So we have been in Canberra for nearly two weeks now and we love it. We got here by taking our first Greyhound bus from Sydney taking around four hours. It was funny as after Southeast Asia we were sick up to the back teeth with bus rides to get everywhere. But after a break of a few weeks we were rather looking forward to getting on a bus again to take us to our next destination. The Greyhound service is pretty much the cheapest option for getting around Austral...

Our last week in Sydney was a good one. We started the week with a spot of crab racing in the city in Scu Bar. We met Kathryn and Alex in the bar and held our spot for a good view of the stage and the crabby action that was due to take place. The place was packed rather quickly, we sank a few pitchers of beer and before we knew it the MC took to the stage. Me and Alex waited by the stage and paid $1 so we could place our bets on the crabs we thought would win by ...

Well we are very late in saying it but HAPPY NEW YEAR and all the best for 2011. Our feet haven't touched the ground since we touched down in Sydney on the 29th of December and have had a lot to do and sort out. First things first though, as soon as we found our hostel we found out the location of our friends Kathryn and Alex and met up as quick as a flash. It was great to see some faces from back home once more. After a catch up over a few cold beers we hit the ...

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY! Season's greetings from Bali. We hope Santa was good to you, we know that you probably have been good this year so we hope the gifts were plentiful and that you ate until the button on your trousers popped off. Before we spent our Christmas in Bali, we had spent a couple of fruitless days in Senggigi on the island of Lombok. It had sounded really promising after what we had read about the place but we discovered that there wasn't too mu...

After a three hour flight we touched down on the Indonesian island of Bali around 7pm. Great expectations were afoot and we couldn't wait to start getting out and about and exploring the place. First things first though we had to pay for our visa's on arrival and collect our baggage. Our bags were already off the collection belt and on the floor surrounded by two men in uniforms when we arrived. We didn't know what was going on as one of the men asked "Are t...