Hello all! Apologies for not writing for a few days- the internet connection in Fiji is tempramental and often slow. :) I have had a great time so far.1 nighti n nadi at the friendliest hostel I have ever stayed in! 6 pounds a night and that includes airport pick up, meals and in my case a trip to the supermarket and help with choosing new shoes! Brilliant! we had a great time watching fire dancers and sword juggling. I was also picked on to have my arm chopped...

Hello folks! Have had a very lazy Sunday after a very busy day yesterday. Went to a place called Akaroa in the day, it's about an hour and a half to drive there and walked round, had a play on the beach and had a lovely picnic. In the evening we went out for a few drinks and listened to some blues, although we missed most of it as it was more of a day time event, never mind! In the one pub we went the captain of the All Blacks came in and of course I missed i...

Hello, I am now in New Zealand, in Christchurch! I arrived as planned yesterday and met up with Alice and later on Aaron too. We had a lovely dinner that Aaron cooked for us and Alice and I had too much wine! I went a bit crazy in the shop buying white wine as I want to try as many as possible while I am here! Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, this is where it comes from baby!! So I am determined to try only ones I have not tried before and only 2009. I have enjoyed ...

Hello all, Made the move to Brisbane today after a fun 4 days in Mooloolaba. To sum up those 4 days I can use these words; beach, sun, waves, goon, beer, Under Water World and fun people and bbq by the river. :) They are very strict with ID here, in some places only though. It's not about age either, as 50 year olds have been known to be IDd. AND they require passports, a driving licence is not good enough. Also they scan your ID when you go to a club, well, in...

Hello all! In Australian now, arrived yesterday. Here it is warm, humid ad lovely! Makes a nice change to the cold, wet and windy Tokyo! Mooloolaba is on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It's got a long stretch of beach and lots of restaurants, bars and pubs, as well and some shopping. It's a typical beach place I suppose. I'm staying in a hostel with mostly British and Irish people which is OK. This particular lot is not too bad and not just party party! :) ...