Club tropicicana drinks are free/ Do they know it's Christmas time at all? 16.12-22.12 Bula! Bula, Bula after 5 days of pure paradise tropical bliss the Fijians (and their word of choice) have won the love. It's taken 9 weeks but brown girl in the ring status has now been achieved and Christmas is unrecognisable. (Hence the title and a long overdue Wham) Fiji is the dogs balls... If you like that tropical island at Hollywood level (and who wouldn't); Castaw...

Chasing Cars ROAD TRIP Mount montanui, tauranga, Matamata/ Hobbiton, Roturua, geyser, kerosone creek, White Island/waheilkirne, waitimo caves, Raglan, coranmandel, hot water beach, cathedral cove, tirau, Auckland 7.12-16.12 After my impulsive weekend of (non) boats and hoes, Taupo baby! Another impulsive decision led me on the road to nowhere with the 26 club and gandalf. As a massive control freak but non planner, further stepping away from my Sheffield ...

Sorry Ms Jackson oooohhhh (forever ever ever ever ever) Mount cook, Rangitata, Wellington, Taupo baby 2.12-7.12 Long bloggage... Busy week....I'm not sorry! Tuesday a day of national mourning across New Zealand... Well the Stray camp, with the displacement of the little family. Swiss Chris heading to topple off Asian cliffs, Irish Attenborough and Lady Finance perfecting their free fall posers with secondary skydive extrodianire. And then there was two... ...

No nay never... No nay never no more Wanhaka /Queenstown/ Milford sound 29.11.2014- 03.12.2014 Wanhaka an adorable little town (yes allowing town status) lodged between the rain sodden glacier of Franz Joseph and the all action Queenstown. The notable improvement of the weather sent the appreciation of the scenery soaring....possibly the most diverse (excluding Darnall) place I have ever been....snow topped mountains, lakes with reflective surfaces and fir tr...

Paradise by the dashboard light 22nd November-28th November Abel Tasman/ Westport/ Greymouth/ Franz Joesph Sat waiting for the bus... Again... Kiwi time stranded me on street, sun baking and defrosting my sausages (proper sausage is a limited commodity here) and my weekly veg. The Stray bus was a new crowd to me but been a pretty constant bus since Auckland. (New girl at school syndrome) however The rocker of a coachman gave me a grand introduction and the ...