It's gonna be a quick one - just came back from snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef.... it was so amazing. I got a bit sea sick (well I felt really sick actually) on the way out there cos the boat was mega rocky. I feel like I'm rocking now!! I saw fish including the long thin silver/bluey ones which were circling me -scary, Seargant Major fish, and various colourful little schools of fish from bright blue to bright pink, as well as butterfly fish (some...

Hey, I'm still in Cairns. Why? because I've been sorting out my future travel plans - the biggest change is chucking New Zealand out of my itinerary... See I have 6 weeks to do the East coast of Australia and also travel Christchurch to Auckland in New Zealand, however instead of doing 2 rush jobs I would rather do one at ease (Australia wins because it's hotter here!) I know - I'm so sad! So, within the next couple of days I'm going to do a...

Hello! I'm in Cairns now. Lovely modern town, but one racist person's comment on a night out with my sis kind of puts a scar on the Ciarns experience for me (which is a big shame cos it really is a lovely towm and the majority of people are very friendly. I found out a bit more info on the Alice Springs 'wierdness' that I felt - the guide told us that racism is a very big problem in many parts of Australia and Aboriginal people do not get the same...