Well this is it, my last day in Oz (for the time being at least) and I'm pretty upset to be leaving here because as I guess you all know I have had the best time in the country, met some great people and seen some of the most astounding sights - actually I'm devestated... Well I've had a great last few days in Sydney. On Thursday I met Jerene (who I'm going to be doing a bit of NZ with) and we did the wonderful 10k Manly Scenic Walk to Spit Bridge and it wa...

Well after a few nights in the city, claustrophobia set in (I know I'm a city girl but all those open spaces I've visited have obviously had a bad effect on me) so I've escaped to Manly which is a 30 min ferry ride from the city centre and total bliss - great beaches, very relaxed and lots of surfers. And I'm staying in a great (upmarket) hostel where I have my own bungalow with it's own kitchen so finally cooking again (well warming up quiche and preparing salad...

Hey have you missed me - I feel like I've been away from this site for yonks but guess it's just been a week. Well I'm here in Sydney and boy did I have a great time getting here. I left Melbourne on Tuesday and was really sad to say bye to Chris and Bruce - they have been complete stars and really looked after me for my time in Victoria (can't wait to see you back in Adelaide guys - and take care). Well I had a few options to get to Sydney. I could h...