Tuesday 16th March 04 Today we woke just gone 8.00 am and set off for the airport for our domestic flight to Brisbane. Both flights that we needed to catch today had been rescheduled to a later time, so the majority of the day was spent in various airports departure lounges! We finally landed in Christchurch around Midnight, and took a taxi to Stonehurst Backpackers to be told that our beds had been given away! Luckily we got them back!! However, we ...

Tuesday 23rd December 03 Having arrived in the Land of Oz, we checked ourselves into our hostel and spent our first day in Sydney catching up on sleep and having a walk around the city, but retired to bed early to prepare ourselves for the festive celebrations! Wednesday 24th December 03 We awoke more alive today and caught a train to the 5* hotel in Rushcutters Bay which was to be our home for 2 luxurious nights! After having checked out the ro...