My last few days in Australia were spent enjoying the city that had not attracted me first time round, Sydney. Staying in a different area closer to the centre helped and allowed me to see more of what normal Sydney life was like. I had been recommened to visit the Blue Mountains and did not think I would have time as it normally would be a day outing but I realised that if I caught a train, even though it would take 2 hours to get there, I would be able to spe...

My plan from Byron was to go on to Melbourne but the bus journey would have been too long. I therefore stopped in Sydney for a night. Due to the bus timings I actually had 2 full days there which was great for sight-seeing. I stayed in the popular backpacker district of Kings Cross. It was certainly a daze to be back in a large city. The amount of people and lights were an assult on the senses. My first task was to try and sort out getting my tax back from worki...