Did I say that I was going away? Well I did. And I came back.
I’ve just spent the last two weeks upside down in the wonderful world that is New Zealand.
Stories, pictures and other excitement will happen in the next couple of weeks but I’m currently shattered and surviving on sugar and chocolate, so here’s a quick rundown…
The great bits
- The countryside is incredible and changes round every corner
- The roads are fantastic and virtually empty
- Everything is dirt cheap compared to the UK (our most expensive night – in an antique filled half a house – was £90)
- The people are ridiculously relaxed and friendly
- OMG cute girls
The less great bits
- The hire car was a gutless automatic Mondeo that took 2 seconds to change gear and convinced me overtaking was better left for other people.
- Random Americanizations. Like eggplant and pants. But not courgettes, which confused the feck out of me.
- That sun is hot…
- Erm… nothing else. If I’m picky, I’d say that the roads are too long and there aren’t enough long boring bits, but that’s like saying that a theme park has too many rollercoasters and not enough park benches.
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