We left Waitomo at approximately 10am today which was a reasonable departure time compared to some recent ones! The first thing we did was get the bus down to Ruakuri reserve to do the walk that a few of us on the bus had done the day before but it was an enjoyable walk so we were more than happy to do it again, especially as most of the people on the bus hadn't done it! We had about 40 minutes wandering around the reserve before we all piled back on the bus, whi...

It was an 8.30am pick up from BASE hostel in Rotorua, as we set out for the day towards Waitomo! I truly hadn't realised what I had let myself in for though regarding the driver of the bus however! His nickname was Ma, so that's what we called him, and he is by far the worst driver I have had on the Kiwi Experience, he was truly awful, but it was not as though I hadn't been warned because I the people I spoke to the night before that had been travelling with him ...

It was an early start to the day from Whitianga, we were up at 6.30am to make sure that we were showered and had eaten breakfast and were on the bus by 7.30am to head to Rotorua! Our first stop was at a bakery just round the corner from the hostel for anyone that hadnt managed to get any breakfast but after that we were on our way towards our first stop of the day which was at Karangahake scenic reserve where we were taken on a walk by the driver that follows a...

It was an early start to the day, as I was up at 7am sharp to make sure that I was showered, packed and had eaten my breakfast ready for the 8.20am pick up for the first day for me on Kiwi Experience! The Kiwi coach picked us up from outside BASE where I was staying! There were many people queuing up for the bus by the time I arrived and I started talking to this English girl who was getting on the same bus, and she gave me some useful information about how the...

It was an early flight into Auckland airport on Wednesday 24th March, as I landed at 7am! The flight left the Cook Islands at 3.40am on Tuesday 23rd March and took 4 hours to fly, but there is a 23 hours time difference between the two countries as you cross the date line during the flight, so it was very surreal to be landing in Auckland one day ahead effectively! It was as if Tuesday didnt exist that day, and it is the first time during my trip that I have be...