I step off the plane, pick up my bags, make my way through customs and head out to find my courtesy shuttle to a nearby hostel. I shuffle myself and my luggage out of the ... more

It all started with a leisurely half an hour walk down to Cathedral Cove, a beautiful little nook on the coastline with beautiful scenery and, on the day we went, huge crashing waves – ... more

Now, it may not be everyone's idea of fun or their way to spend five days, but the recently ending New Zealand versus England second test match in the cricket in sunny Wellington certainly lived ... more

Kia ora and welcome to my sales pitch for the New Zealand tourist board! Yes folks, this place is that good! If you're partial to a story with a bit of tragedy and perhaps a happy-ending, then this one's not for you! Nope, this one is good throughout! So....where do I start!? Well this post is going to be quite descriptive and informative and, for lack of a better word, I will likely be overusing using the words 'incredible' and 'amazing' just to hit the message home, so be warned! No jokes, just praise for one of the most jaw-droppingly beautiful countries on Earth! Well, the journey began in the town of Queens, yes Queenstown is THE extreme sports capital of the world; so I thought what better way to drop myself in at the deep-end and stick to my promise of trying everything once, than to immediately book a skydive! One day in and it had been on my mind all day so I thought I’d get it over with and boy was it worth it! 12,000 feet, 45 seconds freefall and my life entrusted in the hands of a guy called Jason! I was doomed. But, sure enough we landed safely after one of the most thrilling experiences ever....I’m now looking to join the nearest club back home! Incredible. Although I spent a week in QTown 'collecting my thoughts' I kind of felt like I’d just wasted away 20% of my whole time in the country; but looking back I did a lot! I met up with Neil, an old school friend who kindly let me crash on his couch to save money! We walked up to the highest peak in the region (Ben Lomond) and in a customary tradition of ours, ate Baby Bells at the top (but didn't smoke cigars), went hurling down the luge course at the top of the gondola overlooking the town and did a two-day excursion with Neil’s flatmate Lindi along the spectacular Routeburn Trek; all between moments of jamming in Queenstown’s beautiful gardens overlooking Lake Wakatipu and nights out sampling the local brew. Guys, this place is amazing. ... more

Kia Ora! What the hell did I miss?!?!?   I go off the grid for 5 minutes and some kind of wierd "Fantasy Triproast" league is started on the site. Congrats to Jason on winning the first ... more

It's two minutes into stoppage time and Jaytona's got ahold of the ball at the halfway line. He turns and faces goal and can see Sugar Daddy waaaaay off his line! What IS he doing!? ... more