In England our Parkrun starts at 9am . In Brisbane it was 7am, we had to allow 30 minutes to get there so an early start. However not so early as Tammy and Dave Swann friends from Witney Road runners who have been travelling for 9 months and have now settled for a while near Brisbane, they got up at 4.30 to meet us for the parkrun! It was lovely to see them again and here their news. The organisers of these runs always ask if there are any newcomers and where the...

We left sunny Sydney and made use of the free internet at the airport. The quick flight to Brisbane wasn't as quick as we thought as Queensland don't change their clocks so we gained an hour flying north, how weird is that. Brisbane has a pleasant riverside and all the attractions of a big city, we found a couple of geocaches and checked out the route for the Saturday morning Parkrun. For the non runner readers of this blog, Parkruns are international Sat...

Ok it had to be done , although people had said Bondi Beach was a bit of a dump we boarded the bus for Bondi. We were suitably impressed, the sand was beautiful, the surf was brilliant and the sun was shining. Graham thought we just had to walk the length of the beach, there may have been other lovely things to look at on the beach, but we won't mention that, so we enjoyed all the sights and Graham dived into the waves without a surfboard!We then ventured alo...

We arrived in Sydney after a long journey luckily the bush fires did not affect our journey. The hotel room was double the size of our HK room so felt quite luxurious . Although the view wasn't so spectacular. The weather was a bit dull and drizzly so a quick tour of Darling Harbour where we immediately appreciated the sound of birdsong and the lovely park areas with the spring blossom. An early night ensured we were ready for a busy next dayI slept through a...

Today we are leaving Hong Kong. The ultra efficient Hong Kong travel network allows you to book your luggage in at the railway station in the centre of Hong Kong so you can make your way to the airport without your luggage. We have decided to visit the cable car at Tung Chung which takes you up to the village of Ngong Ping and a Big Buddha which I think is the biggest Buddha statue. The location on the top of the mountains is quite impressive although the Hong Ko...