After 9 days in Christchurch area, it was time for me to move on.� So i hired myself a Nissan sunny automatic - not bad for $NZ36 per day! Easy to drive but got no power on a hill! ah well, it still would take me from A to B and i will have fun with it.i� drove south on the East coast and stopped for the first night at Ashburton, a very quiet little town with nothing happening there - i stayed in a motel that was really run down - it fe...

After a very long flight from Tokyo to Singapore and then Christchurch, i finally arrived in New Zealand. and strangely it felt homely - probably because i came here 5 years ago and i already knew the area!it was nice just spending time reading my book, having coffees and lots of nice lunches, enjoying the sunny days in the amazing botanic garden or by the river! i would recommend Christchurch to anyone that wants to spend some relaxing time.on saturday night, i ...