Its Australia Day! (26th)Flew to Melbourne today. After 3 pretty much sleepless nights in that hostel in Sydney I decided to stay in a budget hotel in Melbourne. Even though the weather hasnt improved much Ive been out and about seeing the sights. Have been to Rialto Tower, the tallest building in the southern hemisphere- you get a pretty good view of the city from 253m up, the old Melbourne Gaol - where the famous Ned Kelly was hung - his death mask is on displa...

Hello everyone, I arrived safe and sound in Sydney, even though in the taxi to the airport in Bangkok, I was subjected to some shocking Thai cover band cd. They knew all the classics, we're talking Bee Gee's numbers, Greece songs......everything! What was most amusing though was the taxi drivers dance moves to the music as he was driving. Very bizzare. He even had a real life mullet from the first time round by the looks of it.Anyway, my first day in Sydn...