hi from sunny and extremely hot byron... what an adventure...Ames and I have had the funnniest few days ever. the car survived the journey up, thank god- after numerous stops to check oil etc. turned out to be an expensive day what with 10 hours stopping for petrol every 2 etc. got lost several times and ended up taking the scenic route to say the least. it was incredible, we properly got to see the outback. i saw my first wild kangaroo- although having it jump...

hi everyone, just a quick update to say that ames and I have spontaneously decided to buy a car and drive up the gold coast !!! we bought a 1979 Mitsuishi, proper old school car- we absolutely love it, green leather seats , old school gear stick- all we need now is surf boards on the roof and we will be sorted !!!!!!!! leaving tommorrow at 6am, so so exciting. will miss sydney but this is going to be unreal. will take pictures of the car and put them on t...

hello from sunny sydney... firstly would just like to say that today is the first time i have worn a jumper in 2and a half months and it feels wierd. never thought id say it but oz is cold !! am so climatised to thailand degrees that the 25degrees here has really hit me as a nasty shock ! cant stop shivering...wierd.. anyways, we arrived in Sydney on monday after a long and tedious flight. it is totally not what i expected it to be. bondai beach which is wher...

oh my god I dont think i can possibly rave about singapore anymore. ames and i have had the best three days ever. cant actually get over quite how cool this city is. we started by going to sentosa island on friday. this is basicallly the holiday island where there are lots of fake palm trees, sand etc. there is an amazing aquarium there. it was so funny we looked like proper tourists- backpacks and all. the aquarium was amazing there was like a travelator thin...

wow, wow, wow... have just arrived in singapore and all i can say is that its absolutely AWESOME !! Ames and I are in a complete parallel world at the moment- not helped by the 2hours sleep we had last night. This is the cleanest place i have ever been in my life.. firstly, will update you on my last week in Thailand. After ko tao we headed to phuket which to be honest is nothing to rave about. We like to call it "sandal city" lots of horrible package holiday...