Well i made it to Queenstown, the adventure capital of New Zealand. But i have 4 days of stuff to get written down, so here goes....... Sat 03rd Jan - Christchurch The weathers broken, for the first time, sod's law i want to go to the cricket. It's the second test of the 1 day international between the 'black caps' and the Windies. I get to the ground in the 6th over, just as rain covers go on!. Luckily it's just a 10 minute walk for my hostel so i go back for ...

I remember the film, sliding doors, where you make a split desicion and you go off in a different direction but eventually you reach the same point - a bit like how a tree branches off but eventually reaches it's peak. What am i rambling on about?, well i was in two minds about whether to leave the base hostel but something made me just go and explore. So i've been at the excelsior for the past 3 nights, the staff are great, it's small but some great people kic...

It's funny, i flew into Auckland (raining) sencing i would be disappointed (still had a great time) but not what i expected, i flew into Christchurch (glorious sunshine), sencing it would be another amazing city. I love Christchuch...... why?. Maybe it's because it has the feel of a British town, only sodden in sunshine, going back in time 50 years. It has the the Avon river, complete with punts and college students dressed in boaters and ties, surrounded by gree...

Christmas in Auckland, well what was left of it, i didn't wake up until 15.00 as the jet lag and travelling in Asia finally kicked in. I just got some fresh air before taking a mosey at the hostal bar in ACB backpackers, i could tell from the noise that i was well behind in the drinking stakes. There was a cracking atmosphere and all the normal athems kicking out of the i-pod, and lots of nationalites making a racket aboove all the other raised voices. I found a ...

It's a bit of a cheat this blog, i'm down under, Australia, but in transit to Auckland on a delay. Sad to leave Asia but really looking forward to NZ. My one night in Bangkok did turn out to be eventful, well i didn't expect anything else, Khao San road really is a party street, i arrived at 05.30 and there was still enough of a crowd generating some noise. I was surprised, there was not a lot of rooms available, i tried about 5-6 places, through recommendations...