"White shores... and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise. Return Of The King "I am an FBI Agent!!" Point Break We've been on the road for a week now, and have arrived in sunny Albany. Looking at the map of Australia we've not done a very good job in terms of distance travelled (maybe an eighth of the way to Melbourne) but in terms of beaches visited and good times had I think we're doing just fine. At some stage I'll write up the bea...

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Yellow. That is the best way to describe our van/bus/house that will be taking us around the country on our way to Melbourne. Around the hostel it has become a thing of legend, reffered to as "The Bumper Yellow Fun Bus" by most, and "Lola" by us. Many backpackers have their own form of transport, from camper vans to Volvos, but nobody could dream of having something as beautiful as Lola. Lola is a Ford Econovan, and if you're anything like me that name conjur...

"Welcome to the party, pal" -- Die Hard (Greatest Christmas movie of all time) It has been a thoroughly entertaining week here in disgustingly sunny Australia. Despite my claims that without coldness and rain it just isn't Christmas, the team at the Backpackers put on a very impressive show, complete with all-you-can-drink beer and a ferry trip to nearby Rottnest Island on the big day itself. There is something strange about spending Christmas Day on a beach ...