Today I visited the American Museum of Natural History which will be known from here on in as Diorama World. It is the funniest collection of diaramas in the world. Stuffed creatures sitting in faux natural looking settings. And in case the name confuses (as it did to me) it has no 'American history' in it. It is history of things and cultures. So loads of stuffed animals and artifacts from various cultures. It was an interesting couple of hours anyway. After...

Well hello from New York. This is my third day here and I am still overwhelmed and feeling blah. Am not sleeping very well yet, and this place is just so huge and constant. So far have not done much sightseeing. Have wandered around Chinatown, Little Italy, Bleeker St in the Village and Times Square. Times Square is amazing. The lights sparkle and it is so ridiculously huge it is fantastic. I mean, it is all advertising, but damn it looks good! The M&M...

So today I set off on my big adventure. We left 13 Clover Close, Berwick at 0900 hours (GMT +10:00) and 8 hours later I have made it all the way to.................... yes, I have only made it as far as Auckland. I am already completely tired and feel like I have been travelling forever, and I have only made it across the ditch. Such a very very depressing though. The airport departure with Mum and Dad was very sad, and I'll miss them both very much. The fact...

So today I set off on my big adventure. We left 13 Clover Close, Berwick at 0900 hours (GMT +10:00) and 8 hours later I have made it all the way to.................... yes, I have only made it as far as Auckland. I am already completely tired and feel like I have been travelling forever, and I have only made it across the ditch. Such a very very depressing though. The airport departure with Mum and Dad was very sad, and I'll miss them both very much. The fact...