Ok so I really should update this a bit more as a lot has happened since Manly! Mona had decided that she was going to come up the coast with me, for a little while anyway, so I wasn't travelling on my own anymore. After I left Sydney I travelled up the coast to Spot X (or Arrawarra to give it it's proper name) to have a surf lesson which was included in my oz experience pass. Managed to stand on the board first time... Fell off it first time too! All was good a...

So I've been pretty lucky with my dorms so far and that hasn't stopped yet! I arrived in Sydney at about 5 and went in search of a hostel... Found out where base was and so headed there. Got checked in and went up to the room to meet Ben (from Birmingham) and Erika (from near Toronto, Canada). All of us were dead so no going out out but out for dinner. Found some little Thai place in the red light district of Sydney, kings cross. Having had dinner we decided to g...

With time to kill I thought I'd go into a bit more detail of my New Zealand leg of the trip! So I landed in Auckland just over two weeks ago and settled in a dorm where I met Patrick, Luke and Imogen. Got changed and head back out to go up the sky tower! The views were awesome! Head back to the hostel and swiftly went on a night out with the dorm! Patrick went home early Luke was working so it ended up with just Imogen and I partying the, not very busy, night a...

Wow ok so I haven't updated my blog for a couple of weeks as its all been a bit hectic on the kiwi experience! Since I last wrote I've done the whole of new zealand including... Sea kayaking in cathedral cove, black water rafting in waitomo, luging in rotorua, skydiving in taupo, white water rafting in river valley, a helicopter ride followed by a glacier hike in franz josef, 2 canyon swings a 134m bungy jump and a bit more luging in Queenstown... Oh and a lot (...

I'm sat in Melbourne airport with no much to do so I thought I'd write something! Met a few really sound guys yesterday. Adam, who I met on the Neighbours tour, Chris andI think it was Laurence but I'm not 100% (I've been pretty useless with names so far) who I met in the hostel and went for a few drinks with! All really nice guys! Adam lives in Sydney so I'm going to tap him up for the good places to go when I get there! My flight's not until 7.10 but I didn't...