So after the disaster of Wollongong, we headed south along the Grand Pacific Highway. Needless to say it was grand, and not grawwwnd. For most of it we were surrounded by forest either side of the road, and couldnt see the ocean at all, but it was still nice. It was somewhere along this route that we started to realise that Australia is much much different to New Zealand. There is something more to this place, I am not sure what it is, and I think it might be jus...

I dont have much time to type this, and I have been accused of not writing enough blogs lately..... so in a few words this is Wollongong It is the only place on the East coast of Australia that has two lighthouses. Thats the good stuff Everything else. Thats the bad stuff. Needless to say it isnt somewhere I would recommend to people to stay. It has just however been pointed out to me that the weather wasnt great and that might have explained it, also we stayed...

For the life of me I cant remember the name of the town we stayed in while we visited the blue mountains, Nagalooloo or JumbaJumba or something weird like that. It was a nice little town, old looking and in the mist was very old gold mining town like (imagination required). We got there just after Summer Bay and it was still quite nice, although it was fairly cloudy still. I think the temperature on the car topped out at 36 on the way up, or across. As for the bl...

After a few days in Sydney, we said we would head on up the country a bit to check out the town where Home and Away is filmed, called... no not Summer Bay, its called Palm Beach. We found the beach, after a short while (its not sign posted). Parked the car, for the princely sum of 4 dollars and hour, and took a walk down the beach. I asked a guy loading up his van (with kites not cameras), if it was the right place and he said you have to get there very early and...

Ah, the land down under!!!! So we have arrived at destination number seven. Nobody needs another weather report so lets keep it simple. We have had one sunny throughout day and we spent it on Coogee beach. The other days have been pleasantly sticky and hot with a nice layer of clouds on top... no complaints really, even when it drizzled rain on Bondi Beach. Stayed in Glebe, the student district of town. The hostel was up the street from Sydney University, which ...