Too much to update on so far so I'll give a brief commentary. I saw in the New Year in North Sydney where we had a perfect view of the harbour, bridge and opera house while guzzling goon by the gallon. 'Goon' is the backpackers wine sold in boxes of 4 litres and containing traces of fish guts! I am not lying, I have even read the small print! Having been a bit bored of sydney city and with the weather being a little too cloudy to continue visiting beaches, I dec...

Well, finally made it and quickly realised what a shambles my 'organisation' has turned out to be. Flight was ok, despite the screaming toddler sat in the adjacent row for both legs of the journey! AND I managed to watch Sex and the City the movie at long last! Loved it! I got to Sydney International Airport and decided to put my navigational skills to test by getting the train to the hostel. I quickly discovered that I didn't know where the hostel was. The...