We have survived an Australian heatwave!!!! It got bloody hot! We had four consecutive days of 40+ degrees celsius, the hottest it got in the city was 43.9 and believe me when I say it felt like we were going to spontaneously set into flames. The hot wind stings your eyes and burns your nostrils when you breathe, there was no respite from it even in the shade, the best place to be was in an air conditioned building but of course that then felt like we were 'wast...

Hi Everyone, I haven't done one of these in what seems like an age now, so..... I thought I would do the update today. As Lauren has previously mentioned we have decided to stay in Melbourne for a little while, this partly being because we have found a lovely house to stay in (so we dont have to stay in hostels anymore, yay), jobs, a cooler more managable climate but mainly because Melbourne is so cool. My job will keep us here for around 6 months so we can co...

We've been in Melbourne for a week now and we love it! We spent the first couple of days in the seaside town of St Kilda which was lovely. It was just like being at the seaside at home with the cold wind whipping through our hair and chilling our ears and noses. The main street of St Kilda was full of little cake shops, cafes, shops and bars so it'd have been rude not to venture out for food and drinks! After a couple of days of being in Melbourne we found a hou...