Arrived at LAX at 2.20pm Saturday, was so weird having to go through the day again because of time difference between US and Fiji. Had a good flight with little turbulence, although we were sat on the plane for an hour before we went anywhere. Got carted off to be grilled some more when I arrived in LA because my finger prints didn't match (drama number 1), then managed to get my bags and find my shuttle to go to the hostel in Santa Monica where I would be stayin...

I left Auckland for the airport at 12.20pm, arrived in plenty of time to catch my 3.55pm flight to Nadi, Fiji. The flight was 3 hours long and pretty bumpy in places, but nothing too bad, besides I had my own tv screen to keep me occupied. Arrived in Nadi at 7pm and after clearing customs and getting my bags I was greeted by a traditional Fijian band and given a shell necklace. Got my shuttle to the hotel and made friends with the shuttle driver who made me give ...

On Monday 20 April I had to be up at 5.30am to get my shuttle bus to the airport for my flight to New Zealand. My first flight to Auckland was 3 hours long, and a good flight there. Was pleasantly surprised to find that we had our own tv screens so I passed the time by watching Will Smith’s movie Seven Pounds. Got to Auckland and decided to make my way straight to the domestic terminal for my flight to Christchurch that evening. Couldn’t find where the shuttl...

Monday 6th April - Day 13 This morning I had to get up at the ridiculously early time of 3.50am to get ready for my hot air balloon ride. Just me and two Irish girls called Sinead and Tara were doing it this time. The guy was meant to be picking us up at 4.20am, but after the cancellation last time I was half expecting it to be cancelled again, but we did get picked up at 4.30am and then we had about a 45 minute journey to a place called Mareeba in the Kuranda n...

Tuesday 14th April – Day 21 Had such a nice chilled out day today, didn’t have to be up for anything in particular so I didn’t need to put my alarm on, got up at about 8.30am and me, Tasha, Larah and Rose went and had breakfast, - poached eggs on toast yum before having a look around Surfer’s Paradise town, it is such a lovely little seaside place and the weather was quite sunny today which made for a nice change! In the afternoon we just chilled as that...