hello! well since i last wrote all plans have changed!..................which is often the case whilst travelling!!!! it was too expensive to buy a car in melbourne so we decided to fly straight to perth! we spent a couple of days there relaxing, looking around the city and job hunting! its a really nice city but pretty similar to any other cities in the world!................plus the beaches were 40 mins away on the train!!!! (i still haven't see...

well i finally arrived in oz!!!! my flight here was amazing as we followed the sunset all the way from new zealand to oz.................it was the most amazing orange colour............you could just imagine it reflecting off the australian outback!!! in fact i was so amazed i almost failed to notice sydney harbour bridge and the opera house below me!!! it was amazing to finally see it! its probably the sight i have been looking forward to most........and ...

hello! well as you can see i have finally left river valley!!! i've had the best time ever and it was soooo hard to leave! in fact if my little sis (who i haven't seen for 1 and a half years!) wasn't waiting for me ........i would probably still be in the valley now! i have met some amazing people and i really hope i will see them again one day............ as it is .............im sitting in the airport, with only an hour to go until i leave for ...

hello everyone!!!!! sorry it has taken me so long to get any entries on the journal.....................river valley is in the middle of nowhere and thus internet is extremely bad!!!! well what can i say? ..................nearly three months on and im still in new zealand! that must give you some idea of how good a time im having!!!!! i've been working in river valley a white water rafting lodge (see previous journal entries..........i came here f...

well what can i say.........kaikoura is amazing! it has been the perfect ending to my tour of New Zealand! After arriving at lunch time and checking in to the friendliest / homeliest hostel ever.........we set off to do some whale watching! Everyone has to sit inside on the boat (nice big leather chairs!) because you often have to travel fast to catch a whale before it dives! This makes it so exciting though!!! I sat up front right by the door to ...