No internet in the hotel and it was too nice outside to go to the internet cafes. Townsville is a great place your typical tropical holiday getaway i guess. I think ive met pretty much someone from everry club in the uk, bumped into about 50 expats from all over the uk who were at the match. Magnetic island looks nice but theres not much there really! On the day of the match the england fans set up camp at a pub called the brewery (the irish bar waqs s...

I found out there was a bar on the roof of the hotel, and the view was amazing you could see pretty much the whole of sydney. I took a pic but i cant work out how to make my camera work at night, everything is fuzzy! Ive addeda vid whihc is a bit better.. Off to townsville in the morning, good timing as its going to rain in sydney tomorrow!

Went exploring today as i realised that although id been here twice before i hadnt seen that much, got one of those day tickets and went to the casino, dino meseum and olympic park. The olympic park was a bit of a let down as i got there too late for the tour and couldnt go to the royal box with my england shirt on an lift a trophy (i guess ill have to wait until the real final ) I actaully doubled my money in the casino (blackjack) beginners luck! Flyin...

Arrival ... what day or time is it? So i left the uk on a friday and arrived on a sunday at 6am! My hotel could not give me my room until 11am so i went for a wander. Once i got my roon i though i would have a few hours sleep, im pretty sure i set my alarm but i ended waking up at 7pm Im staying near darling harbour so headed towards there, nice night still warmish and pretty busy. Ive got 3 nights in sydney until i travel up to townsville for eng...

Trip for the Rugby League World Cup in Oct/Nov 08