Well I'm now in Port Douglas for a couple of days and how very nice it is here too - quite posh and not many of us smelly backpackers around. That said it's a nice rest here and I've heard that its beach (called 4-mile beach) is well worth a visit some I'm going there this pm to cool off in this tropical heat (... and they have stinger nets so I can swim in the sea at last). Anyway I love Oz - that's offical. I was completely awestruck with Cape Trib and ...

Hi well I came to Cape Trib this am and here for a few days. I think on my last postcard I described it as jungle meets sea - wrong it really is Rain Forrest meets Reef - That's the Daintree Rain Forest and the Great Barrier Reef and it's the only place in the world where two natural heritage sites meet each other (pretty amazing eh?). I'm here for a couple of nights and doing my Great Barrier Reef trip from here tomorrow then leave lunch time Tuesday ...

Hi again - another postcard so quick but the Internet Cafe is pretty cheap and has air con so it's nice to spend 1/2 an hour or so in here to cool down. Well as I mentioned yesterday as was going to see if I could hook up with any of the girls at the hostel to sample the Cairns nightlife and sure enough I met Kirstan - Kirstan is from Holland is great to chat to and we kind of hit it off straight away. So we went for our free backpackers dinner (here ...

Hi people. Well, hello from Oz. I got here this am after a long night of flights (changing at Darwin where customs kindly cleaned my muddy shoes??). I got to my hostel at about 10am and tried to sleep but everyone else was getting up and being busy and the sun was a bit intense so instead I\'ve spent most of my day at the Esplande - they have this great swimming lagoon by the sea (you can\'t swim in the sea here) and it\'s completely free of charge. ...