My last day in Sydney forced me to visit Bondi Beach, as I couldn't bear the comments of those who said I should have gone. I parked myself on a train at Central Station after seeing what looked like a respectable lady come out of the toilet I proceeded into and finding a despicable mess. I'll say nothing more. Just urgh. Had a joint bus and train ticket, which meant hopping off at Bondi Junction to get the bus down to the beach. I got off the bus, surveyed the b...

I did my mammoth trek from The Strand hostel on William street over to The Landsowne on City Road yesterday - good lord! It wasn't too bad, but not being able to stand up straight as both my backpacks weighed me down wasn't the most fun you can have in Sydney! Of course it was boiling hot as well, so my shoulders were quite raw by the time I got to the hostel - and of course they weren't ready for me! I arrived at about 11, but they were still tidying up from tho...

A successful day is what I might call today! I got up at 7 to go for a run, inspired by John and Catlin's huge run! Upon my return I had bananas on toast, boring information you might think, but a perfect breakfast for me! Oh, and I tried the new cheesy Vegemite spread! Someone had obviously left it as it had been in the kitchen since I got there! Pleasantly surprised: I think Vegemite may have succeeded where Marmite failed! To top off the morning the sun was s...

Well I was introduced to the Sydney's red light district last night, courtesy of Alison's brother! Met in a bar called Scary Canary next to Robert's hostel and waited until they'd done a free prize draw for $50 behind the bar: alas, we did not win! Walked through Hyde Park and down Oxford Street to get to the next place, may as well have been in London! Unfortunately though they ask for ID here a lot, so the fact that my ID was in my locker in the hostel and the ...

Well of course it's raining, I'm here! Just like my first day in Cape Town, my first day in Sydney was spent in the pouring rain! Just like in Cape Town I was forced into a museum to seek solace from the weather! To be fair though, it was The Australia Museum and was pretty impressive: skeletons, giant wombats, stuffed birds of every kind, and of course the obligatory screaming children that were on school holidays! Museums just wouldn't be the same if an 8 year ...