Hi everyone In the Blue mountains nr Kootomba.Fantastic hotel with fabulous view but large thunder storm overhead so can't see anything at all!! We left Sydney on Wenesday morning and with some trepidation managed to find our way out of the city down towards Newcastle. The hire company have given us a Prius very green and smart but tricky to start and stop and it grinds a bit up hills. In heavy traffic however it glides soundlessly and burns no fuel so quite an ...

Hi everyone On oiur third day now in Sydney. We packed a lot of action in Hong kong by using an Octopus and travelling on the Peak tram, the Metro, the Star ferry and a boat ride to Lammas Island as well as chasing an oldfashioned tram (just like Nottingham !!)to get a ride. This does not include escalators galore both half way up the harbour and through endless shopping malls and high level walkways.Much of this is like the science fiction city all stream line...