Our Australian visas were running out fast and since I didn't have a job I decided to jump over the Tasman to New Zealand a touch early to set up camp in Christchurch. I had a few days by myself before Matt was making the trip and by the time he got there I'd managed to sort myself out a job, a nice hostel, bank accounts and other highly productive chores. This newly aquired motivation disappeared when matt pitched up, though to be fair to him it was more to do w...

"If you're not a fan of the weather just wait 5 minutes". This melboune mentality proved to be pretty darn accurate as we were battered by the 46 degrees celcius bushfire heat, quite literally blown home on many a windy night and annialated by giant rain bullets on the way home to work during our time in Melbourne. After reuniting the Tripod (James, Matt and myself) we moved into an apartment which was roughly the size of a postage stamp in St Kilda. I...

Well here it is, I know all the 'blog fans' (i.e. James) have been waiting for me to finally get my ass into gear and write this darned entry, so here it is, a mere 9 months late and with my memories a tad on the hazy side... THE CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR BLOG! So, Christmas really was just one hell of a party. The reason why it really was the season to be jolly was because Matt lived with a bunch of legends who welcomed me into their home as a complete strange...

Due to some financial restrictions, i.e. I had $60 to my name, I had to leave Joanne in Brisbane to head down to Melbourne to make my fortune. The first thing to note on arrival in Melbourne...it sure isn't as warm as Queensland and since I arrived shortly after midnight, probably the shorts and flip-flops were not the greatest idea. The day after I arrived Dani (my fellow Scottish friend from Sydney) arrived from Cairns and was equally desperate for some work. ...

As Joanne mentioned at the end of her last blog, it was time to be reunited with Justin. The more enthusiastic blog fans may remember Justin mentioned from the Perhentian Islands, where after partying with him for a week he told us to give him a shout anytime we were in Brisbane. We were both a little nervous getting the train out to his place because we'd not seen him for over 6 months and were worried that we'd built up his legendary status in our minds. Our fe...