Three days after we arrived in New Zealand we decided to do the most scary, yet thrilling thing I could think of, white water rafting. As soon as we booked it we felt nervous, but there was no time to get anxious, as twenty minutes later we were picked from our hostel and were on our way. I did try to feel more positive as we all chatted in the battered old mini bus, but this was short lived after a we were given a disclaimer to sign. This didn' t fill me wit...

Nothing can really prepare you for the mamouth task you'll be faced with just getting to you're destination. From the months spent planning your trip to ensuring that you say goodbye to all your family and then closing up your home. In our case this was no mean feet as we had between us; two houses, five children, three grandchildren, not to mention the pets; one cat, two snakes and three spiders, yes spiders! Having gone through the chore of renting one hous...