Well, I feel that as I am leaving Melbourne tomorrow I should actually say something about it... But what to say. On the face of it Melbourne is a very agreeable city. Compact, well laid out, tidy, not too busy - all rather pleasent. But perhaps this is where it falls down. It's fairly dull. The weather over the past few days has been lovely (about 22/23 degrees) and I found myself wishing I had something more picturesque to be gawping at. As it turned out, I we...

There are a few different types of backpackers out there. And I feel that, after the past few days - I need to draw attention to this fact. Each morning is the same, there is always someone checking out, or rising early to catch a bus/train/boat etc. So each day you are faced with the same inevitable problem - being woken up. Now those of you that know me, will know that I am not a morning person. I am especially not a morning person when I'm woken up by an ala...