WhitsundaysActually didn't bring you fully up to date with my travels so far in my last blog update - sorry about that. Got a bit tired staring at the screen.The weather did improve, you will be pleased to hear and the next week or so was awesome.We joined a sailing tour around the whitsundays. There were 8 of us on board - it normally takes 30 - so it was a bit on the small side, but we had fun anyway. The crew were a bit of a disaster - but the others were ...

Townsville Townsville is one of those places that no one really stays in for long - but is just used as a gateway to the magnetic islands. We booked ourselves into what I can only describe as a haunted hotel. There was no one about - all the lights were off. There were lots of eerie noises at night - very odd! We arrived about 7.30 pm found that not a single restuarant in town was open. What is that about?!!! Not even McDonalds!! We got out of there 1st thing th...

Mission Beach Had a very short trip down to Mission Beach as unfortunately we were hit with yet more rain. It did mean that we managed to watch a fair few DVDs thouhg. When in Australia and all that...!

Welcome to Oz...We are finally out of Asia and into the next stage in our travels. It took us 3 flights to get here, so the last couple of days seems to have been a blur of airports and uncomfortable plane seats with a child screaming directly behind me....always!!! Special mention has to be given to Singapore Airport, where we spent a couple of hours before catching our next flight. the place is absolutely awesome, with a pool, spa, gym, movie lounge not to ment...

It was all just as busy here as we still had very little time in which to see everything. On our arrival in the afternoon we immediately jumped on a moto (a motorcycle taxi). Yep, but Rach and I AND the taxi driver were all crammed on 1 bike. With no helmets. It seems safety issues are not of much concern in Cambodia. It would never be allowed in good old Blighty! We managed to see the Palace and the National museum. We were both very tired, so prob didnt really ...