Hello all, As of today, believe it or not, it's been 7weeks since i arrived in Oz and 17 weeks since i left home! Long time no news yet again so apologies for that; it is as always an extremely busy life that the backpacker leads - diving the reef, Koala spotting, planning trips to Uluru and dancing on tables...all in all it's been a pretty tough couple of weeks! I have been in Cairns now for a week and stay until the weekend when i leave the east coast and a...

G'day guys! Im uploading pics as im writing this so you all have another exciting instalment of 'Lone Pommie Down Under' to enjoy over a proper English cuppa and biccie. Funny because actually i think i've drunk even more tea and eaten more biscuits since i've been out here - the laid back, well virtually horizontal, attitude has me doing everything to the extreme - eating and spending in particular! Whoops. Before you know it my pictures will consist of a ba...

Hello civilisation!!! I have just arrived back from Fraser Island this afternoon, am now de-sandified and smelling normal again, so felt like it was an appropriate time to get down to the internet cafe and update you all! Cant even remember when i last wrote and what i said, but lots has happened since. I am no longer feeling so lost and sorry for myself as i've managed to make some friends and latch onto them...whether they like it or not. I think they like it...