I left Noosa last week to head towards the snow. I managed to get myself a Job working in a Restaurant in the resort of Thredbo. I had spent the last few weeks collecting warmer clothes and things to wear in the snow. After over a year of living in shorts and singlets I was not prepared for the cold weather. A couple of jumpers, coats a hat and gloves and I thought I was ready (how wrong was i??). My last morning in Noosa was madness, Chelsea and I went on ...

from backpacker to Austrayian So much has happened since I last wrote this, starting at the begining. Cloncurry race day. A great day that meant we all got to get dressed up and watched some horse racing. It was a brilliant day and nice to get all dressed up and even put some heels on! I know first time since travelling. Glad I have been carrying them round for a year now. The following weekend was Easter weekend, a long weekend means we have to do something. ...

2nd year visa The evening I finished my last blog was the evening I was fired! I wasnt even at work but that doesnt matter according to the powers that be at the Gidgee Inn. I had a message passed to me via the Sophie and Carla we had 18 hours to be outof the house. At that point I was already well on my way to a good night so the only thing for it was to get drunk, have a good night and tell the town about it. So that is exactly what we did. After a good nigh...

The quiet town of Cloncurry has 2000 residents according to Wikipedia. It is famous for the highest ever recordered temperture in Australia which was in 1989 and topped 53 degrees. It is also the birth place of the flying doctors (museum still to be visited). The town is built to serve the purpose of housing the copper mines in the area (just for you mum) It is the type of town where it is acceptable to ride into town on your horse and "park" outside a shop, ther...

Island life and Cloncurry. Arriving in a new place alone is always a little daunting but me being the talkative person I am had made friends on the ferry with two girls who were both travelling seperatly. We arrived on magnetic island and had to get a bus to our hostel. We started talking to more people on the bus and ended up with a group of 8 people. We all decided that hiring a car would be the best way of seeing the island so we hired two 4x4's. Me being th...