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NZ South Island – Part B: The Campervan Day 10 – Drive to Franz Joseph Glacier Unfortunately we spent the next morning kicking around Wanaka waiting for the mechanic to repair our gas bottle. The only advantage we had was that I got to sneak in another visit to the Wanaka Beerworks and pick up a few travellers. After the morning pitstop we got back on the road and headed for the West Coast and the Franz Joseph Glacier. Once again we had some pretty terrible weather, and a long day (afternoon) of driving. We cut our way through the pass and came out on the other side into lush sub-tropical rain forest. It rains on the West Coast almost as much as in Milford Sound, so the scenery was pretty speco. The West Coast rates ... read more

Well - we're not exactly travelling again, but this has proven the easiest way for us to get photos and videos out, so we thought we'd put a few of the little bloke up. Time has flown by, and he's now only a few days shy of 3 months old. It's amazing how quickly he's changing - it seems like every day he's doing something new so its a pretty amazing experience. Anyway, here's a few photos to check out! Thankfully he looks like Fi!!... read more

Hi Everyone - well, here are some photos of 'Gatty' - 32 weeks cooked........ read more

With our time in Florence finished we grabbed a train to the southern coast of Italy, to the Amalfi Coast. The first stop was Naples and we toyed with the idea of spending the day there and seeing the sights, but dragging our luggage around quickly put that idea on the back burner. It turned out to be a good idea too, because it was quite a journey to get ourselves to the small town of Sorrento which would be our home for the next 3 days. From Naples we jumped a local train which rattled it's way around the Bay of Naples and through the shadow of the infamous Mount Vesuvius. We arrived in Sorrento which is the end of the line for the train and walked the short distance into town. We quickly found ... read more

The first stop on the short Austria leg of our trip to Austria was Salzburg which is famous for being Mozart's hometown, and where they filmed 'The Sound of Music'. We caught the train from Munich and traveled through some of the most picturesque countryside we have seen to date. The snow covered Alps provided a rugged backdrop as the train quietly rolled through green hills and past quaint little towns. We arrived at Salzburg and made the short work to our hotel. Throughout our travels we have tried to find hotels pretty close to the train station and then we will walk the distance to the centre of town or use the subway systems. The subway systems in every European city we have stayed have been amazingly efficient - it's unbelievable how crappy the Australian ... read more