Since Christmas, time has just flown by. So much so that we realised we hadn't done an update for a few months. So we'll go back to Christmas in Byron Bay which was very eventful to say the least! Most of you will know by now that we are 'officially engaged' after Jim's romantic proposal on the beach on Xmas Day. After acting a bit strange beforehand, it all made sense when he got down on one knee in the sand in front of 100's of beach-goers! My embarrassment ki...

We were so excited about being in Sydney - one of our favourite places in Australia and by far one of the best cities in the World in our opinion. The plan was to live and work here until the time came to leave Australia, so pretty much as soon as we got there I had the tedious task of looking at apartments and job-hunting whilst Jim went out work with his 'boss' Cameron who was down to test the waters for a while. What a shock we had! We certainly weren't new t...

Melbourne was a breath of fresh air after the heat of Queensland, but we soon started moaning that we were too cold! With grey skies and lower than average temperatures we felt like we were back home & were just praying for good weather for the Melbourne Cup. We were lucky enough to be going to Cup Day, the biggest race day in the Australian calendar, and only arriving in Melbourne 2 days before we had a mad rush around the city trying to put together decent...

With our bags packed once again, a few leaving do's and the arrival of Caroline's brother Chris, we left Brisbane and flew up to Cairns in Northern Queensland. We were last in this tropical town 7 years ago just after we'd met, so it held alot of fond memories for us. Being part of a tour group is never on the agenda, so we hired a campervan for a week giving us the chance to explore this huge area. Always a pleasure not being told when you get off the bus, we h...

Brisbane may not be the most exciting city in Australia but it does have it's advantages! The location's great if you want to make the most of your weekends and take in some of the East Coast's most amazing spots. Byron Bay, being one of our favourite spots on previous trips, was great to go back to - great weather, great beaches and a nice chilled out weekend on our own. We don't need to say much more about this other than check out the photo album and you'll se...