Kia-Ora! Well, we have made it to the most laid-back capital city on this earth...Wellington! After a tantalisingly boring day on a bus, with the worlds most irritating driver, that insisted on saying 'sweet as' after even the most in appropriate sentence ('I nearly hit that truck...sweet asssssss!') we were herded into another lovely hostel called 'Downtown Backpackers'. Actually, its a lot nicer than it sounds. It has clean showers and a nice communal area, al...

HI, It's me (Tom) this time as I wanted a go. Last time we blogged we had just got to Auckland. Well since then we have spent three days there, a day in Hamilton with Liz's family and a day in Waitomo working our way to Rotorua where we are now. We had a great time in Auckland being a bit of a traditional tourist. The first day we had a lovely walk over to an aquarium. We saw penguins that reminded us of Happy Feet as they were kind of just standing there, we...

Hey Folks! Well, we have left Fiji (boohoo!), and I am writing from Albert Park Backpackers in Auckland, New Zealand, which is a slightly shabby but cheap (whey!) hostel in the centre of the city, a stones throw from the harbour and Sky Tower. So, it has been a week since we last had internet access, and a busy week it has been, with a cyclone, a shark sighting, sunburn and a sea rescue mission! Literally the day after I last came on here we were visited by a ...

Hello from Manta Ray Island! Has been a very busy weeks since last being on here. Our last day at Wayalailai was spent being going on a village visit to the local village that runs solely off the profits from the backpacker resort. We were shown around the village by the self-proclaimed 'Sexy James' (he ways about 30 stones and has only 2 front teeth), and sexy he is not! The villagers were great and really friendly, and village kids were adorable and loved havi...

Bula! Well, after over a day of travelling, a visa panic, with two planes, 1 boats, a quick stop in LA and a catamaran, we have arrived in paradise! We are currently staying on a small island called Wayalailai in the Yasawa's, Fiji. It is absolutely beautiful (will upload photo's soon), with a long sandy beach, crystal clear sea, corals and stunning scenery with a mountain as a backdrop (Tom tells me this is actually a 'volcanic plug'!), The weather has been ve...