I was up bright and early for a run this morning, most of the girls in my room had just got in to bed! Tim said I had to go for a run to Brighton Beach, so away I went. Only problem being that it's a never ending coast path, I'm so useless at deciding to turn round at a sensible place! I didn't even notice I'd passed Brighton Beach, but carried on to Hampton, Sandringham, Half Moon Bay and Black Rock Beach. The views are wonderful, especially past Hampton as the ...

So now I see what all the fuss is about, St Kilda is awesome! Aside from a few unrealistic options in New Zealand such as Mt Cook and Wanaka, this is the only place I could actually imagine myself living. Shame it's too far away from home! I'm staying at the top rated hostel called Habitat HQ. It's definitely one of the nicest hostels I've been to - the room is like a girls bedroom with bunks and the wifi is free for a change. I arrived this morning via tram f...

I arrived in Melbourne yesterday on my Jetstar flight, oh how I missed the comfort of Emirates! I'm staying at Nomads Hostel on A'Beckett Street for the first two nights, which is just about in the CBD. The temperature here is so refreshing - a maximum of about 22 degrees, just right! It was raining when I arrived yesterday and continued for most of the afternoon, but I walked for miles around the CBD nonetheless, taking in the main landmarks. You certainly woul...

I was able to get a nice long run in this morning: round the marina, along the esplanade and out towards the airport. The heat was stifling even at 7.15am, but you soon get used to it after a few miles. I wanted to do a couple of off road tracks in the Whitfield Conservation Park, but apparently there's a sign saying 'Do Not Run' at the start of them because of the risk of being attacked by a Cassowary. They are large, flightless birds with the ability to gut you...

I took a day trip with Sarah to Cape Tribulation today - 'where the rainforest meets the sea' in the Daintree National Park and Wet Tropics World Heritage area. It was quite expensive, but included a crocodile safari boat trip on the Daintree River; a rainforest walk; lunch; a cable ferry crossing of the Daintree; a visit to the famous Daintree Ice Cream Company; an aboriginal talk and demonstration in the Mossman Gorge and a driving tour of Port Douglas. A very ...