Bula!! (Fijian for Hello!) We had planned for the last week of our trip to be pure relaxation after 5 weeks of constant travelling and thats exactly what we got! We stayed on Vomo Island which is an hours boat ride from the mainland. We arrived during the evening and were greeted by our welcoming song and then whisked away to the Fijian evening. A group performed traditional Fijian songs and dances and of course i was chosen out of the other guests to go up and j...

We were greeted at Auckland airport by my Auntie Cath (Dads sister) which was lovely and got on our way to their beautiful home in the country just outside the city in a village called Brookby. I havn't seen my 2 cousins, Ben and Jamie, for over 2 years and havn't seen my Uncle Doug for about 8 years so it was great to catch up with them! Thank goodness North Island isnt as cold as the South so it was the first time in a week we didnt need our thermals on! During...

We said goodbye to Australia and hello to South Island, New Zealand on Sunday afternoon. We waited at Christchurch airport for Em and James (My best friend from school and her boyf) who we would be spending the next 6 nights with and travelling in their campervan (Though Jack and I would be staying overnight in chalets and they would be staying in the camper :-)). After stocking up on food we drove the 4 hours through Arthurs Pass, which was beautiful with huge s...

We arrived in Sydney on Tuesday evening and saw the Opera House and Harbour Bridge from the sky as it was so clear! We are staying with Dad's old flatmate (he has friends all over the world!), Liz, and her husband Ian (Cuddles!) and their 2 boys in a suburb called Turramurra just north of the city. They have been very welcoming and given us lots of information on what 'Sydneysiders' do around the city! On our first full day we went into the city and did some tou...

We woke up Friday to a much more sunny Byron Bay so we drove up to Cape Byron and its lighthouse where the most easterly point of the Australian mainland is. It took us quite a while on the walking trail to get there as many trees had been blown onto the path during the storm. It really was beautiful up there and we were also very lucky to see a pod of dolphins riding the waves! After exploring the small town which is fairly hippy with organic food cafes etc and ...