Happy Love Day! Q: So how would I spend valentines this year what with being half way around the world? A: Go to the gym, followed by eating a microwave meal for one with a whole bar of chocolate to finish then to the most romantic place in Sydney that will be full of couples and love hearts and fireworks. Well, I worked hard at the gym, my curry for one was top notch and I treated myself to my favourite chocolate - fruit and nut! The evening was going to...

Australia Day. A day for the Australians. They absolutely love it, any excuse for a party and some fireworks.. 20 minutes worth to be precise! We will touch back on this point at a later date I don't doubt! Today was really just about getting drunk, carrying around an Aussie flag and walking around, proud to be British, but an honorary Aussie at the same time! They really go for it out here, I mean flags everywhere and then there was even English double decker ...

So this is the day I became less of a traveller and more of a resident! I'm experiencing very mixed emotions about all this. I mean this is me putting down roots and being serious and almost adult like. Now I love playing grown ups when I don't need to pay bills or go to work! Unfortunately, I'm now a grown up that needs to do both, in one of the most expensive cities in the world. Always did think these things through! Anyway. Back to the point - so I'm in a n...

ITS CHRISTMASSSSSSSS!! So. What do British kids do at Christmas 10,000 miles from home and without their families? Make sure Christmas Day is as different as humanly possible! To begin with, well it wasn't all that different - 11am, massive glass of wine and Santa hat well and truly on! Then after the BBQ warmed up, on went the shrimps. HA. Yesss, I had shrimps on the BBQ. Killing those clichés one by one! Then time for drinking games, songs and our Secret...

Today is the 2nd day of summer 2013! _What a laugh.. It's 27' today and the Christmas lights are on! So that's Sydney's tree in the picture. It's not winter wonderland however they did do a good job don't you think?! Anyway.. Back to the real point of today's blog entry! I had an interview this morning and only went and got offered it there an then! Massively winning at life now! I start on Wednesday and hopefully will carry on to get some dollars so I can live...