So, the Australian adventure so far... We flew to Uluru for an overnight stay at the resort about 10 miles from the rock. Unfortunately we arrived too late to do an afternoon tour but we'd already booked a sunset trip with a romantic meal under the stars which we were looking forward to. We decided to have a look at the rock from one of the lookout points - it's all you can see for miles around Sadly, it decided to pour down with rain so the sunset trip was...

First of all, welcome to the new recruits! We met some lovely people during our time in Fiji and Samoa and we've finally added them to the site! Also, we're now linked to Facebook so you can get updates directly through your newsfeed from there too! As I write this the Americans have elected their first African American president - and Matt, I hope the vote on the railway went the way you wanted! However, this is the only news story CNN have deemed worthy of...