Right well it's almost time to come home.  I've had an absolutely wicked time, and will definitely be coming back to Australia and New Zealand.  I've still been quite busy in the last few days doing a last bit of sightseeing round Auckland and meeting up with a couple of old faces.  On Wednesday I met up for lunch with Jenny Willi...

Once again, we woke early and caught the coach north to Rotorua. The journey was relatively pain free and we arrived in Rotorua around lunchtime on Sunday 29th January. As soon as we were off the coach we couldn't help but notice a strong smell of sulphur - which at first reminded me of the smell that is normally prominent in male dorms but was ...

Travel..what is it good for...absolutely nothing? I reckon that the reason for travel varies as much as there are people in the world. Tasting exotic food, capturing serene landscapes, learning a new language or maybe discovering a little bit about yourself. Everyone has their own reason for going out and taking in the air of a new pla...

WASSUP!!! Just thought I'd make a quick entry to let you all know the addy for my travel blog. We leavin at 7:40pm tonight so having a bit of a manic day trying to pack and do all the important last minute stuff... such as my last decent coffee at the Hardware =) So best be off, keep in touch everyone and have a great summer... while I work on m...

Dear friends and family, I am about to leave the beautiful country of the Kiwi's and I'd just like to share a few more impressions with you of the last few days passed on the North island. It must be said that the North Island is by far not as breathtaking in terms of scenery and landscape as is the South Island. Yet, mother nature has left...

Waken early today and pack up the van for the last time. We spend an hour driving through countryside and small towns then drive up the highway to Auckland, We turn off towards Mangere and the Airport knowing only that the rental place is located within 3km of the airport. After a wrong turn, I play a hunch that it'll be in the nearest industria...

Have you heard the saying that at least one thing has to go wrong on any activity?? Well if that is true then i have already had my mess up. It is not a big mess up and non important but still a mess up and even before the wheels left New Zealand Soil!! I wont wright a long bit bout it because the travel bits are more interesting. I thought i co...

So I am here, in my third country.  I was collected from Auckland airport by Brian, a long time friend of my parents and I am staying with hima and his family for a few days to settle in before I have to set myself back into the workforce for a couple of months, how quickly we forget that money does not last forever... It has been peaceful ...

Well this update will be our last one about our time in N.Z.    The highlight begins with telling you that Guylaine took one more flight than John did on this trip.  Well not a complete flight just a take off..... ya see..... she strapped herself to some strange man, got into a small aircraft and took off for the wild blue yo...

Today we attended the Irlen International Conference. It was beautiful outside, after the conference we went back to the David's (Irlen Director in NZ and in charge of the conference here). We all took a ferry to Half Moon Bay where locals who attended the conference (and had cars) picked us up and drove us the rest of the way. It was a bea...