I'm writing this blog whilst still in Australia and when I say that I sailed the Whitsundays to people out here they all understand, they know what the Whitsundays are and what a fun experience it is to sail around them - especially when they ask me the standard question of "what boat did you go on?" and I reply by saying "the big one, you know The Clipper?" they all do a cheeky grin and say - "isn't that the party boat?".Why yes i...

So I landed in Cairns slightly nervous, I was back in western civilisation, where I recognized the food, the language and the culture.Its odd but after 8 months of speaking slowly in broken English, eating odd local delicacies and tackling the one hundred challenges a day that India and Asia throw at you I was actually dubious as to whether I would enjoy Australia.I couldn't see the challenge in it and now that I have been here 2 months I can say that there isn...