hour flight. I managed to watch 4 films and an hour of tv, also got 1 hour of sleep. When i first got on the plane I was pretty hungry and thought I'd get served first cos I was right next to the food place. Unfortunately, they decided it would be fun to tease me by letting me smell it all but serve me last! Apart from that the flight wasn't too bad. Arrived at the airport very tired and kept drifting off to sleep on the first bus I...