So here it is. The detail of my planned trip around Australia. . . I leave Melbourne on the 3rd Feb with ‘Groovy Grape Getaways’ and take a 3 day 2 night trip to Adelaide: http://www.groovygrape.com.au/great-ocean-road-tour.php Departs Melbourne - One of the world's best coastal routes blended with the beauty and history of the Grampians National Park, you have one of the best tours in Australia. Now the info below is actually back to front (i...

Saturday 27th – The day after Australia Day! Well I wanted to write loads and tell you all the good stuff I have done in this amazing Country, but I am sorry to disappoint, I haven’t really done anything! Well, no trips! Now that’s not to say I am unhappy with that. You know, sometimes you just need to chill and take stock of what you are doing and absorb the local culture! I sometimes still pinch myself to see if this is real or actually a dre...

Sunday the 21st. . . . Met up with Chrissie yesterday and we went to a pub to meet up with friends. . . There was about 7 of us in all. I met Pete and Erica, David and Andrea (I think the names are right?!?), oh and another girl, Cassie, rubbish with names, sorry! We had a few drinks and a good laugh, they seem like really nice people, David is a German guy and he works for Bombardier (I am already making arrangements to speak to the HR director here in Melbour...

Hello again, Blimey I am in Australia! Well it’s the 20th Jan and I am here in Melbourne. . . .What a journey so far. . . So, I arrived at Melbourne International at around 11.00ish pm, went through all the usual and got my bag and mozied on out towards the taxi’s at sat down ready to call Chrissie. . . . Slight problem occurred. . . I checked the email she had sent with her phone number on and it turns out that there was a digit missing. . . . hmmm...