NEW ZEALAND - NORTH ISLAND...PLUS A SPONTANEOUS WEEK IN TONGA!! Wow how time flys...I feel like I just wrote the last one but it was 3weeks ago!! Apologies about this one as I am shattered from an 11 hour flight and jet lag from Auckland to Santiago. I managed to get on the bus out of Queenstown on a cancellation which I think may have saved my vital organs! After leaving the mayhem and feeling terrible we traveled North via Christchurch and Kaikoura again ...

BLOG - NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH - 24th mar to 29th mar The Wizard, Dyslexia and Akaroa Dolphin Swimming… Much to my surprise I was pulled aside and tested for any signs of handling explosives upon leaving Melbourne airport. Sensibly I'd avoided any C4 in recent weeks and was passed through fairly swiftly. I landed in the land of the white cloud (named so by a tropical dwelling explorer who upon seeing NZ for the 1st time mistook the snow capped mountains as...

Hello to all you beauties back home, I hope you’re all well. Sorry I haven’t blogged for a while, but if any of you are still following this good on ya - I would have given up after 7mths!! ;-) Can’t believe it’s been that long! Missing ya! After 2.5mths, I'm spending my last days of Australia in Melbourne. It's gone quickly and it's been eventful including the last few weeks which included partying in Byron bay, checking out Sydney, a road trip into t...

Hello to all you beauties back home, I hope you’re all well. Sorry I haven’t blogged for a while, but if any of you are still following this good on ya - I would have given up after 7mths!! ;-) Can’t believe it’s been that long! Missing ya! After 2.5mths, I'm spending my last days of Australia in Melbourne. It's gone quickly and it's been eventful including the last few weeks which included partying in Byron bay, checking out Sydney, a road trip into t...

9th Feb to 28th Feb - Airlie to Coolangatta It's probably about that time again when I should drag you hard workers away from your work and annoy you with an update to this blog... Last time I wrote, my little sis and I were halfway through a coach journey to Airlie beach.... QUEENSLAND AKA THE SUNSHINE STATE...from my experience that is b***s**t!! We arrived at Airlie greeted by a torrential thunderstorm! As the coach door opened I got a "welcome to...