We have now reached Queenstown in the South Island and cannot believe just how much we have seen and done in such a short space of time.New Zealand is absoloutley gorgeous and even sitting on the coach for hours on end is great as you get to see such amazing scenery. We have travelled through Lord of The Rings territory, crossing wineries, climbing glaciers and throwing ourselves of giant swings. Nothing can quite beat the 12,000 ft sky dive I have just completed...

just a quick note to let you all know that we have left auckland now and are starting to travel again - its been good fun and I can't believe its been 5 mths already!!!

Hello Everyone, Just thought I would add the photos and let you all know that everything is going well. I have two weeks left at work then off on the road again. We have been to see U2 and worked lots of boring hours!!! - anyways Merry Xmas and hopefully there will be lots of action over the next few months Happy New Year Mandy x

Hi there everyone, Just thought I better update this site in case they close it down... you never know.  Me and Mark are nearly coming to the end of our contract on the flat and have been working the kiwi life for a while now.  Things are soo relaxed here and the harbour is really great for partyting.  I am now working in a surf shop in the centre of the city which is really good as I get to meet lots of travellers passing through.  I als...

Hi all thought I better up date the journal and let you all see where we will be staying for the next few months. We have got ourselves a little flat in Auckland - overlooking the city - really nice and have signed for 3 months. The plan now is to save enough money to see New Zealand and hopefully OZ - we shall see. It will be hot in December too so another bonus of getting on the road again. Since here we have done all the tourist things within the city, th...