Hi again, Been a busy few days since we last wrote. We went to St Kilda, which is like Brighton, if you like. It has a small beach and funky little cafes and bars. We took a nice long walk along the Maribyrnong river, which runs through Ascot Vale. Russ doesnt like walking in grass though - his spider phobia is getting worse! ;-) We've really got to grips with the city itself, and its starting to feel more like home. Its so small compared to London and in a gr...

The weekend started with a trip to the city - you can go by tram or train into the city loop. It's funny that us Brits moan aboout the underground, but every Aussie we speak to that has been to London (they all have at some point!) thinks our system is great compared to here - more regular and more choice. We got out at Flinders Street station and just walked up and down a few of the main streets, before settling on some steps in Federation Square in the sun wit...

We are just getting ready to head into Melbourne city centre this afternoon for some drinks, then back here to Epsom so the boys can watch some Aussie rules - some things dont change, whereever you are in the world ;-) Found out that Tasmania is only a 45 mins flight and only about 50 dollars, so we are planning to do that soon. Last night our friends Paul and Marita came over (I havent seen Marita in over 8 years!) and met their two little ones Jack and Liam, w...

Hi all, We have arrived! The flight was delayed by about 2 hours, but was actually not bad at all - either we slept a lot or the movie selection was good! We were not at Singapore airport very long at all in the end. It took a fair while getting off the plane (the airbus is HUGE) getting our bags, going through immigration etc, but was fairly smooth. The sniffer dog didnt show much interest in our bags thankfully. The weather here is really hot now, have had to...