The coach took just over 5 hours to reach the 'Adventure Capital Of The World' and once again the scenery right up until the sun set was spectacular. Mountains, lakes, waterfalls, meadows and farms. The temperature was probably below freezing. We had a short walk to the hotel, up a pretty steep hill, we got to the crest breathing heavily, the freezing air burning our lungs as we inhaled deeply. We were so glad we only had to carry the bags up the once. The pub ...

The journey by bus took 6 hours through amazing scenery, in the distance, snow covered mountains flanked us on both sides as lush farmland nourished cows, sheep, deer and alpacas either side of the road. Bags dumped we headed back to town or a wander round. It had a very strong resemblance to Edinburgh, the buildings are similar in style, the streets, suburbs and shops all have Scottish names, the weather was decidedly Scottish too with an icy wind and rain. We...

We had a long day travelling from Sydney to Christchurch, our flight that we had a ticket for was to depart at 12:35, however we didn't leave until nearly 10 hours later. We arrived in Christchurch at 3:30 am, yuck! After not nearly enough sleep, we headed out for a quick walk. Our local area has a good few shops and restaurants and was around 2 kilometres to the city centre. For a Saturday afternoon it was pretty quiet. The harsh weather we'd heard had gripped ...