Saturday was a very chilled day! We had a late start followed by a very large breakfast of toast, avocado, bacon, scrambled eggs and halloumi. We then headed to Chatswood which is the next town so Dan could buy some things for his Tough Mudder… read on…

It only took us 5 days but today we finally climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge! Typically we had picked the hottest day (probably why we managed to book so easily less than 24 hours before!) as it was set to be 36 degrees! Luckily as… read on…

So today we thought we would climb the harbour bridge, however there were no spaces left for climbs today so we rescheduled for tomorrow (although it’s forecast to be 36 degrees!!) Instead, we ended up with a free day! We decided to head a little… read on…

The week is going so quickly 🙁 luckily we are managing to fit everything in! Today Freya drove us to the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, about 45 minutes from North Sydney. It was a little smaller than Taronga Zoo but known for its hands… read on…

Part 2 of our holiday began today and after the hard party nights and socialising in New Zealand it’s time to start relaxing. We had a ridiculously early start (5am NZ time) which I totally did not consider when booking the flights. However it meant… read on…

Our final day in New Zealand 🙁 We stayed at James’ parent’s flat last night in Parnell – I keep finding new places that I would live in! Scratch Mission Bay I would now like to live in Parnell! Luke and I headed into Remurea… read on…

Today was one of my favourite days, the sun was shining, it was really warm and we weren’t hungover! We headed into Auckland to catch the ferry to Waiheke Island. It was about a 40 minute journey and the waters were calm which was good.… read on…

Today we took the opportunity to explore the neighbourhoods that make up Auckland. We stopped for brunch in St Heliers at a sea front restaurant called Moreton’s. It was actually really warm say in the sun on the ocean front, I ate a good old… read on…

So day 6 consisted of more driving for 5 hours back to Rotarua to see Luke’s Mum. Lots of catching up was done but again pretty exhausted from the travelling! Then this morning we left early to head back to Auckland. After touring a few… read on…