The comedy campervan journey continued west to the the fiordland coast.  There be dragon's in them hills.... Feels a little bit like stepping onto a LOTR set but maybe that's just because of Eszter's enthusiasm for tracking down location sites.  "Ring hunts" have taken us along the bumpiest, dustiest tracks in middle earth which was fine until we realised that the seals weren't as good as they looked (and they look pretty shodd...

Just a quick hello from sunny NZ. Will go back and fill in what I got up to in Australia when I have a little more time (travelling is quite hectic you know!?!) and post some of the comedy photos from Sydney too.So far have travelled from Christchurch via Lake Tekapo to Queenstown. I've met up with a Swiss friend, Eszter who I met whilst travelling through Vietnam, and we're journeying in style.... well if you call a clapped out old campervan sprayed with...

Well, I've finally come back to describe my time in Australia as promised long ago (well, back in February? seems like an eternity). Overall.... I LOVE Sydney. This probably comes as no surprise to people that know me well, but I could easily see myself living here for a while! My time here has been filled with a huge amount of fun. After the plasterer Morgan left, I had a bit of a liver recovery period. Not for long though - wine tasting at an amazing wine b...

Well g'day there from sunny Sydney. Happy New Year to you all and hope you had a great Christmas break and got lots of lovely presents!Getting into the city way of life now as I've been here for nearly 3 weeks. Obviously had to buy some shoes to help me fit in... Ah the joys of coming to a country where I don't feel like Big Foot (or the Hendersons?!). Have had the best time getting re-acquainted with Sarah and we've got up to a few japes in and a...

Ah, it's so good to be down under again! Perth is a delightful city with the range of "seaside" adventures you'd imagine but also rolling vineyards, areas of pine plantations and a proud history of being the first free-settler town in Australia.I've spent a great week here staying with Mum's friends Valerie and Ian. They have been amazingly kind and taken me on many day trips to the surrounding areas - wine tasting in the Swan Valley (ob...