Hi guys, its been a while and this is a long one. Probably best to do this in stages, or get some snacks and relax. When we last updated we were Wellington bound for a couple of days before boarding the ferry. Wellington itself was great - it's donned as the culture captial of NZ (as well as being the official capital city) and we made the most of the museums and tourist attractions there, as well as a bit of shopping. Our favourite experience was the Carter ...

Kia Ora! We are well on way around New Zealand now, in a campervan that we have lovingly named Malcolm, in honour of the legendary taxi man that took us to pick up our new home. The name also works well for fans of "2001, A Space Odyssey" - Hal has become Mal, our trusty friend for the next few weeks (although we're hoping for a better relationship!) Over the past week, we have driven almost the length of the North Island and here's an overview of our adventu...

By the way, if anyone wants a postcard while we're away (no promises where it'll be from...) please email either of us your address x

Bula Vinaka! We've really enjoyed being off the radar for the past couple of weeks, you guys have no doubt been fraught with panic - don't worry we are alive, well and bronzed. We're not even going to try to explain in full our time in Fiji (that would even bore us) but we did want to tell you about the 'Fijeelings' we've developed for this place. When we planned the trip, we included Fiji because we wanted to kick off with a chilled out break in the sun. What...

We've finally made it to Fiji...one word = EPIC. To condense two days worth of traveling, we left on Thursday 28th April and embarked on the following: 11 hour flight from London to LA (Al and I weren't sitting together which caused panic, but after making friends with everyone around us, we were able to persuade a bit of shuffling about. Having a pilot in our row helped calm the panic too! Al was happy to be moved away from the two barryatric i.e. obese men ...