Oh how the good times go and the despair sets in!!! Woe is us!! (and for all those people out there who are jealous of us swanning round the world, all that karma has come back and hit us in the face) From our view of 36,000ft coasting over the North Island in to Auckland, New Zealand is green, hilly, empty of all civilisation and looks perfect for long runs in the country (Jue is ever so excited). However, it is also devoid of employment at present which has ...

Greetings from Cairns! After yet another 10 hour bus journey (the last one thankfully!!), we have arrived in Cairns. As we only had a couple of days here, we have whizzed around the city, taking in the shops, sights and casino ;o)... before you get worried about the fact we have visited casino's in Melbourne, Sydney and Cairns, we are only gambling on a very limited budget of 2.50GBP each...just to get ready for Vegas in a few months time (but don't let the mana...

G'day there or should i say 'ah hoi there me hearties'... yes you have guessed it, we have just returned from sailing around the Whitsunday Islands! Since our last blog entry from Fraser island, we have taken a 12 hour bus trip from Rainbow beach to Airlie Beach. Airlie is a lovely seaside resort and is where the majority of sailing boats leave from for the Whitsundays. We set sail on Tuesday from the marina, on board our boat aptly named the British Defender! ...

NEWSFLASH! NEWSFLASH! Chris and Jue survived....just! The story of Fraser Island.... (sit comfortably) There was once two people, called Chris and Jue who, one sunny day, decided to go to visit Fraser Island (An island made completly of sand) on the east coast of Australia. They packed a few tops and some shorts into a (tiny) backpack, and headed to their 4WD jeep with a group of 8 others who had decided to embark on the same adventure. After sitting through a ...

Well, for those of you who feared that Chris may not have survived his first horseriding experience, since writing our last blog entry, he did! In fact, for those of you who know anything about riding he managed to walk, trot and do a brief canter! Not bad for your first try (although his horse was experiencing some flatulence issues for the whole ride so this kept him entertained for the 2 hour hack! Men! ;O) As well as horseriding in Coffs Harbour, we went Kay...