I got up around 9 and checked out and said goodbye to the Canadian guys and Mike. I spoke to Dave the owner who told me my key hadn't been found by the cleaners so I lost my $16 deposit. I was pretty pissed off as I left it next to the computer so someone has taken it for no reason!! I was waiting at the beach bus stop when Laura (Canadian girl) appeared and said that her and some of the other girls were going to rent a car and head to the Blue Mountains (t...

I got up around 11 a little hungover and with a terrible drouth. I went to the supermarket and bought cheese, tomatoes and a big baguette. I then went back to the hostel and prepared my lunch. I ate my baguette on the rooftop but had to flee indoors as there was fork lightning and thunderstorms. I spent the rest of the day watching Australian TV as the weather was so bad. They are obsessed with sport; any sport! I watched beach volleyball, fishing, cycling a...

I got up around 9 and got the train to Bondi Beach. it was so hot-must have been 30c! I checked in to my bohemian hostel which is so laid back and backpackerish. I met all the guys in my dorm and then one of the guys (an English Pro-Golfer) asked me if I wanted to go and snorkell so I did. I found the snorkel a bit difficult at first and swallowed pints of sea water before getting the hang of it! It was amazing seeing the fishes and some were huge blue fish (may...

Hi guys, I got up this morning and I decided to go to Cogee Beach but the weather was so bad (heavy rainstorms)so I decided to just chill in the Botanic Gardens. However I did go to the Tropical Centre which was really cool. There was an exhibition about insect-eating plants which was interesting. I walked around the city centre and went to a few malls (just to window shop obviously) then I visited the Library of New South Wales which was excellent. There w...

Today I got up around 10 and said goodbye to the Welsh boys who are now heading up the east coast to Byron Bay and the Gold Coast. I chilled out for a while on the internet as it was raining outside. I then walked to the Australian Museum and looked at their Aboriginals exhibition and also skeletons etc. It was ok and I sat in Hyde Park under the sun reading my Rough Guide. I walked past the Anzac Memorial and then back to the hostel via Woolworths to get some wa...