So here's Part 2 of the blog... After picking up our car we drove into Melbourne. What a mistake that was! We got caught in rush hour traffic and spent 3 hours trying to find a motel for the night that we didn't need to take out a loan to pay for! They were charging ridiculous prices and after driving around the city a few times had enough and drove straight out. Our next stop was due to be Wilson's Promontory so we decided to head in that direction and find a m...

OK, so a lot has happened in our first week in Australia, but the place I'm using the internet at is expensive so I'll keep it short and sweat.After landing last Sunday and being used to huge hotel rooms, it was a bit of a culture shock when we checked into our tiny room in a hostel. There was basically a double bed, a TV hanging from the ceiling and erm…that was it. There was just about enough room for 2 people to stand up at the same time. How ever we were lu...

Once again I've been very lazy and waited a week before updating my blog - anyway here goes. Since the last time we left Krabi and went to Bangkok with the intention of heading to Khao Yai National Park - however due to a surge in people wanting to go there last week we were unable to find a hotel (OK, I just left it too late) and had to stay in Bankok for a week. My initial reaction was that I would be bored out of my mind, however it actually ended up being a v...