Hello everybody! Marie is going to help me write my blog today - so if it sounds a bit strange, that's why. Today, we had a much needed lie - in! And stayed around the flat whilst Nina went off to dance class. They have a pool and a jacquzi here so it was nice to just chill and sunbathe for a bit. When Gareth (Nina's husband) got back, we went to Mount Coo-tha which is basically a lookout from the very top of Brisbane which was stunning. It's so green - it kind...

Hola :) today has been very different to what we've been doing recently but really nice! We got up pretty early and Nina drove us into the city - she had to go to work which was annoying but Marie and I went to have a look round the city. We walked along the river, but parts of it are still shut because of the affects of the floods. It's actually really sad. The river is still disgustingly brown and smells pretty bad. Most of the businesses are up and running ag...

Hello everybody :) Thank you for all your lovely messages. It's so good to hear what you're all up to. Glad you're all okay!! I'm going to try and skype over the next couple of days because we're staying with Nina so it's much easier to get on the internet. So yeah, yesterday...it was a little bit mental. As we'd gone to bed after our night out at 6am and watching the sunrise, we couldnt get up too early but we were up at 9.30 and getting ready for Australia day...

Hola all, or should I say g'day!!! I have so much I could write but I am absolutely shattered so I'm gonna try and keep it short and sweet!!!! Basically, three things I have learnt over the past two days: 1. People are very friendly. 2. Airplane food isn't real food. 3. I should have been born in a hot country! My flight from Heathrow was alright, justvery long. I was sat next to a very lovely couple called Bob and Mary and they were lovely to me...they've ...