I have really enjoyed my whistle stop tour of Sydney. We are only here for a week so again we have jam packed our days with all the tourist attractions we could manage. We stayed in Bondi for the first three nights of our trip. I really like it here. The beach is a large expanse of white soft sand, everyone is very stylist and complete fitness freaks. Lots of joggers everywhere, and some very fine bodies!!. The weather was surprisingly warm the first day we arriv...

This is my last entry from Tonga as we are off to Sydney on Saturday, but before I go I will tell you about our final adventures in Vava'u and more importantly my Birthday!!!. First of all I will tell you about mine and Rynn's diving. Rynn and I arrived at the dive shop very excited but also a bit nervous as it was our first proper dive without our instructor!! We forgot to warn the dive master that we were newly qualified divers in advanced but he was very accom...

Well I have another fun packed diary entry to make you all very jelous!!! I arrived in Vava'u, the northern most island group that makes up Tonga, last Saturday. I love it here, the weather is gorgeous, we are staying in a backpackers hostel right on the water front, the views are stunning and there are loads if activites to do. It is slightly more expensive than the main island but that is too be expected as it is very tourist orientated here!! We did have...

Working in Tonga I have completed the first week of my placement at Vaiola General Hospital in Tonga Tapu. As the hospital is fairly small and there is quite an abundance of elective students already me, Rynn and Matt decided to separate out and rotate through the different specialities during our four week placement. I started with O & G which was quite nice seeing as I had just spent time doing O&G in Trinidad. We also decided to spend two weeks in Vaiola...

We arrived in Tonga on the Thursday 24th of August after an exhausting flight. Toni the owner of the guest house we were staying in picked us up from the airport and so began our Tongan adventure. Toni's guest house is quite basic with no a/c, tv, and a warmish dribble for a shower but it is very homely. It is a typical backpackers haven and we have met lots of new people who are passing through. Toni himself is an interesting character. Lanchashire born and bred...