I set my alarm for 4.45 as the pick up time was 5.15, the main reason you start so early is that the heat builds upto a max temperature at 4pm so they try to get you to work as much as possible before the sun and heat is at its worst so they can get the best out if their workers. The bus picks you up outside the hostel, 5 dollars for transport each day which is a rip off if you do onions because you only earn 40 dollars a day but at least me and tony didn't pay...

We woke up early to check into the hostel but for some reason we couldn't until around 11, apparently the staff were waiting for the paperwork to come through but were reluctant to use their own printer, a sign of things to come. We got checked into room 1 and the place was an absolute dive, it was a 13 man room but there was just 5 Italians occupying it, the floor was mucky, the unused beds had loads of crap on them, there's writing on the walls, signs saying pu...

New Year's Eve signalled the end of mine and Tony's stay at chill and it was actually a bit depressing having being there for 2 months myself and for tony the only real place he's stayed at over in oz. fortunately enough we were allowed to use the facilities for the rest of the day, so after quickly doing some errands in town we came back and started getting ready for the night. Took advantage of the movie room one last time then finally shaved that stupid haircu...

It was that time of year where the whole family get together, stay indoors during the cold winter and have a roast dinner. But for the first time in my life I wasn't there, I was in the land down under. The build up was just as unusual as the actual day here. Chilling at the lagoon in boiling temperatures while Christmas carols were blaring out of the public speakers. Doing your shopping in a quiet supermarket and the whole way the festivities are played down a...

Since being in Brisbane and finding out that the sports stadium is literally 5 minutes from the hostel we decided to watch a game of football to see just how bad the quality was, I heard it was nothin like the football in England so I wasn't expecting much. We chose a match in which former England and premiership regular emile heskey would be included. He player ironically for the Newcastle jets, whose away strip is basically the real Newcastle home strip, Copy...