We set out on this trip to fill in parts of the World that we haven't visited before and to understand the customs and culture of of each area whilst avoiding herded excursions to so call places of interest. It is therefore an exercise in finding the real rather than the commercial places by discussion with locals in bars and cafes, then to visit them under our own steam. In the three and a bit months we have been on the road I think we have achieved this. We hav...

We have settled into a very comfortable lifestyle in Australia, we are always busy and try to see as much as we can where ever we go. We know that we must savour and enjoy the last two weeks before we change and embrace new countries, habits, cultures and language, which we relish with enthuasiam. However the one thing that I have been rather surprised about is the temperature of the sea. The sunrays may be strong and powerful, but the vast expanse of water that...