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...

So, we're in Alice Springs. Hardly got any sleep last night (one hour) cos I was making difficult decisions about what to send back home with my mum and what to keep. Luckily my backpack's quite light now but that's mainly cos it's hot here and I only need light clothes. I'm sure it will double in size when I get to cold N.Zealand. Anyway, Alice Springs is a very odd place - I find it odd anyway. Walking around and seeing the aboriginal peopl...

Hi, sorry for my absence, but a combination of a family reunion with my mum bro and siser Maya, the many things to do in Melbourne and the struggle of finding accommodation in this wonderful but packed city (because of the Formula 1 Grand Prix) has taken all time away from me. We actually went to the Grand Prix today and it was amazing - the cars were stunning and so loud and powerful, zooming past us on the track. We had ear plugs in but on the occasion I did ta...

Hello, we are back from a 10 day road trip and are back in Kuta (though this time staying on Kuta Beach, not Seminyak (two beaches away). Thankfully it is low season (due to the rainstorms which start punctually just after midday and last 45 mins before it brightens up again. Actually, last night we were treated to a night thunderstorm as well which was right over us. The roof shook and all. So because of the low season, hotels are cheap, tours are cheap and we...