7am start from the Aus Adventure Tours Office in Sydney. We hit the road and also rush hour traffic!!! First stop Mittagong for a quick brekkie then onto Canberra. We first go up to Mt Ainslie to take in the view of the whole of Canberra. The way it was designed is in a triangle shape, with Parliment House being at the top point. We then take a tour of Parliment House, seeing the Great Hall and also the House of Representatives, where all the parlimentary deba...

Well I am now back in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, my home for the rest of my time in Australia... I am working in the Pomegranate Cafe again and staying and working in one of the Backpackers in Katoomba.

Today, I waved my parents off as they get there hire car and make their way down to Sydney. Brendon and I decided to go to the Brisbane Museum in the day and then that evening he took me to the Suncorp Stadium to watch a Soccer Match. It was great fun and the Queensland team won!!! Out for celebratory drinks. Saturday we just had a quiet day relaxing in the apartment. Sunday, Brendon went home (he lives 7 hours north of Brisbane) and I to get my bus to make my...

Australia Zoo - Home of the Crocodile Hunter Today mum, dad, Brendon and I took a day trip to Australia Zoo. This is the most famous Zoo in Australia and is home to the late Steve Irwin. We arrived about 10am. I then had a horrible panic as my mobile phone had fallen out my pocket on the bus so that ruined my arrival to this amazing place. But soon after I'd calmed down we went to explore the zoo. We went to the Crocuseum to watch one of there daily shows. It...

Day Trip to Mt Tamborine and O'Reillys Today mum, dad and I took a day bus tour. We headed south of Brisbane to the Goldcoast. First stop was to an Opel Shed, to see where opels are mined and how they are carved. We then got up to Mt Tamborine and looked around the craft shops that where there, didn't get much time though so wasn't a long stop. On the way to O'Reillys we took a stop at a look out over the Mountain ranges. At O'Reillys there is a treetop walk whi...