Well I can't believe it's my last day in Oz! And what a trip it has been so far, loved every minute (well nearly). Today Derek and I went for some more boutique shopping around the area of Brunswick street before going up the Eureka Skydeck 88 - Melbournes highest viewing platform where the elevator takes only 38 seconds to reach the top- eek! Tomorrow I have another first - 3 flights in one day where I will begin my New Zealand adventure! Had an odd feeling w...

A reflective day today. The Australians have very inefficient traffic lights. The myth that Australia has no issue with immigration - Melbourne has a huge oriential community. Closer to home, I faced up to one of my own prejudices - that you could find much older men attractive without there being a hidden context when I chatted and got to know a late forties guy in Skinny Dips and realised how wrong I had been to give a certain someone such a hard time over t...