Hi, Well this week has confirmed to us what we had already suspected for a long time, Austalians have zero sense of humour! We all went out to a place called Draculas. This was a "comedy" cabaret night where all staff and entertainers were dressed up in "scary" costumes. A three course dinner was provided so we thought why not! We were greeted at the door by Frankenstein, who lead us to the ghost train, which we have to admit was quite nerve racking. The rest...

Hi Everyone, This week we have been getting out and about in Melbourne, we went down to The Elephant and Wheelbarrow Pub in St. Kilda to the "Neighbours Night". Yes you can imagine a pub filled with hundreds of 'merry' backpackers cheering and wolf whistling as they wait eagerly for the chance to meet THE Harold Bishop, Lynn Scully (and some guy called Conner????!!!!)The atmosphere was brilliant and everyone was excited, first there was a Neighbours quiz, danci...

Hi, We have finally arrived in Melbourne after a three day trip along the Great Ocean Road. Along the way we stopped at The Grampians, The Twelve Apostles and some really beautiful beaches. We stayed in some lovely hostels and one night went to see penguins! We were told that the penguins were spectacular and not to be missed, so we went along to watch them, after wading through the water which was icey cold and unknown to us very deep in some places. After ...