Wednesday 24th February

- Woke up and it was raining again
- Breakfast back at Lillypad cafe alone
- Met Lisa and Joe at Mall
- Shopped
- How to be single cinema trip which had both me and Lisa laughing and crying
- Head, neck and shoulder Thai Massage
- Back to hostel, chilled with snacks on balcony with Lisa and Joe
- Walked to see night market wasn't very good
- Had another curry with Joe
- Chilled in room with TV
- Packed to leave on my own in the morning
- Had a cuddle and said goodbye to Lisa
- Early Night

Summary...
As mentioned previously my entire experience of Australia has been all so different to how I felt in Asia. I'm not sure if it's a combination of having already experienced a few months of travelling and so being less enthusiastic or the expense of Australia being a bit of a downer but it's been no secret that I enjoyed travelling around Asia much more.

I spoke to a few people about this whilst travelling and they agreed if you travel Asia before Australia then people don't enjoy it as much. Travelling up the east coast of Australia was simply one big party. Despite the Australian people being the most fantastic, friendly and kind hearted I have come across, I didn't feel like I learnt a lot from the history or culture. I wasn't in the right place in my life to appreciate the partying scene, I felt like I was back at university again and under pressure every night to go out and drink but in the end just ended up staying in more often on my own.

My favourite part of Australia was Sydney and Byron Bay as well as meeting the people we stayed in touch with on our trips. For now I am relieved to be moving onto a new experience in another place. I'm hoping the enthusiasm for my blog posts will come back!

xxx