New Zealand - North Island Part 2 Wellington We arrived in Wellington on the 26th October after our ferry ride from Picton. Wellington lived up to its nickname "windy wellington", it was a city that was overcast and not that great at all compared to the beautiful scenery we were used to! We spent the afternoon walking around the city and took a nice stroll along the waterfront which was nice. Due to the fact that we had to get up at 7am the next morn...

New Zealand - South IslandPictonWe arrived in the very pretty town of Picton late morning, had some lunch and wandered around, before hopping straight onto the Tranz Scenic train from Picton to Christchurch. Fortunately both the train and ferry service were included in our bus tickets so we didn't have to pay anything extra for them. The train journey was amazing, with stunning scenery the whole way. We travelled along the coastal road, with the sea on one sid...

New Zealand - North Island Part 1AucklandAfter a 13hour flight (and a whole day missed out!) we arrived in Auckland very early wednesday (30th Sept) morning. We hadn't been able to book our accommodation in advance so we spent the next few hours hanging around in the airport, ringing hostels to try and find a cheap room at 6am! Eventually we got through to one and caught the bus into the city centre. We checked into the hostel, then decided we should organise ...