15/05/2005 : We arrived in Sydney yesterday evening. The flight from Melbourne took just over an hour and was pretty good considering it was with a budget airline! We checked into our hostel which is really nice. Its called the Maze Backpackers and its right in the city, just 15 mins walk from the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge! We had a look around Darling Harbour last night and spent most of today walking around the city and finding our bearings. So far ...

07/05/2005 :We arrived safe and sound in Melbourne this afternoon. The weather is a bit rubbish - but Melbourne itself is strangely similar to Manchester!! We spent most of the evening just seeing what was around St Kilda (the area where we are staying) and seeing what bars/pubs/restaurants there are for us to sample during the week. Our hostel is quite nice. We've got our own room with a sink in it and its right next door to a bathroom so we've got it made reall...

21/01/2005 : We arrived here in Oz yesterday at lunch. After spending ages getting through customs and getting sniffed by TWO dogs!!! we finally made it to our hostel in Northbridge. The staff are very friendly and helpful and gave us loads of information about the place. Although it is very basic, it is in a safe place and close to the centre. We got a map from the airport so we decided to do some exploring for the rest of our first day and found out where the ...

Hi everyone! We arrived here late last night (18th) after a VERY long 12hr flight! After the drama of being 12 kilos overweight on our luggage we managed to settle into our hotel and went exploring the city. Its a beautiful place. The people are the friendliest we've ever met and theres loads to see and do. We didnt get any sleep at all on the first night (we dont know if it was the time difference or because we were so excited!) On day 2 we decided to check out ...