After our day out at the Blue Mountains, Sally, Ruth and me were using the internet in the hostel entrance when we heard a scuffle above our heads and through a hole in the ceiling tiles, Sally saw a mouse/rat! I think we are leaving this hostel just in time! The next day we happily checked out and stored our bags. The hostel ended up a lot cheaper than we thought due to a mix up at check-in, we only ended up paying our deposit of £25 for a 10 night stay over...

New years day was a lazy one in Sydney. Ruth slept in until 1pm and Jade until 3pm! Me and Sal chose to Skype home late morning to catch the celebrations at midnight in England. It's so strange when you really recognise the time difference. We were celebrating the new year, while at home people were eating their lunch, then, we had been home and had a full nights sleep before our friends and family got around to their celebrations! While Jadie slept, Sally, Ruth ...

Happy new year from Sydney! New years eve started in a similar manner to Christmas, with a fire alarm in the early hours! This time it was because someone was smoking inside, but we still had to get up and take the stairs 12 floors down and stand on the street! The alarm went off at 5.30am so we got up and went out to start queuing for the free vantage viewing area at Mrs Macqueries point in the botanical gardens. When we arrived the queue was huge, I think the...

We have arrived in Australia! We landed at Sydney airport on Christmas eve and took a free shuttle bus to town. We're staying at the Nomads Westend Backpackers hostel which has a great location but is a bit of a dive inside! The place just smells funny and there are unidentifiable stains all over our carpet, but we do have an alright en-suite bathroom so it's not all bad! The hostel is in a really good central location but is very 18-30s styled and whatever time ...

We have arrived in Sydney, Australia :). We arrived quite late on and our hostel really stinks! But, we all managed to sleep no problem! This was until the fire alarm want off at 2am and we all had to get outside! Really took me back to my first year of uni! So we got up and then remembered we're on the 12th floor of the building and we can't use the lifts! When we finally made it out with everyone else, there was a couple of fire engines outside and they put an ...