This is our last day in Australia before we fly out to Bejing and the cold weather! We enjoyed a last supper of Fish and Chips last night at Doyles on the Quay overlooking the bridge etc which was yummy, and today have booked our internal flights for China etc so all ready for the off......no more deadly spiders, massive moths, jellyfish....just no way of communicatin, noodles till they come out of our ears, cockroaches and a less than reliable airline safety re...

Making the most of the sunshine in the last few days of our Australian adventure out at Coogee Beach. It's not all sunbeams though, as the fab sun is inter-mingled with massive rainstorms, but it's all better than being at work, eh?! Heading back into Sydney Central tomorrow for our last 2 nights for farewell drinks with Tom and Emily and hopefully Jo Robbins too. Aus has been fab.. going to miss it, but lots more adventures to come in China, Thailand and beyon...

Headed out of Sydney for a couple of days on Thursday to see the Blue Mountains. Got to Rooty Hill (where we stayed) mid-afternoon and decided to drive up to the mountains for a couple of hours to see what we could see. It was an inspired decision, because yesterday, when we planned to do some serious walking and sightseeing, it absolutely chucked it down all day long! We got half way up the mountain in our car and ended up turning back because the rain was so he...

Yo! Back in Sydney now, as we enter the final leg of our Australian adventure... only 9 days to go and we're already bracing ourselves for the freezing temperatures we're going to encounter in Beijing. I figure that if i wear everything i've got packed in my rucksack, then i might be able to save a few of my fingers and toes... Really enjoyed our 15 days with the camper van.. I deliberately use the word "with" here, rather than "in" given tha...

Hi there. Just a quick hello to anyone who's still reading! Made it to Sydney safe and sound a couple of days ago and had a great couple of days with Tom and the gang again, including Tom's birthday yesterday at Balmoral Beach. Met up with Jo Robbins (from UEA) on Friday night too, which was cool. Jim and JO made it along with Jim's brother Graham too, which was good fun. Think we might be barred from Hugo's in Kings Cross now though for non-payment of bills...t...