Well, well, well. Our last full day in New Zealand is upon us. A time of reflection and observation on the past five-ish weeks?? Not yet. That can wait until later. For now just know this - Auckland is like any other big city. Not much to do. sitting in cafes, internet cafes, and restaurants and cinemas. The excitement here is over. Let's get going. (I apologise that this sounds dispondent. We have absolutely had a wicked time here, and would not change it. ...

Nothing to be done. All we seem to be doing now is going over places we have been already, slowly meandering our way back up to Auckland via places we have already spent at least a day, before we leave in a couple of days. I'm not going to lie - it's a little bit tedious. There have been times over the past couple of days where - and I don't like to admit it - where I have been a little bit bored. That is nobody's fault really, but there is only so much sitting...

After a night out on the town saying goodbye to our Irish companions, we had to head out early this morning to get to Kaikoura. This time though, Emily has joined us and will have to put up with the pair of us until we get to Auckland! But no matter - our merry band carried on and, slightly hungover, managed to avoid vomiting on the bus for our journey north. Kaikoura is a relatively small place, but provides unique scenery, mountains leading all the way to the ...

Our stay in Christchurch is short but sweet - we leave tomorrow. It has been a nice place to stay though. We took some romantic walks through the Botanical Gardens, and strolled along next to the tram. (Not quite hand in hand - Dan wouldn't allow it in public.) We leave here with less than a week to go in the country, and tomorrow we abandon some of the good friends we have made. That has been one of the best thing about this entire Kiwi Experience - the peopl...

I'm home. Well, kind of. We are currently in Christchurch, and it is very strange. They say it is the most English town outside of England, and I can kind of see what they mean, despite the fact their vision of England may be slightly outdated! Whether you decide to take a punt down the River Avon, or hop on the Tram, old fashioned Englishness seems to be everywhere. I have seen Town-Criers stood next to people playing chess in the street. I have strolled the ...