"Welcome to Australia, please stay seated, it is currently unsafe for you to leave the aircraft due to the lightning, we will let you know when the storm has passed sufficiently for you to safely disembark" The impressive storm and flash flood that greeted us as we flew into Melbourne didn't quite fit the stereotypical sunny beach image of Australia, but then again it is their winter! We stayed for five days with Elle, one of Jess's old school friends who re...

As much as we like each other's company, after spending ten days together in the teeny tiny confines of our campervan, we decided to branch away from our nightly routine of wine (though more often than not hot chocolate!) and exceptionally early nights due to no power and light past 7 pm, and joined a kiwi experience bus to travel around the South Island. The Kiwi bus, subtle lime green in colour, provides a hop-on hop-off service around New Zealand. We ...

Firstly, thanks Sarah's Dad, for teaching us it's never worth exchanging your money if you've only got a bit left, and instead you should spend it on lots of cheesecake at the airport - top life lesson! Secondly, the fact that forcing ourselves to stay awake for a 12 hour night flight so we could watch as many of the films as possible has been the most taxing part of the trip so far is a pretty good indication of how brilliant the first leg of our journey has b...