Australia The last week in Australia was awesome, first the surf camp and then a weekend in Sydney. I'm afraid I'm not yet the pro surfer I intend to be, but I did learn a lot and also managed to catch the bigger waves.. I have to say, surfing is A LOT harder than it looks. First two-three days it was so much fun and every lesson I was improving, but I think the day four was the worst. I got slammed around the ocean and hit my head with my board a few times a...

We got to Byron Bay in the morning and we're shocked to realise it was raining. Byron was supposed to be the beach holiday part of the trip. We checked into the hostel, and we weren't quite as excited about the teepee accomodation, as we were back when we were booking it. Back then, we thought it'd be cool to stay in a teepee, but we didn't consider the possibility of rain and the water leaking through the teepee or the fact that it was probably set up in the se...

Last days in New Zealand Leaving South Island was a bit sad, but I couldn't stay sad for long, because after a very bumpy flight (everyone sighed out of relief and clapped when the tiny plane finally landed) in to Wellington, the windiest city in the world, the fun continued. Sanna and her kiwi boyfriend picked me from the airport, we did some sightseeing, went to Te Papa, the biggest museum in NZ and in the evening we had a lovely meal with Sanna, Matt and thei...

And so the awesomeness continues.. So after the amazing first week in New Zealand, believe it or not, it just got better!We stayed in Franz Josef for 2 nights, in a very nice Rain forest retreat. On our first day we did a lovely kayak trip on the glacier lake, kayaking through a rain forest and jumping off the kayaks for refreshing dips. The water was so pure you could drink straight from the lake! Next day was proper exercise, with our 8 hour glacier hike. We ...

I'm traveling in New Zealand now and loving every minute of it!!! I've heard so many people tell me that they wished they would've stayed in NZ for longer and that it's amazing and the south island is incredible, but I still remained a little skeptical as I boarded my plane in Sydney. (I went to Sydney for a few days to celebrate the Australia day, but I'll tell all about Sydney later on, as I will return there after NZ.) I'm more of a city girl than a nature lo...