Ah right the south island. We entered the south island at Picton. We were staying there for 3 nights and after a quick stroll around the town (more of a village) we realised we had booked up for too long. It was nice enough and reminded me of a small Torquay or something. The highlight of Picton was having my medical examination for my visa. It was then that i was told i needed to go to Blenheim for a chest xray. Blenheim was 30km away and the xray couldnt take...

Hey im back again. I ll start with apologising for the lack of updates. Anyway Wellington. We spent 3 nights in the capital city. As we arrived in Wellington the sun was out and not a cloud in the sky. We arrived at our hostel which struck me as a refurbished prison with high ceilings and small windows about 8ft high. It was nice enough just a little different. The first day we rose about 10 and headed for "The Museum of New Zealand" called Te Papa...

Hey all.This is just a quick update for everyone back home - hope your all well.New Years eve was awesome. We had met up with a lad called Dan from London and a girl named Kate, from Essex i think. We were in a flat/appartment so thats how we got chatting to them. Dan was a head case to be fair - he introduced himself over a 3litre box of red wine whilst we played card games at 3.30 in the afternoon. As you might imagine there was only one place that appealed to ...

Hello again. We headed up to Paihia - part of the Bay Of Islands for christmas. It took about 4 hours from Auckland. On arrival the weather was much better - it was sunny with few clouds about. As we found our way to our hostel we walked along the sea front. At first the place struck me as a quiet village, almost a place for anyone who had passed retirement. As we got closer to the hostel we noticed it was geared for tourists with the vast numbers of bars and ot...

Hello all - I hope you have had a great xmas and will have a great new year. After leaving Fiji about 10 days ago we landed in Auckland (north of the north island - New Zealand). It was around 3.30am we got out the airport so we didnt get a great idea of the city at first glances. We arrived after a 20 minute bus ride. The hostel was 10 stories high and had over 500 rooms. Checking in was a bit of a hassle at that hour but we managed to get to our room about 15 m...