Today was a trip down memory lane having spent the morning going round Glen Waverley to see the house I used to live in and my old school. Seeing the house was strange - it didn't match any of my memories as it had been extended and repainted outside so it looked completely different! I took some photos and video footage to show my parents at least - I'm sure they'll be interested. The school still looked similar to my memories and the original photos from back i...

It must have been a magnetised bed that we fell into last night as we couldn't get up this morning. Ju was the first to stir. I led there a while collecting my thoughts... which country are we in now! Our guests had made us feel really welcome. We had a light breakfast before setting off with Jan to Ballarat. We were heading to Sovereign Hill, an historical gold mining town in the mountains. As we drove through Melbourne we took in the sights. I tried to imagine ...

I managed to grab a few hours sleep on the short flight from Christchurch to Melbourne. We had gained two hours due to crossing a few more time lines which was a good thing. We felt tired as you would expect but personally I was feeling pretty relaxed. It was slightly emotional for me coming back to Melbourne after all this time. The last time I was here I was 5yrs old and saying goodbye to the life I had come to know for the previous 3 years and going back to En...

It had been a long day yesterday. We had to try and rebook the camper as my credit card had been refused. Unfortunately the internet didn't work very well at the camp site in Omarama which only served to push my stress levels higher after a long day driving. We were glad we would be finishing our manic driving trip around New Zealand tomorrow. We packed our bags, loaded the van and set off to Christchurch at around 10am. The day was crisp and warm. Ju started the...

It's sunny in Milford Sound again, what's going on?! We both agreed that the Sound had looked better the previous morning in the rain. It was more atmospheric and dramatic with waterfalls cascading everywhere and low cloud wrapped around the cliff tops. We drove back down to the bay to see if we could get any better shots in the blazing sunshine. The sun was casting shadows at a different angle and this in my opinion didn't give us a better shot than yesterday ev...