Not much to report until I arrived at the airport ready to check in to go to Fiji. When I arrived at the counter it transpired that I did not have a ticket!!!!! The woman at Queenstown had taken the ticket for this leg of my trip as well by mistake, so I was stood at check in for ages while someone went off and checked the protocol. Eventually I was checked in and waited for the boarding time. Just prior to boarding, the staff made an announcement asking ...

Well, what an interesting day!!! Arrived at Queenstown airport ready for my 3 flights, terminating in Nadi, Fiji. When I arrived at the airport I managed to check in and get my boarding passes for all my fllights, despite some flights being suspended due to the low cloud. However it was not long before all flights were postponed or cancelled and we were told to collect our bags. Once I had got mine I had to queue at customer services to re-book my flights...

Nicole arrived from England yesterday, after a two day journey and we went out for a drink last night before she finally gave in to exhaustion. Nic is best mates with Natalia, who I have been friends with since infant school!! Today we were up reasonably early, with the intention of getting ourselves organised and deciding where and how to travel the country. We asked at the travel centre at the YHA, only to be told that it is high season and there is no...

Hi again from Auckland, Not much to report as I've been trying to do admin type stuff the last few days - like changing my flights and doing research on where and what to do next. Auckland is a really nice city, but it's extremely hilly as it is covered in volcanic hills (don't worry, they are extinct mum). The city has attracted a lot of Asian immigrants, giving the city a very cosmopolitan feel - it also means that there are lots of great, cheap rest...

Kia Ora (Maori for hello) everyone, I haven't quite fallen off the edge of the world yet, but it feels like it! I think I'm about as far away from home as I can get, as well as being 13 hours ahead of GMT now. I arrived in Auckland on Saturday evening and checked in to my hostel, which is new and very well equiped. I haven't done much yet, but have located Starbucks - priorities! Burger King has also reverted back to Burger King from Hungry Jacks, whi...