16/11/06 - Stayed at a place called 'Neptunes' in Greymouth last night and it was lovely.  It was an old wooden building, but Kat and Craig, had made it very homely.  There was a nautical theme in all the rooms and they were very friendly.  It was sad to have to leave them.  I checked out with Craig and as I was getting into my car, Kat leaned out of one of the bedroom windows and shouted 'Byeeeee Emma', it was lovely, even tho...

11/11/06 - I had a look around Christchurch briefly yesterday afternoon after checking in. It is a lovely place. It reminds me of Stratford, the river is even called Avon! I had a lie in today and after breakfast headed out to have another closer look at the town centre. I sat by the river for a while soaking up the sun, until it started to get a bit windy, when I headed back up the street. I sat and updated my journal for a while, only to discover there was no &...

11/11/06 - I had a look around Christchurch briefly yesterday afternoon after checking in. It is a lovely place. It reminds me of Stratford, the river is even called Avon! I had a lie in today and after breakfast headed out to have another closer look at the town centre. I sat by the river for a while soaking up the sun, until it started to get a bit windy, when I headed back up the street. I sat and updated my journal for a while, only to discover there was no &...

30/10/06 - Arrived in Sydney a little later than planned at 9am. I walked up to the Y Hotel on Hyde Park and requested that my room be prioritised for cleaning. The lady was superb and I got into my room at 10.30am, yippee!  I was shattered, as I hadn't really slept a wink on the coach overnight.  I also requested if I could use my breakfast voucher now on arrival, considering I would be checking out too early to have it on my day of departure....

25/10/06 - 'Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours!' everyone sing along now!  Yes, you guessed it, I did the tour to Ramsay Street today.  Very cheesy bus ride, as we watched old episodes on DVD, saw Scott and Charlene's wedding, Des and Daphne's, etc, etc...  it was fab!  Also showed good old Kylie and Jason and their old pop careers!  The real street is called Pin Oak Court, it's used for the outdoor shots, the...