so we finally left Australia, but not till we had an obligatory surfing lesson at Bondi beach that i failed miserably at but had loads of fun nevertheless! Since being in New Zealand it has been non stop on the activities front... we have moved from one town to the next every other day stopping only to see the main sights and do something stupid like throwing ourselves down a hill in a rubber ball or jumping out of a plane at 15000 feet! i wont bore you with eve...

hello people! Its been ages since i wrote last - yes donna thank you for pointing this out- but its mainly because i havent got alot to tell you. This is mainly the fault of facebook which i go on daily so im always talking to u all and telling you what im up to!! Since i last wrote i made my way back to sydney and within an hour of landing jenni and i had found jobs flyering for an internet company! i cant say it was the best job in the world and i only lasted...

I write this blog to u today after yet another night of broken sleep, it is becoming a daily occurence that i am almost ready to accept along with the big bags under my eyes.... jen has a matching pair. Recently we have spent many a night in bed by 10pm (yes im sure that shocked u mum!) as we dont feel like drinking every single night like other backpackers and with only knowledge of two card games there is little else to do in cairns. so we save our money and re...

Arriving in Sydney on July 4th it made me realise how naive i was about Australia's winter... we were warned by numerous Aussies that it would be cold but both ben and I shrugged it off and said 'you should go to england in winter!'. so we get off the plane and immediately rap ourselves in as many layers as possible for the next 2 weeks that we are there. we would return to our room after being out in the freezing cold and would find it is even colder...