Today was the day that Sara and I get to sample the dosmetic life in Sydney starting by getting a bus out of the city. The bus journey took about 45 minutes and it amazed me how big Sydney is, It is probably same size of both Nottingham and Derby including the A52 combined. Eventually we arrived at the train station and Peter was waiting with DJ and it were my first time meeting DJ so I was bit nervous but DJ was so bouncy and keep on saying his name and that ...

Today was a chaotic day filled with activities, firstly we visited Manly Island, we caught a ferry and the waves were huge even that micralously today was the first day that it didn't rained. The ferry was rocking side to side and I thanked my lucky stars that I didn't get seasick and that I wasn't sitting next to a person who is seasick. It was an enjoyable journey and once we got off, we quickly explored the main strip and a beach at the end of it. There wer...

We woke up to an even worse weather than yesterday. The today's rain made yesterday's rain looked like a pussycat in the comparison but we were determined to not let the rain to ruin our experience so we went to Bondi Beach. Soon as we arrived (By the bus). The view were amazing, a long stretch of sand accodmated by absolutely giant rolling waves that looked like someone pushed up the wave-o-meter on my local swimming pool up to the maximum. I could see why it...

Nothing much to report here, we all overslept past our agreed waking up time and once we got up and dressed, we headed for internet cafe which amazingly had free internet to check our emails etc. Internet cafe had free internet because it is also primarily a backpacker travelling agency so many backpackers come in and use the internet to organise their schedule, discover new activities that they want to do and book with the agency which is an interesting busin...

We arrived in Australia bleary-eyed yet excited after playing the usual game of looking at the carrousel nervously hoping that it is not my turn to have my bag misplaced in a county miles away we gathered our bags and went outside that is when we reconciled back in the horror. My rather naïve fantasy of the sunny Australia with locals walking around in their swim-wear disappeared. It was rainy outside with all of the people in their winter clothes. I had to d...