Although I spent much of today at work, I just wanted to talk about something I have been waiting to see since I got to Melbourne. As some of my close friends and family know, I'm a sucker for a good thunderstorm. Newcastle tends not to get very many or interesting thunderstorms, but Melbourne can muster a good thunderstorm when it wants. So it was today. I spent much of the day following my usual routine, but at around 3:30 I noticed the room I was working i...

Today was a self appointed day off. Every evening this week I have done a few hours work, and having crashed out hard again last night I decided that I would have a quiet day at the hostel, without really doing anything. A slow down! I got up, got dressed, and headed to the hostel roof. Its been over three weeks since I have been in Melbourne, and even now the view of the skyline from the rooftop of Melbourne Metro still takes my breath away. The roof is als...

I woke up early today to catch up with CJ for a bit more chat. However after spending 2 hours talking I felt so shattered I went back to bed and completely crashed out. I am finding that althought I can manage the lifestyle I have, it is definitely gaurenteeing sleep in my downtime. I get up early almost every morning, spend my day doing whatever I had planned and then in the evening I tend to do work or talking to the UK before crashing out for bed. So in t...

I woke up today planning to head up one of the two famous towers in Melbourne, the Eureka or Rialto. The plan was to chill out most of the day at the hostel, then in the afternoon when Dave was finished house hunting we could go up the tower and catch a beer afterwards. I got up, got ready and headed up to the roof in the hostel where I spent most of my day. Recently, I have been having some real trouble with LloydsTSB and international bank transfers, meaning...

I slept through my alarm this morning, and was awoken by a text message from my mother wishing me another good day. Melbourne was dull, grey and decidedly colder (15 degrees where it has been in the mid 30s) as I got up and got ready for this mornings Skype session with my aunt. It was great to catch up with her and towards the end I got chatting with my cousin too. Last night and this morning I started for the first time to feel a little bit like missing home...