As we came in to land at Sydney Airport yesterday, we were treated with glorious views of the famous Harbour. And with a rare sense of familiarity, we eased through arrivals and straight to the railway platform for a fast train into the city centre. We'd contemplated sticking around the airport area for the night as we had less than 24 hours before a connecting flight to New Zealand, but there was one last place we wanted to check out in the city - Darling Harbou...

Australia has some amazing wildlife, but there's one creature that drives us mad. Not spiders, snakes or other creepy critters, but a simple white bird. This bird - kinda like a parrot - likes to hang around with other white birds and together they make the most incredible ear-piercing racket. This morning we woke up to its screeching chorus, so it was no surprise we were up and out pretty swiftly. First of all we drove up to the Byron Bay lighthouse. This beaut...

When we first arrived in Australia, it certainly took some getting used to after Asia. Australia did nothing wrong, but we just missed the culture, cheap food, and hustle and bustle. But this place is certainly winning us over, and we've got John to thank for that. The places we get to sleep in the van are just stunning, and there's a lot of fun to be had when you've no idea where you'll end up by sundown... Oh, and the gorgeous beaches, perfectly sunny days, an...

It has to be said… as much as we love our John, he can be our worst enemy at night. Tossing and turning in the stuffy van, we couldn't wait for the sun to rise this morning so we could finally yank back the door and breathe fresh air again. Then, once we'd gone through the usual morning motions of sliding the bed into a back seat; stuffing our sleeping bags under the seat; and shifting our backpacks from the front to the back, we tucked into a traditional Au...

Thanks to the crazy weather Australia had over the summer, we've realised we are not going to see the country as most will know it… It's much more green than usual because of the increased rainfall. But surely we'd at least spot some koalas, right? Well five days in to the trip and we've not seen a single one. Nor have we seen kangaroos, despite being told we were guaranteed to spot them hopping along the roadside… So we were pretty excited when our Lonely...