Brisbane Definately not much to see and do in the city itself, this is a business city so when we arrived on Saturday afternoon there was no buzz whatsoever! Our plan anyway was to head out to the coast and go whale watching! This is the time of year when humpback whales are breeding and migrating so plenty of opportunity to spot them. We were lucky enough to see a mum and 3 day old baby swim beside our boat and then some impressive males dive into the water ...

Hamilton IslandWe were so excited to spend a few 'beach' days and to just chill out for a bit in the sun and warmth, this really was a tropical paradise! Hamilton Island is part of the Whitsunday islands and near the Great Barrier reef where the waters are a clear blue and lovely and warm - so lots of sea turtles, dolphins, whales etc! Being on an island means that the runway at the airport looks a little short on approach with the sea very close to where you lan...

SydneyAfter our mammoth trek through the outback and then boarding a plane to Sydney, we were a little weary on our arrival in to this fantastic city! All we could manage was a quick freshen up a pizza and a quick glimpse of the Sydney Opera House before heading to bed. We were staying at the Grace Hotel right in the middle of town, near Hermes and Chanel which was nice, again mentioning that we were on our honeymoon meant that we got a room upgrade which was gre...

Sydney After our mammoth trek through the outback and then boarding a plane to Sydney, we were a little weary on our arrival in to this fantastic city! All we could manage was a quick freshen up a pizza and a quick glimpse of the Sydney Opera House before heading to bed. We were staying at the Grace Hotel right in the middle of town, near Hermes and Chanel which was nice, again mentioning that we were on our honeymoon meant that we got a room upgrade which was...

Kings Canyon and Ayers RockWe know this is The Outback and we've seen the likes of Crocodile Dundee and Wrong Turn but Kings Canyon and Ayers Rock are really in the middle of nowhere!!! Hiring a car at Alice Springs airport wasn't as easy as we thought, we really should have reserved one in advance but we were chancing it! After much negotiation of price (they tax you 30 cents per kilometre as we are in the middle of nowhere, we had an extra charge for dropping i...