I have had a really busy few days, as not only have I been cramming in the hours at work, I have also been being as 'touristy' as possible with my Scottish friends. Sadly, they have left now, but we are aiming to meet up in New Zealand later in the year. On Tuesday, all three of us took advantage of a hostel staff discount to book places on a day tour to the Blue Mountains, a world heritage site and often described as '"The Grand Canyon of Australia"....

Hello again! I have had a very busy few days recently, as my friends from Scotland (that I met in Japan) have been down to visit. After they had checked into the hostel I work at, we went off to explore Darling Harbor, with me acting as tour guide. We took the long route round, ending up walking under the Harbor Bridge and coming up alongside the Opera House. Photos to added soon! On Friday we all set out to do the beach walk from Bondi to Coogee, which was re...

So another night shift, another Australian dollar! I can't believe that I actually volunteered for this shift, as the other night guy wanted the day off to watch the champions league final. Being a complete neutral, I will be listening at reception, so I thought I might as well get paid for it. My prediction, 1-1 with Chelsea nicking it in extra time, followed by a mass brawl and Ronaldo crying everywhere. You heard it here first... So this week I have been busy...

So another night shift, another Australian dollar! I can't believe that I actually volunteered for this shift, as the other night guy wanted the day off to watch the champions league final. Being a complete neutral, I will be listening at reception, so I thought I might as well get paid for it. My prediction, 1-1 with Chelsea nicking it in extra time, followed by a mass brawl and Ronaldo crying everywhere. You heard it here first... So this week I have been busy...

So its 3am over here and I am now half way through my first night shift at the hostel. Alls well so far, its quiet with just the occasional drunken laugh floating down the stairs from the dormitories. The guy who is supposed to be training me is doing his fifth straight night, and therefore has fallen asleep int he office, leaving just me and the security guy at the desk, but so far I have managed to work it out as I have gone along. This week I have been mainly...