Hello everyone My last day in New Zealand and I’m sat at the computer in my PJs. I’d be feeling utterly depressed if it wasn’t for the fact I’m going on to Sydney next! My time in New Zealand has been absolutely wonderful. I had another couple of days in Queenstown after I last wrote. On Friday I went on the Queenstown Gondola and found it really very frightening! It wouldn’t cross the minds of any of the adrenaline jun...

I love Queenstown! Sat at the computer in a really lovely, friendly backpacker's called 'The Last Resort' in Queenstown at the mo. It's the morning after the night before so I'm feeling a little ropey but I thought I'd write to update you all. Saturday in Christchurch was a really brilliant day. My uncle took me, Jen and her boyfriend Hadleigh to his friend for a trip in his jet boat. We wizzed up the river at high speed, skimming passed the rocks in...

Hello again Sat at my uncle's computer after yet another lovely day in New Zealand. I'm having a lovely time so far in this beautiful country. After I last wrote I continued my journey with Jenni, and had a wonderful time. The following day we made our way to Lake Rotoiti via 'The Pancake Rocks'. These, unsuprisingly, are layers of rock in the sea that look like layers of pancakes. It was a really beautiful spot with a blow hole that created rainbow...

15th February Day 5 in New Zealand and I’m having a lovely time so far. On Sunday evening, my cousin Jenni and I started our road trip. Jenni worked all day so unfortunately we drove through ‘Arthur’s Pass’ in the dark. However, the moon was bright so I could see the silhouettes of the mountains which looked beautiful, even in the dark! We arrived at Jen’s friend’s ‘batch’ (holiday home) on Lake Brunner and...

Sorry for the delay in writing. It looks like I haven't been to Fiji at all but I had no chance to use the internet whilst I was there. I had a lovely time in Fiji. The day after I last wrote I started a 5 day package of the islands. I set sail on 'Pylorous Jack', making my way to 'Manta Ray Island' in the Yasowas. On board were 3 crew members; Captain Tui, Lukey and resident Chef Eva. There were only 13 of us on the boat (10 tourists): Purse and Jack (...