We spent four days in Queenstown which was great spending so long in one place and not having to re-pack our backpacks every day. We arrived in the afternoon of 22nd Feb, and as it's a bit of a party city, all the girls decided to go out shopping for something nice to wear in the evening (I mean what else do you do when you arrive at the adventure capital of NZ?!) We went back to the hostel for some free Shepherds pie then headed out in the evening to a bar call...

We got on the bus at 11.30am and made our way to Westport. The weather wasn't the best so once we got to our hostel, a cool 10 bed dorm with a nice lounge and kitchen, we decided to cook a delicious Mexican feast and watch a film. Fun night! We set off for Franz Joseph in the morning with a stop at Cape Foulwind to see a Seal Colony - amazing, and a quick stop at the pancake rocks. Luckily we had two nights at Franz Joseph. Loved this place! Tiny town with a vie...

Hey everyone! Sorry we're not communicating much. It's so hard because we're constantly moving around and we've been averaging about 4 hours of sleep over the last few days. The Hangi Concert in Rotorua was awesome. They had a traditional Mauri village set up in a forest where we went around the different huts and were shown how they make clothing, their traditional dances and games. One of our Kiwi bus mates, Tom, was even nominated as chief of our tribe and the...

Amazing first few days in NZ. Everyone on the kiwi bus is fun and friendly, and we've made lots of friends already. We've done so much that it feels like we've been here for ages! Day 1 we arrived in Auckland. Me and Low went for a walk around the area in the afternoon, then had a nice meal and early night ready to hop on the kiwi bus in the morning. Day 2 we headed to Hot Water Beach where we stayed the night, stopping on the way for a 30 minute walk over to the...