This was the day Jan nearly killed a man. We sat in the second to front seats on the coach, Jan was secretly eating some trail mix for breakfast before the coach departed. As we got underway, the driver advised us all of the safety features of the coach, our route and then after about 10 minutes that he had a severe allergy to peanuts and that even the smell of them would make him very ill. Jan was mortified, she clamped her hood over her mouth and sat face cover...

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 ...

We had a fair old drive to Perth ahead of us, we'd had a generous offer from a couple from the Yahtzee night to stay with them in the city's outskirts and we gratefully accepted. We met up with them at Geraldton to get directions to their house, they went directly home, while we took a more leisurely drive along the coastal road. Almost immediately, the weather changed, the sky began to look a little angry and the light rain began. As the rain intensified, we d...