Hey everyone,sorry for the delay! Struggling to get on the Internet or having the budget to! We arrived in Byron Bay on Tuesday 16th February 2010 and couldn't check in till 11am so had to chill in the hostel for a bit which is weher I got my dreaded mozzie bite, just next to my left eye! Which turned into a beast the morning after to the point where my eye was barely open, not fun and not a good look!! Byron Bay pretty cool place nice coastal walk to Light...

We left Sydney on Saturday 13th February 2010, a 7 hour bus journey on the greyhound awaited us! We were told by the due at STA travel to arrive at the Greyhound offices at Central station an hour before the bus departure and that the offices were 24 hour and the buses were never full! Good job then we arrived at 5.45pm to book our tickets as the offices shut for the day at 6pm and there were only 5 seats left on the bus! Port Macquarie was our first stop and we...

We arrived in Sydney an hour late at 9.30pm local time on Friday 29th January 2010. The flight was fine at only 8 hours it was a breeze! Apparently a bit turbulent for Franki, though not enough to keep me from catching a bit of shut eye. Family friend Sophie kindly picked us up from the airport, nice to see a familiar Yorkshire face in Oz! She drove us to her Unit (Aussie word for flat!) in the Freshwater/Manly (north Sydney) area of the city. We had a brief cit...

Hey everyone! Just a quick note to say we are now in Sydney, have been here for a week so far and are loving it!Great city with lots to see and do, although it has rained quite a bit since we have been here it is still pretty hot! We are staying in a place called Manly, 30 minutes by ferry to the City with great views of the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge as you travel in, not my favourite mode of transport as you all may know but Jimmy assures me the fe...