Sorry but this I am a very busry traveller you know...

Auckland for 2 days
Bay of Islands for a day- watching dolphins , plus the hole in the rock!
Rotorua one night- cutest hostel ( crash apalace), VERY smelly but omg was the rotten smell worth it, when you dipped yourself into the steeming hot natural springs...treated myself to a full body massage..oops, guilty as charged!
Flew to Christchurch on the 4th of May!!
Seeing that is was based on Canterbury it bloody well looked very much like it! Beautiful church ( went to the evening choir performance- goose bumps appearing all over again just at the thought of it).
Wondered through Botanical garden, went to the Museum of Modern Art etc...
On the 6th the Kiwi experience began!!! 10 days of wonderful fun, amazement, bonding, driving, driving and driving... :)
First day off to Kaikora- WOW!! This place took swimming with dolphins to a whole new level, when 12 of us got on a boat, got driven out to open see, and dressed in full gear dropped into the freezing open waters, with only the glass of our goggles seperating us from the beauty of underwater life. 12 of us, 250 of them- yes, 250 of them, those wild, beautiful dolphins, playing iwth us, swimming under us, next to us, with us...for an HOUR!!! but then it got freezing and I slowly started feeling more and more like a dolphin, as the sensation in my legs started to stop and I felt more like a legless creature more than anything- but as great it is to bond with animals, one does not have to risk losing his/her limbs, I believe anyway...
So after that it was time to properly bond with my new fellow travellers- the main characters in the next few days of adventures: Daniel, Mick, Kate, Chris, Julia, Martha, D, Andy and Marah!! yep, that was the crew.oh AND jonas- a boy, who i now truly believe is my brother, who actually came to pull a joke on me!! i have NEVER seen anyone resemble someone else like that before ( unless they are twins ofcourse)- so Matej, should you be reading this- you have an identical twin called HJonas from Amsterdam, 19 years old, chef, currently in NZ, and....well look for someone who looks like you- thats him!!

Next : Kaikora to Picton and then Nelson - NZ's most renowned wine region, beautiful drive along the coastline, Nelson the sunniest city in NZ- although when we were there is was cloudy..great! :) little side note: tried NZ's winning ice-cream: bronze- lavender and honey; silver- lemongrass and ginger- AMAZING!!!! just thought i would mention that.

Next: Nelson to Westport - Nelson Lakes National Park, beautiful walk, but rainy all day and Westport, osrry to be saying this so directly BUT its a s*** hole...ohnestly- nothing there!!! just a massive supermarket- yeeeyyy..so watched bridget jones diaries, shrek and ice runners with the entire crew and a massive tub of ice-cream in the hostel!!

Next: Westport to Lake mahinapua - down the famous Highway 6. Punakaiki Pancacke rocks, seal colonies, and then the POO PUB!!!! awesome place, old ( 84 year old) man looks after us all. AND cooks an amazing dinner- steak, venicen stew, corn, veggies- you have no ideas how good that tastes when you have to eat shitty cheap food ALL the time- lets just say we were all very happy! and in honour of thsi we had a 'P' party- all dressed in sth. beginning with a 'P'. i was a peacock, but there were great ideas eg. pensioner, panda, priest, present 9 the unevitable penis ofcourse), pencil etc...it was a good ( for some drunken) night!

Next: Lake mahinapua to Franz Josef - WOW! very few words needed: go and see it for yourself! massive galcier, can move up to a meter a day, clear skies, hours of walking, skydive at sunrise- yep, you heard me- 15000ft skydive ( thats approx. 4,5km for those who dont know :P), a yoga class, some clean landry ( yes that is information that can and must be included in here)...We stayed here two nights!

Next: Franz Josef to Wanaka - I LOVE Wanaka! I dont precisely know why, maybe its the cute village, the great health food store, beautiful lake and mountains, cozy cafes OR the coolest cineam EVER!! where you sit in massive couches, sip on tea or hot chocolate and cookies, freshly taken otu of the oven get served at interval- not sure, but it might be the combination of them all!!

Next: Wanaka to Queenstown - wow the trip is over!! Queenstown our final destination , beautiful, freezing, peaceful at day, crazy at night ( and i mean CRAZY- 6 words: the world bar and tea pots- oh dear!!!) had a brill last nigth in Queenstown with the crew- treated ourselves to a japanese meal, sad to leave everyone!

Next: Back to Christchurch - 8 hour drive- LONG!!! Arrived back in Christchurch, last stroll, send soem postcards and then off to bed, after all my flight was at 11am the following day!

A few things to be said about New Zealand: it is stunningly beautiful, unbelievably peaceful, people are truly very friendly, the maori culture is intriguying and very dominant, you are bound to become an adrenaline junkie - i DID! ( for future birthday present ideas: a skydive will do it :P), it is very expensive, the food ( i know that i have been slipping it in there occasionaly) is sooo expensive and all in all it is a country worth discovering! I LOVED IT!