Hey all! I would have said G'day but thats kind of cheesy!!! So here I am in sunny Oz, the weather is gorgeous, the sea is blue, what more could I ask for. I liked this place before I had even landed, the views over Brisbane, and then Cairns were awesome! Cairns was great, all the backpackers were out in force when I arrived-hundreds of people sat in the park next to the lagoon, having BBQs and doing general backpackerish things! I also went diving and sno...

Hello!! I'm here back in the North Island after an awesome few weeks spent down south. Where to start....... Wanaka was one of my favourite places, had a ski bummy vibe to it, loved being back in that atmosphere again! And Queenstown....good old queeny!! -Had a mad few days there, spent three days on snow (including one days snowboarding!) and many heavy nights out with random travellers i've met along the way; what could be better?! Headed down to the mos...

Hey, long time no speak! It sounds like everyone had an awesome time at the Nonstop reunion-I apologise for not being there!- I really wish I could have been. So...., loads done in the last few weeks, cant rememer a great deal about it though-soo hard to remember each place seen and all things done! But on to the main things....which have mostly been in the last few days. I left Wellington and hopped onto the ferry across to Nelson in the South island. Here...

Hey guys!! This is one for the Nonstop crew.........Does anyone know which resort in NZ it is that Lu works at? I'll be back on the slopes soon and was wondering if there was any chance of running into her somewhere, how cool would that be!!-Might half make up for the fact that I wont be able to make it to any of the reunions this summer:(! Also, anyone got any tips on good ski resorts over here?I'd love to do a few of them, but that all depends on the money ...

A week into my trip and here I am, three plane journeys and three countries later, in NZ! Its kind of different, a good different though, nice and layed back!-reminds me of 'home sweet home' Fernie!! Im currently sat in an internet cafe, run by this strange german bloke, somewhere in the middle of the Bay of Islands!Well, I do actually know the name of this place- Paihia, and its the only name I can prenounce, ha! So far ive been on two boat trips up here,...