Hi, it's Monday morning and we've had a fantastic time with Kate and Steve. They have been the best hosts we could have possibly asked for and we will miss them lots as well as their lovely cats, Maggie and Harvey. We've had great fun at the local markets in Prahran, were we had a delicious falafel for lunch and then the fantastic Queen Victoria Market, in the city centre, which is 125yrs old, has more than 500 stalls and sells everything from gourmet food and w...

Just before catching our overnight Greyhound bus to Airlie Beach last Wednesday, Jem and I walked along Shelley Beach to Urangan Pier to watch the fishermen in action, a young boy caught a baby shark, and the beautiful sun setting over the water. We then got a lift in our hostel bus to the bus station and caught our, very busy, bus. Neither of us slept much on the bus and we arrived into Airlie Beach, on the Whitsunday Coast, at 9.30am on Thursday morning feeling...