Lindsay B

Kia Ora! Just watched the video of my bungy I've attached to the blog and feel ever so slightly queasy! Can't believe this is my last blog from New Zealand, the time's just zoomed by! In the morning in Wanaka, Heather and I spent a couple of lazy hours strolling down by the beautiful lake while the others went to Puzzlingworld. We then all met up and headed south towards Queenstown, passing round the edge of Lake Dunstan. Our first stop was at the Kawarau Gorge which is famous for its bridge which was the first commercially operated bungy site in the world. Loads of the bus decided to give the 43 metres bungy a go but since I'd done the 50 metre one in Thailand last Christmas I had decided to save my money for ... read more

Kia Ora! Ok, a bit of catching up to do with the blogs so there's a couple coming up...a lot of typing to be done on my part! We were up and away early the day we left the beautiful Taupo and took in some gorgeous views as we drove round the eastern shore of the lake before heading to Turangi (the trout fishing capital of the world and a fave spot of Jack Nicholson's, though I never saw him!) for lunch. We then drove to Tongariro National Park and some of the bus went for a walk while others, me included, opted out since our feet were covered in blisters from the eight hour hike the day before. Instead, Heather and I amused ourselves in the village of Whakapapa, taking pics of the sign which ... read more

Kia Ora from Waitomo! God this alliteration thing with the titles is annoying, stretching a bit for them now! After a sleepless night thanks to some extraordinarily loud snoring, we got up to find it was absolutely hammering it down with rain in Auckland. We jumped back on the Kiwi bus, met our new driver Mar, and got taken up to Mount Eden, one of 70 dormant volcanoes in the region, which usually gives excellent panoramic views of the city. Not on that day though since the cloud was so low we could barely see five foot infront of us! So we headed south and stopped at a small town called Thames for lunch, named by Captain Cook because the Waihou river that runs alongside the town reminded him of the Thames in London. Luckily by ... read more

G'day for the very last time from Oz! Yes, I've finally decided to leave the Aussies in peace and continue on with my travelling. It's a very weird feeling to have gotten to this point after being here for eight months, I'm not so sure I want to leave! I've had a total blast travelling around Oz, have met tons of fantastic people, a fair share of complete and utter weirdos, and what seems like the entire population of Ireland! The last few months in Sydney have been amazing, I absolutely love the city and think it might even beat Melbourne as my favourite city in Oz (controversial I know!). I can't say I've done anything too productive since I've been here but I have definitely mastered the art of making the perfect jager bomb, a ... read more

Can you tell I was excited by the roadtrip idea?! Loading up the car with seven loads of backpacks and other items (such as Leanne’s crutches!) was a bit of a mission but after a bit of effort we got the bags and the people in the car and we were off! First stop was a wee visit to Pin Oak Court, perhaps better known as Ramsay Street to most of you, since the others hadn’t seen it yet. No filming going on for us to have a peek at unfortunately but once again I ran round the street like a little kid, delighted to be there! After that we were back in the car and heading off towards our first night’s destination, Eildon, Victoria. We had decided to take a slightly unconventional route to Sydney ... read more