Having not seen Kris for 8 months and him having completed a (thankfully succesfull) front line tour in Afghanistan i was pretty excited to see him to say the least! We rented a studio apartment for a month over Christmas, you don't even want to know what that costs in Sydney!! But it was perfect, i got to show him round Sydney and we went for a beautiful walk from Coogee beach to Bondi Beach which passed several more secluded and quiet beaches and bays. We also ...

Sydney After a pretty short flight from Christchrch i arrived in Sydney and found my way to the hostel where a girl i met on the kiwi bus worked. She had arranged for me to get work for accommodation, this basically means you do housekeeping for a set amount of hours a week in exchange for a bed. I figured as i was getting a little bit tight on money it would help me out while i looked for work. The first few days in Sydney were spent sorting myself out for a ...