Rotorua - quite possibly the smelliest place on earth with steam rising from drains and holes in the ground everywhere you look! Sounds good? Don't forget the "evil eggy smells" that come with the steam, yuck, thankfully you can't smell when you're asleep!! Rotorua was pretty amazing though, the ground is heated because of all the thermal activity so when you walk past the vents and lakes you get a blast of warm air (and a blast of egg!!). It also holds some ...

Hello all from Hamilton! Where the city is more like a village with a huge housing complex attached and the boy racers are called "boggans" (pronounced bow-ganns) who like to lean out of the window and shout things at you, like slut when you're wearing joggy bottoms etc! Lovely! Checked out Raglan, first fun thing we tried to do and it was raining, don't think the surfers minded too much - those waves were huge, at least 5ft, very scary! Started work on...

Hi from Auckland! So far have not seen any kiwis as there are so many Lions supporters that the locals seem to be in hiding. Been to the museum, art gallery and sky tower - basically anywhere that is inside and dry! Bought a wee car from a French dude called Nicolas - must be fate! Off to Hamilton soon