Arrived in Perth on Friday morning and my cousin Ann picked me up from the airport and took me to Freemantle for lunch. A really nice little place with lots of historic buildings and cute cafes. After meeting her husband, Mark, and friend Sarah we went into the centre of Perth for dinner. A real buzz to the place and lots of clubs, bars and places to eat. We had a very nice Thai meal followed by coffee and dessert in a cafe. The following day Ann and I drove...

Arrived in Alice Springs on Sunday and so all a bit quiet! Also it was absolutely bucketing down with rain! Met 2 other travellers from england, Helen and Robbie, staying in the same hostel and so we mainly spent the day walking around the town and sampling the local drinking holes. The next morning we thought more might be happening in Alice but sadly a bank holiday and so still quiet! However luckily for us the annual Finke Desert race was happening and so...

I arrived in Airlie Beach on the Friday afternoon after a bit of a nightmare bus ride as there was an accident on the highway and so took about 20 hours .... seem to be enjoying lots of long bus rides on this trip! I managed to have a quick look around the town and a real party atmosphere with loads of backpackers and boat crews enjoying their time on shore. Up early on Saturday to make my way down to Shute Habour to catch my cruise around the whitsunday isl...

I arrived in Hervey Bay after my 24 hours on the bus and really nice to see my cousin Julie and her family. They kindly offered the use of their motel room as they were staying in the town while looking for a more permenant residence. Julie and Mike's 2 boys, Jamie 7 and Matt 10, were full of life and really nice to spend time with them all as they are going to be in Oz for at least the next 2 years. They quickly got me back into the holiday lifestyle and a ...

Saturday 7th May - Mark, Sarah, Squigs and I all flew over from Christchurch, New Zealand together. The night before had involved celebrating and making sure we spent as little amount as time as possible in the hostel (not the greatest!) and so all feeling quite ropey as travelled to the airport. Flight was delayed but luckily only a quick hop over to Sydney and so by early evening we had arrived and hit the nightlife. Found ourselves in a very trendy district...