Well a visit to Tasmania wasn't in my original itinerary, but after meeting a great group of people from there while I was in Cambodia, they convinced me to take a short trip over. So no more Sydney and hello to the delights of Tassie...Well I was pleased to leave Sydney behind on the morning of my departure. It was throwing it down with rain, pretty chilly and not much excitement there. So no thanks to the airport shuttle bus which forgot to come and pick me...

Getting back to Sydney was like arriving back in my second home. Even touching down on the plane I was excited so imagine what I was like when I saw the opera house and the harbour bridge again!I spent my first day walking around pretty much most of the city, going back to all the places I remember from before, seeing if they'd changed and taking all the same pictures again, so I can compare them when I get home! Not sure how far I walked but managed to take ...

After my trip to the north of Western Australia I decided to have a few days relaxing on the beach. So instead of staying in Perth city I headed for Cottesloe beach, just a short train ride away. Well at least the train journey is short but the trek from the station to the hostel seemed like a couple of marathons, lugging my huge expanding rucksack and everything else that's now attached to the outside cos I can't fit it in! But puffing and blowing I made...

From Perth you can either travel north up the coast towards Exmouth or south towards the Margaret river and Esperence. I decided to go north as I was keen to go snorkelling on the Ningaloo reef, supposedly better than the Great Barrier reef on the east coast of Australia.So I booked myself on a small group trip to head up the coast. It was a fairly packed itinerary to cover nearly 2500km in 7 days, but lots to stop and do along the way...We had a great group, 21 ...

First stop in Australia was Perth. Having never been to the west coast before I wasn't too sure what to expect, other than I'd been told it never rains here...so how true are the rumours?!Caught the train to Freemantle (or Freo as it's known by the locals) on my first day as they have reknowned weekend markets here, selling all kinds of locally made wierd and wonderful crafts. The weather was hot hot hot, so I decided to take the free bus around the t...