A week in Perth

Okay so, my next stop was Perth. 'Quite a trip' many said in surprise to hear I would be heading back over the East coast after. I have family in Perth; my great aunt and uncle who have visited England many times, and numerous cousins who I had never met. Before I left England, I …

A few days in Melbourne!

After tearing myself away from my one true love that is Queenstown, I flew in to Melbourne a couple of days later on 4th April. I absolutely loved Queenstown. Mountains and low setting clouds over the lake front, shops and bars all within walking distance and the friendliest people you will ever meet. Every part …

Queenstown take 2!

Wed 29th - Sunday 2nd Well well well! A couple of days away to recharge my batteries, I was definitely feeling much perkier on my return to queenstown!  I arrived back about 4pm after another 8 hour coach. I managed to sleep for a few hours, but the first bus driver insisted on giving us …

Egg rolls (back)

To franz! Mon 27th - wed 29th Ok so after much deliberation I decided to take the plunge,head back up to franz Josef , and try and do the helihike on the glacier that I missed out on.  An 8 hour coach journey each way and an extra 100 bucks for the ticket, it was …

The big QT

That's right folks. Queenstown! 22nd - 26th March Well unfortunately it's a bit of an anti climax for the long awaited queenstown as Kirsty, the girl I had been travelling with, took off after our first night. We had a few things planned for our 4 days which was a shame and left little egg …

West coast! A few messy days

Westport - Lake Mahinpua - Franz Josef - Wanaka (fri 17th - Sat 18th - sun 19th - tues 21st) The calm before the storm:  Nelson Lakes en route Westport. Sassy little ducks we have here  Westport is where it all begins. We didn't arrive till about 5pm as we tend to stop a fair …

Egg goes South.. and the most miserable driver in the world

Kaiteriteri (wed 15th-fri 17th) From darkness to light... SUNSHINE! I have never been so happy to see sunshine. Neither have I ever been so happy to get off a boat as I felt really quite sick. My mood also quickly went south as we met our new driver, Rik, who greeted us with essence of …

Egg in the city

Wellington (Mon 13th -Wed 15th) I haven't posted because the South Island has been pretty manicccc. Mainly due to too much alcohol consumption. Bad egg. But after a couple days to get my shell back together , I can now I can update y'all!  We left river valley about 12 as everyone was a little …

A few rainy days

Rotorua- Lake Taupo- River Valley (Fri 10th-Sun 12th) Not much the report for the last few days folks. After our night at the Tamaki Maori Village, we had an option to do a bush walk or go to the Te Puia Geothermal activity park before we left Rotorua. I opted for Te Puia as this …

Tamaki Maori Village

Waitomo-Rotorua (Thurs 9th)  9am pick up by Kyle, we were let loose in the Ruakuri Cave area for a quick half hour or so bush walk before we left Waitomo.  We then headed for the Hobbit Movie set where some of my fellow eggs would go and explore The Shire. Having never seen a Lord …