Melbourne is renowned for it's temperamental climate. We have been told that you can experience four seasons in one day, that we should pack for all conditions, we should carry an umbrella at all times etc. Well we have been relatively lucky - it has been mostly hot and sunny. Certainly no rain. However, on our second day here Steph was forced to wear jeans and a hoody (I know, shocking!), as there was a definite drop in temperature. It was without doubt th...

We arrived in Sydney on the 23rd after a 7hr coach journey. We came in via the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which was a nice way to introduce us to the city. We were both shattered but we dumped our bags at the hostel and went out to meet my friends who have a flat near Bondi Beach. We caught the train and I called my friend for directions while we were sat in the carriage. It turns out that he just happened to be on the same train -COINCIDENCE NO.1. We had a little p...

It's bye bye Byron, and hello Coffs Harbour where we met Marc and Amber. When Steph and I first arrived we walked down to the harbour to check it out. If I were asked to sum it up in one sentence it would be: Brixham without the decent fish and chips. We were not too impressed and worried what we were going to do for the next two days. When we got back to our hostel a very lively, outgoing israeli girl asked us if we wanted to join her and her friends by the ...

Well we have now left Byron Bay. It was a true blue Aussie experience! We were there for over a week so please make yourselves comfortable while we bore you with the details. It rained almost every day, but only for an hour or so - other than that the weather was amazing, the beaches stretched as far as the horizon and the people were very wierd/cool (not sure which most of the time). It's the kind of place where footwear is optional and wearing items that cover...

We are now in our fourth time zone within one week as we have arrived in Byron Bay, New South Wales. (Sorry for the delayed blog, no McDonalds in Byron means no free WiFi!!) We had a busy couple of days in and around Brisbane - especially on the Friday when we went to Australia Zoo (the late, great Steve Irwin's former croc wrestling training ground). It's only an hour or so coach trip from where we were staying and we were shown Steve's televisual highlights th...