Hello from not-so-sunny Melbourne!! We arrived her a couple of days ago on the Overlander train, not quite the monster journey of the Indian Pacific but still a whole lotta nothing to be seen on the way!! It has to be said all those who proclaimed "Oh, you will love Melbourne!" were correct! It seems to be an awesome city with LOADS to do and see, very mixed culture and friendly people. And that's only after a few days. In the words of my cousi...

G'day!! Just a quick one...we have finally arrived in Adelaide, staying with lovely Hazel and Jim. Great to be here! The Indian Pacific rail journey was not short it has to be said!! We left Perth Wednesday lunchtime to arrive in middle of nowhere Kalgoorlie late that night. We spent 3 nights there in the Golddust hostel checking out the cowboy-esque gold rush town with its HUGE mines, brothels and "skimpy" bars. (photos to follow). We then got ...

G'day and bonjour you lucky people! You've landed smack bang in the middle of a Stephen blog! Oh YES, I hear you say despite your salivating in anticipation. Oh yes indeed, but be further intrigued with the knowledge that Leah has allowed me complete control of what I post here! This could get messy! I have digressed marginally from my blogging I fear, so with no further ado... Last Friday was spent watching a hybrid of Aussie Rules Football and Gaelic Football...

JOKE OF THE WEEK So, we fulfilled the lifelong dream to swim with dolphins last week which was AMAZING! On the boat were about 30 folk but we were split into smaller groups myself and Stephen with 3 Welsh lassies. It took us a good 3 hours to FIND the elusive dolphins at which point this joke came about: Welsh lass #1 : "I've seen more dolphins in Aberystwyth" Leah: "Don't you mean Wales?" True story. I thank you, hahahahahaha To s...

Hi All! We're still in good old Perth, Western Australia babysitting my Auntie's house while she suns it up in Bangkok. Our first week here was very eventful. We got shown around King's Park by my Auntie, which is a huge piece of "bush" in the centre of the city. There was a botanical garden, a tree-top trail and a "DNA" tower which was designed in a helix shape. We went down to Fremantle, "Freo!" for the day and went on the priso...