The flight was at the most awkward of times. 12am for three hours. This meant the following things: - It wasn't long enough to get to sleep, although we tried our best. - The domestic short flights are really small cramped planes. - We would arrive in Melbourne at 5am, losing two hours due to time difference. - We cannot check in until 2pm. - We are zombie tired. Every traveler has been there but luckily for us the receptionist at the hostel took pity on us...

Lesson learnt - complain more often. We moved into a swanky hotel room this morning as a result of a previous complaint about the intoxicated staff in another Nomads Hostel. It was Bliss. Unfortunately we couldn't chill all day in the king size bed watching the flat screen as we had a task to complete. Task - Find the Indian Embassy and get a Visa. What we thought would happen: - Walk into our pre-booked appointment past the crowd. - Hand over the relevant ...

Goodbye New Zealand - We have had an absolute blast, so many great experiences and have met so many amazing people! A welcome goodbye to Auckland has arrived today after a terrible nights sleep with the animals (staff of the hostel in our room). Char looked up at Matt during the night to see his bed swaying with the intense snore of the beast that lay beneath him. It was Bad. We made a joint decision to move our sheets and pillows to the sofas of the communal a...