Dear All!Firstly HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all, welcome to 2007... as I am 11 hours ahead I can already tell you that it is a fantastic place to be, especially if you are upside down!I had an absoloutely superb New Years Eve in Sydney with my friends from Manly and perhaps every other tourist/backpackers in Australia, there were no actual Australians to be found! We decided to get an early ferry over to Sydney as we were worried that we wouldn't be able to get a good...

Technically I am not back in Manly until tomorrow but I know I will be very busy over the next few days so I am updating this now I have actually been in Brisbane since Christmas Eve. I stayed with Anne, Tony and the kids until the 27th when they left for New Zealand and then home. We all spent Christmas Day with Anne's sister Mary and the rest of their family. It was definately very different from Chritmas at home. Firstly Santa found me (which he hasn'...

Dear those who are lucky enough to receive this email...this is my latest inspiration, hope you like it. For those that have traveled you are possibly more likely to understand :) Goon. A popular substance from the land of Oz used not only for drinking but also for complete annihilation of the soul. It can be found in 2 colours, red and white, and lives inside a a silver bag which hides its cheap interior. One would generally think a Goon Bags life is a short but...

Bon'day one and all :)I hope that this email finds you in good health. I am very well, enjoying life in Manly loads especially now that I am in living in the best hostel in the world!! I don't really miss my old place that much as it wasn't very sociable but now I have met loads of lovely people from all over the world and had lots of fun nights out. Pictures are on the web site. BIG NEWS: I went surfing today for the first time, woo hoo. Took me a month but I ev...

G'day!Life is great down under still. Working at the sailing club in Manly still, about 30 hours a week. Am moving back into a hostel on Friday as my rent goes up  next month, it looks like a really fun hostel though and is nearer to my work and the beach which is always a bonus. In my spare time I have been exploring the local area, mainly other beaches  including Bondi, Coogee and Palm (otherwise known as Summer Bay)! I'll be uploading the pic...