We stayed in Sydney for 5 days and decided it would be fun place to be sent to work in for a year or so.  It has lots af nice restaurants and cafes and parks and beaches that we could definately get used to!  We took millions of photos of the bridge and the opera house because its just so amazing to see them in real life.  When we first saw the opera house we actually thought it was a bit yellow and not that pretty.  It does look better in the night w...

Well, Harriet has given me the wonderful privelage of writing obout the day that we dedicated to Neighbours. I'll try not to babble on too much. I've written 5 pages about it in my travel journal and still haven't finished my account of events... It was quite a dull day when we got up at 10, but that didn't dampen our way over-excited spirits. The neihbours bus didn't pick us up until 1 and we spent all the time leading up to that washing, and putting on nice cl...

BYRON BAY Byron Bay is a lovely place about 4 hours South of Brisbane that has a reputation as a bit of a hippy town and surf haven. We loved it there, and on our first night who should we bump into in the supermarket but Adam and Alex. We made another meal together, and it was like we'd made real friends! The next day we did a bit of clothes shopping with the boys, which was a bit weird and we ended up splitting up- they were obviously not usewd to shopping wit...

BRISBANE We caught the same bus (6 hours now feels like nothing) to Brisbane from Rainbow Beach as two of our Israeli friends, Adam and Alex. We ended up in different hostels as they always book and we never quite get round to it so settle for the cheapest we can find on the day. Despite this we met up later and cokked dinner together - all the Australian hostels have kitchens - and it works out really cheaply if you're cooking and splitting the cost between 4. ...

The last 2 weeks have been extremely busy. As mum said, it is less like a holiday and more like an endurance course to see if we can fit in as much as possible!CAIRNSWe spent a few days in Carins, more than planned, but we still have time to go to Ramsay Street, so nobody worry. There we sunbathed and swam in the lagoon, a big swimming pool by the sea. This is because you can't swim in the sea there firstly because of salt water crocodiles, secondly because o...