Hi Everyone! Am now back in good old England, watching daytime TV and eating lots of Cadbury's cream eggs while idly searching for a new job. My round the world trip was the best experience, and really the hardest part of the trip was simply making the decision to go. I had such a great time travelling, made all the better by the fantastic people I met along the way. Well, most were fantastic, some were just plain annoying, but they obviously didn't ...

Jilly are having the most absolutely amazing time in Japan, and it is certainly the most bizarre and contradictory country that I have visited on my entire trip. Here's a quick snapshot why: From gluttonous highrise shopping malls to beautiful temples and fairytale castles; giggling Harajuku girls to elegant Geishas; high-tech capsule hotels to the most basic ryokan accommodation; mask wearing commuters to busy busy busy smoking rooms (even on the subway!);...

Hi all from sunny Queensland Been super lazy on the email front. And am going to continue the trend here and write as little as possible. Well its my party and I'll write if I want to. So, what have I been up to in Queensland? Lots! I speed across beautiful Fraser Island in a 4x4 for 3 days of camping with Dingos and swimming in the crystal clear lakes; sailed through Whitsunday island on a fab Maxi yacht, and experienced the Great Barrier Reef both cl...

Hi all Just a quick update. Am back in not so sunny Sydney. In fact, the weather is more British bankholiday than Bondi brilliance. Drizzle, rain, drizzle, grey etc... Despite the crappy weather, Sydney the second time around has not been a total washout. I ended up staying in an awesome hostel right near the beach with awesome views over Tamarama beach known by locals as Glamarama due to the abundance of beautiful people posing there. However, t...

Hi everyone! Just returned from sophisticated Melbourne where Char and I spent a week soaking up the museums, galleries, cool cafes, yummy restaurants and the fabulous shops. For this time I decided to forgo backpacking and heartily embrace my love of flashpacking. After partying in Sydney, Char and I flew to Melbourne and after the coldest shuttle bus ever, took a taxi (a treat for me!) to St Kildas. St Kildas is a very cool Melbourne suburb, complet...