Hi guys in a place called Surfers Paradise now which is in the gold coast & on the border between Queenland and New South Wales. We arrived yesterday in the middle of a cyclone that raged all last night (bit scary at times!) but it finished this morning and the sun is out again... phew. Its very touristy here with lots of theme parks so we might check them out while we're here (till Tues) then we're off to Byron Bay stopping over for a night in the hippy town o...

Hi I went to Steve Irwins zoo yesterday he wasn't there though, he's a busy man these days I guess! It was good fun seeing loads of different animals better than the ones you get in London Zoo. They all have massive enclosures too which is nice to see! The croc show was excellent these animal handlers certainly take their life in their hands for the amusement of us tourists.... took plenty of pics so will be able to show everyone when I get home. Take care every...

Hi guys in Brisbane now for a couple of days its pretty much just like any other city I've been in but plenty of shops to keep us entertained for a couple of days! Including a Lush so i'm happy! I'm going to visit the infamous Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo tomorrow hopefully to see some huge crocs.... off to Surfers Paradise on Friday so will update you all soon! take care Em xx

Hi everyone! Today I did a skydive!! 2nd time was much better then the 1st because instead of screaming my way through freefall I looked about and helped my tandem jumper do some acrobatics! We booked for 12,000 feet up but were given the option to go to 14,000 feet for an extra 20 squid, bargain considering you get an extra 60 seconds of freefall which in my opinion is this the best part of skydiving!! Karen went first which was very disturbing, watching your b...

Hi guys I'm in Noosa now and its a beautiful little place.... just like an equilant of St Tropez (I'm guessing cos I've never been!) we are hanging around here till Monday just chilling out on the beach its a beach bums paradise and thats certainly what we like to be! Too much relaxing gets boring though so we are booked onto a skydive for Sunday - have wanted to do another one since my last so where better than lovely Oz! I'll let you know how that went when we ...