Wellington would be our final stop on the north island on our New Zealand trip, and we had three main things planned: Of course, there’s a lot more that you could do in Wellington, including more LOTR sightseeing, but these are probably the highlights (for us, anyway!). Here’s everything we got up to in three …
Our tour of New Zealand, unfortunately, was for the most part on a pretty tight budget. And that’s okay – I’m used to being very frugal when it comes to travel, and we are stretching it further by couch surfing instead of staying in hostels, and virtually not eating out at all. And after all, …
I’m not going to lie. In fact, I’m going to come straight out with it. Hobbiton was #1 on our list of things to do in New Zealand. Yep, all the scenery and adrenaline-rushed activities, and our main priority was a film set. We are both HUGE Lord Of The Rings fans, and although we …
Auckland was our first stop of our New Zealand trip, and I have to admit… I didn’t really like it. I can’t help it. I can’t fall in love with every place we visit, but that’s okay. As we flew over the city and came into land, my jaw dropped. I had no idea how …
I’m not a huge fan of Sydney. There, I said it. I felt like it was an unfair judgement of such a diverse city though, based on peeks and glances into the surface on day trips that were barely even a day. I first visited last June, passing through after our worst job in the …
After months of travelling around hostels and changing beds every few days, we were looking forward to settling down in Brisbane and getting our own apartment. We spent five weeks (four weeks too many) living in a central hostel with a party atmosphere before moving to a laid-back “sharehouse”-type hostel closer to my work. Cut …
When we arrived in Brisbane, I assumed that the first thing we’d do as huge fans of Steve Irwin, would be to visit his legacy in Australia Zoo. But at $59 a ticket (now $75 in 2025), we decided to put it off and went to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary for half the price instead. …
It had been on the cards for months, but it was only days before Christmas that we decided we’d definitely be going to Sydney for New Years. It was all dependent on two friends and their car, and after the stress of Christmas, we still had no idea if it would go ahead – and …
Christmas was planned for us back in September, when a friend invited us to spend it with him and his parents in Noosa, just north of Brisbane. They’d be hiring out an apartment for the week and we were welcome to join them over Christmas and spend it on the beach. As time drew closer, …
Well hello December. It’s been a while. How you going? And why does it just keep getting hotter? And I know, it has been a while since I’ve done a real update. I’ve actually been working almost flat out recently – I’m not even sure if I mentioned on here that I landed myself a job!? …
