G'day Scott promises to do the next blog so your stuck with me for now. We arrived to a warm welcome from Denise and Greig who had flags at the airport. However Air New Zealand have lost my bag so my capsule wardrobe is really being pushed to the max. I was surprised when I went to the lost bagage area to get a talking down from the customer services rep about not having an ID tag on my bag or my info inside my bag. Let that be a lesson to you all. Today Den...

Why does it always rain on me. Bula once again from Fiji. Yes we are still here. We tried to get an early flight out but it seems that everyone has had the same idea so we decided to try and find a hotel for the remaining 2 nights. We waited in a hotel lobby for 4 hrs begging for a room and eventually got one. It is safe to say that Fiji has been an experiance and we may even have footage for one of those holiday nightmare programmes but our spirits are stil...

Trouble in paradise Bula from Fiji. We left sunny Auckland on the 9th bound for beutiful Fiji. All was going well as we were upgraded on the flight to premier ecomony and everything was on time. However the pilot didnt hold back when he told us that it may be a little showery when we ariived in Fiji. To put it bluntly Fiji at present is in the middle of a cyclone. Our destination in Fiji was a resort called Mango Bay (if you want to Google it you will see the sh...

Queenstown, New Zealand. Small Town with HUGE Ideas. Queenstown is a sensational town. Sure its small, measuring only 1.5 sq Km in area, but there is not, and never will be, a shortage of things to do. From the skiing season in winter to the endless summer 'adrenaline' activities to the bars, restaurants, hotels and stunning homes. It all starts with the flight into Queenstown Airport. The approach is through a valley with sheer rockface either side. Stunnin...

Bye, Bye Miss American Pie Kia Ora from New Zealand. Before I start can I just say please make sure that you have read Scotty's first post before I eclipse him with mine. San Diego was fab. As Scotty said the drive down was amazing (a big well done to Scott for driving) and lunch at Laguna was fab. if I was to live in America that is where I would stay. After the Sunset Cliffs we moved into San Diego city and stayed at Hotel Solamar for New Year. The hote...