When we were in the Philippines being kept awake by the karaoke we'd looked back at our second trip to SE Asia and came to the conclusion that we didn't get as much out of it as we should have - mainly because we hadn't properly researched and planned it.We also looked at our onward journey to New Zealand and South America and came to the conclusion that the latter especially is so huge that it really needs to be thoroughly planned in advance if we are going to e...

A night stop over in a lovely area we passed through over a year ago. E+M

We had a very uneventful Air Asia flight, thank goodness, from Kuala Lumpur and a smooth touchdown at Gold Coast Airport at Coolangata in Queensland a little bit later than scheduled.As we were arriving in that neck of the woods we had contacted Kath and Col whom we, and Tam, had met six months ago in Alice Springs. We'd suggested a quick cup of coffee as we passed by Pottsville, but they insisted we should stay the night.It was very generous of them and we were ...

See Byron Bay blog for 18 Feb 2008 E M xxxxx

Back at Tam's for another derlicious Christmas dinner and to pack up the boxes to be returned to the UK. Can't believe the Oz adventure is nearly all over. Will add more later. E M xxx