Finally we have access to cheap and fast internet so time for a long overdue update........ We are now in New Zealand and have been here for 3 weeks.Stayed in Auckland city for 2 weeks while we looked for jobs, set up bank accounts and got our tax numbers so we can legally work. Auckland is a cool city, not too busy and the harbour is nice with loads of pubs and restaurants. We found a very nice Belgian Beer Cafe with really friendly staff and cheap Belgian Beer...

Back in Sydney again. We booked a tour from Melbourne to Sydney through the YHA and were only given a rough intinerary. So we got picked up at 6.30am on Tusday morning by an Oz Experience mini bus! Oz Experience has the reputation of being the party tours. Oh dear what had we got ourself into!!!! We have just had the best three days of our trip so far. There were 10 of us in the group with a mixture of nationalities and Joe our tour guide. Our first stop was Wil...

Things we have learned on our travels so far: 1. If your lacking a plug for your sink: a lid from a Dove Deodorant roll works just as good. 2. If you need some ice cubes to cool for example an alcoholic beverage.... get a small plastic bag that you get your fruit and veg in from the supermarket. Fill little pockets of water and tie. Place in your freezer and wait for it to freeze. (just watch out the bag doesnt freeze to the actual freezer doh!) 3. Claire like...

cakes, cakes, cakes......i love st. kilda!!! yup so many fancy cakes shops one after the other...just gotta try them, it wouldn't be right not to! so between all the cake we did manage to see a few things! took a day trip to phillip island to see the penguin parade.... great day , they took us on a wine tour first, then to a wildlife park where you could get seriously close to the animals.....fed the roos- adele got pounced on by an eager roo! then onto phillip i...

We have now arrived in Melbourne. Its sunny so we are happy. Tuesday we climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I must admit i was wee bit nervous before it. It aint cheap but you do spend nearly three hours up on top. We arrived in plenty of time. They kit you out in a lovely blue and grey one piece bolier suit with gloves, hat, headset, a hanky which is attached by elastic round your wrist. Our group had about 12 people. After climbing about 4 or 5 mega steep verti...