First there was graphic designer Barbie, shortly followed by university drop-out Barbie, then came barwoman Barbie, farmer Barbie, backpacking Barbie, sandboarding Barbie, WWOOFing Barbie, lamb-tail cutting Barbie, birdkeeping Barbie, bungy jumping Barbie, skydiving Barbie, bungy jumping Barbie (2nd edition) & scuba diving Barbie. (Why the hell is ( Read more... )

Let us go back some. I'm in 1770 (actually I'm in a place by the name of Agnes Waters. 1770 is in fact 7km away yet everyone seems to believe it lies here & because the name is so much cooler I shall agree); lazy. In a moment of spontaneous combustion I decide to spend a whopping $50 on a 4WD drive through pristine rainforest. Accompanying me is ( Read more... )

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Journal dustbunnies! Hello! I've hopped the ditch, braved the Tasman sea from a trillion miles in the air & made it safely to Australia. The last week has seen myself accommodated in the bustling city of Sydney and truth be told I'm overwhelmed. To give you an idea why... think New Zealand... beautiful, quiet, 4 million people overall, then take ( Read more... )

Leg 5: Barrytown to Franz Josef:We leave behind the bustling town of Barry & continue down the west coast (making frequent stops at rivers, caves & the Tasman sea with it's ferocious waves) making our way into glacier country. After a night in drag & what not we are all now fully bonded & probably quite inseparable to the naked eye. There are ( Read more... )

*Scrapes off the rust* here goes ( Read more... )

So it appears I am no longer the sole rep of my beloved town! That's right, other people from Hemel Hempstead do escape (for a while, the pull is always stronger than you think!). Yesterday, roaming the streets of Christchurch (most English city in NZ - ironic) alone & lonely I bumped into an unexpected face... who just happened to be... (someone I ( Read more... )

or: Kayak, Venus & Marshmallow.

Frig, what an awesome week! Twas the night before christmas and... no no no Twas the last week of a wildlife keeper's adventures at the Kiwi & Birdlife Park, Queenstown. I'm now unemployed once again... and strangely I feel rather sad. I have to say from this point of view that it was such an awesome job, with some ( Read more... )

News flash! News flash! News flash!

I made (with a lot of emphasis on the made) myself go for a run! Three times (so far) in fact. Where I got the motivation from I don't know - maybe it has something to do with backpacking having a backward effect on me - turning me into a fatty! Honestly... you're supposed to get thin and haggard from lugging ( Read more... )