Bring the sweat on. Yes, I have entered the land of the humid and small people. (But they're not really that small here as it's a mix of indian and chinese). Singapore was a shopping mecca and nearly as humid as KL, but the people were nowhere near as friendly as they have been here. A taxi driver even gave us a lift for free today out of total kindness. Good to be in cheap places after blowing way too much money enjoying Aussie customs, namely eating...

First of all apologies to all those emails that I have not replied to. I will very shortly I promise. The excess of Xmas and New Year are over and as you can probably see from the pics updated now, I have had a rather jolly time. Now, it's drying out time. After driving up the coast from Sydney to Brisbane, Dean and I flew down to Canberra and were picked up by his Father. We headed to Merimbula on the coast (about 5 hours south of Sydney) and had a Xm...

It's my last day in Brisbane before I fly down to Canberra and head over to the South coast for Xmas. Only had a short time here after a road trip up the East Coast but it's a good city. Mind you the weather has been spectacular so that helps!! If I haven't already sent you a message or spoke to you, have a grand yuletide and keep warm/cold wherever you are!! Nick

Now that the bad weather has really had time to grind you all down, I thought I would provide this postcard to let you know that the weather here is hot. So hot some days that it's difficult to get off the beach! Australia's coast North of Sydey has been really worth the drive and I currently reside in Byron Bay. Soon to be in Surfer's Paradise. Might end up a surf bum at this rate. Keep warm in winter!! Nick

Hello everybody, On the other side of the world and enjoying New Zealand. The scenery is spectacular and I haven't even been to South Island. I like Auckland a lot especially some of the outer suburbs. Sorry the site has been so stale for so long but technical problems and non-trechnical countries are not good mixes. Hope everyone is ok and enjoying the onset of winter. Bye for now. Nick x