It was only three days ago when I was kayaking next to a pod of 10-20 dolphins and turtles in Byron Bay, easily up there with my best moments of travelling thus far. After a brief lesson on the basics of kayaking and a chance to interact with the rest of the group, it was time to hit the water. I shared the kayak with a guy called Nathan, who, like me, had never kayaked before. It just so happened that we were the first couple to capsize, which was made all the m...

After walking through Kings Cross with my rucksack at 10pm, dodging the drunken crowds & the strip club bouncers, I made it to the Greyhound coach terminal in one piece. Some cruel b***** at the hostel told me Greyhound buses provided free wifi. That person lied. This meant thirteen hours with no internet connection, on a coach packed full of sweaty, smelly, restless travellers. I worked out it's like travelling from Bournemouth to the Highlands of Scotland, ...

This is my fifth and last night in Sydney, as tomorrow I flee up the East Coast to Byron Bay. I'm super excited. It's somewhere that a lot of people have recommended that I go to, plus I'm meeting up with some of my buddies from Melbourne whilst I'm there. Oh, and it's also where I hope to learn to surf. Yeah, me...surfing. Don't laugh. I totally could have been in Home and Away. Sydney has been great though. It's a lot more of a 'city' than Melbourne; much bigge...

I've finally arrived in sunny Sydney after a fantastic week in Melbourne. I have left some great mates there. Mates I really hope I see again. Abi my Liverpool friend, Luke, Aimee, Jen, Liam, Mark, and Darren (who is the funniest drunk I've ever met). I'm covering quite a lot on this blog, so it might be a big'un. The hostel where I'm staying in Sydney is a lot different to the Base hostel in St Kilda. It's small, cosy, and seems like everyone here knows everyone...

A few days have passed since my last blog. Copious amounts of goon (that horrible cheap wine that most probably contains fish and egg products) have been consumed, St Kilda beach has become my second home, and I've spent far too much money. The weather has dropped to about 20-22 degrees here too, which I know for people in the UK that would constitute a heatwave, but here I saw a guy in a fleece. A fleece!! All my roommates have changed now as well. When travelli...