After a fairly ropey flight, a lot of turbulance & rocking I made it to Christchurch. Its the 2nd biggest city in New Zealand, but its quite small & very scenic. I havent really explored the town in full but will do so today but I had a wander around yesterday & its very easy to get around & its seems a nice spot. It was roasting yesterday, 31c which is very hot for here but id say its only 20c today if Im lucky, its chilly enough. Going to spend ...

Well I'm back In Sydney & I have only 1 more day in Australia before I head off to Christchurch, NZ. So I guess this is the time to write about my favourite spots in Oz & summarise how the trip has gone so far.It started in early December here in Sydney. Its a nice spot, loads of backpackers here, probably too many & to me the place doesnt feel that Australian compared to other cities & towns I visited. Its just too multi-cultural. It has some...

I've arrived in sunny Brisbane, no rest from the sun here, its still roasting. My hearing has gone, I think its from all the flying I have been doing, my ears have been ringing all morning since I landed. I'm lacking motivation to go out & walk around Brisbane but I know I have to as this is my final stop in my Oz adventure before I head back to Sydney & fly out to New Zealand. The trip to Alice Springs & Ayers rock killed me. Brisbane looked...

Well had a cool day yesterday apart from the heat, that was something else, think ive just managed to get the t-shirt off my back, with all the sweat, disgusting!!. Yep it was roasting in Ayers Rock, around the 45c mark our guide told us, it was flies paradise, had to wear a flies net to keep the wee ba*****s away, they attack!! Their worse then the Japs & their big lensed cameras, the place was infested with them.The day started too early for me, a 5.30am wa...

Well arrived in Alice Springs yesterday after my plane was delayed by 7 hours, they said it was mechanical problems with the plane, but id say the pilot was pissed after the night before. I wasnt too angry as I was up late the night before, ireland destroyed the poms in the rugby..brilliant! I havent experienced heat like this before so even though its a cool little town I wont be disappointed when I leave. The flies are wee bas***ds as well.Its real outback coun...