The way my bus worked meant that to go to the North Island I would have to go through Christchurch, Kaikora and Picton again to get a ferry to Wellington. Researching online, I realised it was cheaper (and quicker) to fly to Wellington from Christchurch. I therefore revisited Christchurch for a final few days. I had seen most of the things I wanted to see first time around so had not planned to do much. I met up with Meg whom I had met on my first night there and...

The first sight to welcome me to New Zealand was white capped mountains spanning across a beautiful country. It was a lovely sight and brought back some of the positivity I had lost in Australia. To say New Zealand is English is an understatement. It thrives on the British ideal and perfecting it. I had a warm welcome from a the shuttle driver who was taking me from the airport to my hostel. He proceeded to show us all the sights of Christchurch, the largest cit...