Up at 9am and checked out by 10, we grabbed some vegemite on toast for our train journey to Luna Park. We decided it was far too hot to walk, talk, and eat all at the same time so we sat down in a park looking over the Harbour, with a view of the Opera House. It was here that we noticed one of my favourite things I've seen so far; a guy paddle-boarding to an unknown location, with a backpack and fully dressed. For all we know, he might still be going. Wa...

After the chaos of the evening before, we weren't exactly sure what to expect when we emerged from our room in the morning. Luckily things had calmed down and now backpackers were just sitting around on laptops skyping and chatting - clearly the stereotype is spot on. The location of the hostel was great in terms of breakfast as there was shopping centre at the top of the street that sold vegemite on toast (my new favourite!) for only $4. Once the need ...