New Zealand

I arrived in New Zealand last night.

It's a pretty sleepy, quiet place. It's perfect for fans of nature. Urbanites won't find what they are looking for, though. The whole country has a population of about four million people. That's less than the population of Toronto or Sydney.

For 37$ US, I stayed the night at a super cool boutique hotel called Hotel SO that reminded me a lot of the "W" chain of hotels. That's value!

I'm now on the Southern Island. I'm moving up north today.

I toyed around with Google Maps and quickly drew the itinerary of my trip so far. It's fun to visualize the journey like this.