So we're about to leave Russell in the Bay of Islands. It has been a wonderful time here, in a very beautiful part of the world. We're staying in an amazing hostel with a Maori lady called Janet. She makes it feel like home, as opposed to the conveyor belt hostel we stayed at in Auckland. She makes you feel so at home, the other day she gave me the keys to her truck and got me (and an American called Phil) to drop her off near the village centre whilst I drov...

Sky Jumping, Bad Hair and Smelly Apartments So our first stint in Auckland has come to an end and we're now in the Bay of Islands. Our final few days in Auckland were definitely interesting. I (Tom) decided to get a hair cut. The hostel advertised free haircuts at a local barbers. Too good to be true you would think and you would be right. If anyone has seen the old advert where the guy gets a Lionel Blair cut, then this is what the guy who cut my hair ...