Dominic says: Excellent so we are in the '(Snowy) (Mountains)', both of which require their own parenthesis as they were neither snowy nor mountains. I know, I know, it's not winter, and I had been warned that they really looked like hills, so we have nobody to blame. We had a great time here and took the chair lift up to 'Eagle's Nest' and then walked 2 hours to Australia's highest point, Mt. Kosciuszko. It's about 1,970m so low,...

Michelle says: We set off down south to head toward Melbourne. We heard that accommodation was pretty booked up in Melbourne itself (swimming championships in full swing) so we thought we'd take our time since there's quite a lot to see on the way. First stop was Narooma. Really lovely. Stayed at Mystery Bay Cottages - only 6 of them and all overlook the rolling hillside while being 5 mins walk from the beach. The bedroom and living room had fantastic ...

Michelle says:We're in Sydney! A total relief, cooler in every way (temp and stylie levels). We're staying in an apartment in Darling Harbour with my aunt and uncle (mum's side).  Very central, and the olds are very laid back which is a blessing since we've taken over their home for a bit.  The day after we arrived we went to the (world famous) fish market round the corner from where we're staying and stuffed ourselved with prawns, c...

Michelle says:Went to see the Big Red Rock! It wasn't quite as magical as I remember but it was really very beautiful.  We arrived in Alice (who the f*** is ...) at around 7pm had dinner and an early night because the next day we had to be ready to leave at 15 minutes past silly o'clock.  We stayed in a backpackers, you know. Oh yes, we can rough it when we need to.  Actually, the backpackers was very clean and we had a doube room with ensu...

Dominic says: Back in Perth. Enough time here and ready to move on. Next stop the Red Centre and Uluru. We've rethought how much time we have allocated to each place, and we're going to spend less time in each place - thereby ending up in the US earlier - end of May. This will mean more money per day which is a good thing! We are not, in fact, budget travellers anymore. These things change - either you get used to being more comfortable, or you get used...