New Zealand

I've spent the past 3 weeks in New Zealand, as i do every Christmas. New Zealand is a small island near Australia and it's made of two different islands. Its a really unique country and its an awesome place to go on a vacation.

New Zealand has around the same number of people as Toronto, so its really widespread and there's lots of open land. It has lots of farmland and really nice beaches, but one thing that makes NZ really different is that they have black sand on their beaches, because of volcanoes.

There is lots of different things to do in NZ as well. They have really amazing sites and places to go in the cities, and if you're in big cities there is good shopping. If you're looking for fun or adventure there is warm beaches with big waves for surfing or boarding, waterskiing or wakeboarding, or even parasailing! There's mountains and cliffs for skiing and hiking, and in one city I went to, you could ride a sled with wheels all the way down a mountain. They also have hot springs, rivers, and lots of forest.

New Zealand people speak with a different accent from us, and their country is very different. I love going to NZ every Christmas to visit my relatives.