I came up to Cape Tribulation after a day in Cairns, which I'd intended to spend chilling out, but thanks to my dorm-mates, the day ended up comprising hair-dying, pancakes and the lagoon, and concluding with a very late night involving gay bars, table dancing (one og them, not me), lots of cider and a 3am hunt for pizza! The purpose of the trip was to see the Great Barrier Reef, so before the drinking commenced I managed to squeeze in a lecture at the Reef Teach...

"OMG, I'm in Australia!" Those were my first thoughts as my plane came into land at Sydney airport. I realised was more excited about coming here than any of the other countries I've been to (which I was actually quite surprised about), I think because Australia is the only country on my route that I actually knew existed since I was little! I've been staying with my friend Kristen, who I haven't properly seen since we were at school together, so it's a...