I'm back in Oz and would be excited but so damed tired after an 8 hour flight and taking into account the time difference. My mind thinks it's midnight and the clocks here only say 8pm so trying to keep awake with the aid of wine and the world wide web. Did not do too much in Auckland for my last few days - mainly city stuff like the shops, exhibitions oh and they had a comedy festival on so a few of us caught a local show on Queen Street (but they were not...

So, where was I last? Margaret River, wine tour, educational, sophiscated? Believe me, it was. Got picked up from my hostel on Thursday morning and there was only 4 of us on the tour and we were really lucky as we had Cathy the owner of Wine for Dudes as our guide. Now Cathy can't be older than 30 and she knows more about wine than anyone I've met and her enthusiasm on the subject was infectious. We visited 5 wineries and tasted 40 wines including a really g...

At last, it's stopped raining in Perth, it's Sunday morning and the sun is out again and so is the hangover. So I'm sure you're all dying to know what happened after the cyclone tour. Well we got back to Perth in the rain and Harry and I were staying at the same hostel (and it's luxury as I've got my own room at last) - after feasting on cheese sandwiches and onions for 10 days we decided that the only sensible thing to do was go for a good dinner off of ch...

Frist thing first - I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas - I still felt like it just passed me by. I left Brisbane today after spending two nights there and to be honest although the city was great and the shopping was even greater (and so cheap compared to home) and I liked the area I stayed in - The Valley with cool cafes and live music bars - I was glad to leave my hostel Bunk Backpaers which is not one I'd recommend unless you're about 16 years old a...