I'm now in Melbourne! On the first day we got here (Saturday) we went for a wander around St. Kilda, because we couldn't check into the hostel til 2pm, but our flight got in at 9.30. We walked down to Acland Street where every other shop is a cake shop! (Ok, that's a bit of an exaggeration but there are four or five all on the same strip, so there's lots!). Kate Laura and I stood outside each one for a good couple of minutes just staring at them, deciding which o...

It's been a few days now since Ozintro finished. I stayed in Coogee for Monday and Tuesday, but moved into a different room in the hostel, which had it's own kitchenette, bathroom and seating area, so it was like a little flat! I was in a 5 bed room with Kate, Laura, Bethan and Sophie - the last remaining of our Ozintro group - everyone else had moved into the city centre to stay at the YHA. I spent most of mon and tues sorting stuff out and trying to upload all ...

Ozintro Day 7 - Farewell Dinner at the top of the Sky Tower We spent most of today on the beach. It was nice cos it was the first time I've properly sunbathed since I've been here. It was a nice chilled out day just lying on the beach - I think everyone was getting over their hangovers from the pub crawl last night. Tonight was the last part of the Ozintro week - an all-you-can-eat dinner at the top of the Sky tower in the middle of Sydney. The restaurant goes ...

Ozintro Day 6 - Pub Crawl! This morning we went to Bondi junction where there is a big shopping centre. It was my first experience using the public transport in Australia and i coped fine because we had Laura with us, and she's been here a few weeks so she knew what she was doing with getting a bus. i ended up spending a fair bit of money but i bought things i need (or want!) like speakers for my mp3, a nice dress for evenings out and some sandle type shoes that...

Ozintro Day 5 - Blue Mountains We were all planning on getting up at 6am this morning because we were being picked up to go to the mountains at 7, but unfortunately we were awake a lot earlier. Some lads from down the corridor were running about shouting 'You wot, you wot!' at 4am and woke us all up. Needless to say, we were NOT impressed! Our Blue Mountains trip was an Oz Experience tour and our guide Scooter was brilliant, really chatty and kept goin off at r...